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This is a special Podapalooza episode, featuring 2 guests! Firstly, Dawn and I discuss the importance of touch, how it positively impacts our health when we get the touch we need, and also that our need for touch can vary from day to day and person to person. Dawn shares tips on removing the awkwardness of situations where the other person’s touch needs may not match yours, and instead using...

Today I want to talk to you about another wonderful at-home lab test that you can do, and this is to determine your food sensitivities. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause of their health issues. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing...

Today I am bringing you the third of the lab tests that I want to share with you that give you really powerful information about your body, and that you can do from the comfort of your home! About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause of their health issues. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance b...

Today I'm continuing my series on showing you at-home lab testing and the types of results that you can get and how they can benefit you. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause of their health issues. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removin...

In this episode, I share 5 easy steps to help you improve your health. You don’t need to do them all at once, simply listen to them all and choose the one that you feel will be the easiest shift to make and then once you’ve mastered that you can move on to the next one. I share why each of these steps is so important, in the hope that in understanding the why, you will be more motivated to ta...

Today and for the next few episodes, I would like to show you some powerful lab testing information that I thought might be helpful for you to know that what available to you About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause of their health issues. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discov...

Today, I'm continuing my discussion on inflammation in the body, and I am sharing common sources of Omega threes and Omega sixes. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause of their health issues. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the to...

Today I want to talk to you about inflammation in your body, why it matters, and how the body just wants to be in balance. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause of their health issues. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. M...

During this episode, Beth and I discuss key new technology that is allowing us to literally see inside our body to understand the health of our blood vessels and their ability to carry our blood to all our organs, cells, and extremities so that we are benefiting from our nutrition and able to thrive.  If you have cold hands and cold feet on an ongoing basis, it’s a sign your blood isn’t...

I'm wondering, are you another practitioner or a coach watching this? Would you like to be able to help your clients get the results they want more easily? If that is of interest to you, I want you to know about a course I am starting t to teach! About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause of their health issues. Melissa neither diagnoses...

I'm very excited to announce to you that my Start Now Live Well program that I've been talking about for the last month or more, is now live and launched. I'm so proud of this program and all of the incredible practitioners that I'm bringing together to help you. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause of their health issues. Melissa...

Today I want to introduce you to Jaci Finneman. Jaci is the owner of no problem parenting, she is a parenting coach. She works with parents in order to improve the relationship they have with their children. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause of their health issues. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body ba...

In this episode, Deb shares her journey into health and wellness, listening to her “inner knowing” every step of the way from a young age! There are so many great nuggets in this conversation as the discussion moves around topics of intuition, holistic health, service, brain health, and the project Deb is working on now, “Mission Accepted”.  There are a lot of our own personal stori...

Today I would like to introduce you to Mandy Gefle. She is a holistic nutrition practitioner and what she is bringing to the program is the answer so many of you are searching for how many of you struggle with meal planning and getting healthy meals on the table and not having it take hours and hour. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause...

Today I want to introduce you to Anu Morgan Anu is a fitness trainer and wellness coach, and she has spent many years working in the field of weight loss. What I love about what Anna is bringing to this program is she will meet you where you are at. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause of their health issues. Melissa neither diagno...

Today I want to introduce you to Andee Robb. Andy is someone who I love working with because she's so passionate about helping people convert to clean products. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause of their health issues. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic...

In this episode, Verdell shares her powerful story of how losing her mother led her on a journey of finding her on passion and purpose into a field of health and wellness.  Verdell uses touch therapy, somatic experiences and more in her work to help the body get out of it’s “dis-ease” and back into health. Verdell does readings for you, that will show exactly what your bodies needs...

I am continuing my series introducing you to the incredible practitioners joining me in my start now live well program launching in early 2023. Today I want to introduce you to Holly Middleton of flow movement therapy. Holly is looking for the root cause of your aches and pains. She teaches people to listen to their bodies and what I love about the work that Holly does is it's also understanding h...

I'm continuing my series introducing you to the incredible practitioners that are joining me in the start now live well program that I'm putting together for 2023. Today I want to introduce you to Tricia Parido. Tricia is an international masters addictions specialist, a published writer, a speaker, and has so many more accolades to her name, but what she is bringing to this program is her addicti...

I am continuing my series on introducing you to the amazing practitioners that are joining me in my start now live well program launching in early 2023. Today I want to introduce you to Sheree Wertz. Sheree has been a dental hygienist for over 30 years, and what I love about the work that she's doing today is she's also shifted over to being an oral health coach. About the Host: Melissa is an Inte...

In today’s episode, I introduce you to the power of your unconscious mind, and why trying to create behavior change using willpower alone never lasts. Your unconscious mind can access 90% of what your mind can access, whereas the conscious mind only accesses 10%, so it clearly has less resources, and willpower is happening within the conscious mind. If you’re done with willpower, you definite...

I am continuing my series on introducing you to the practitioners of my Start Now Live Well program. Today, I want to introduce you to Dr. Melissa Balizan, she is a pharmacist. What I love about Dr. Melissa's work is that she is actually helping people come off their prescription medications or supplements, and doing it safely as she guides the body back to health so that you no longer need those...

I am continuing to introduce you to the practitioners from my Start Now Live Well program. The next practitioner I would like to introduce you to is Roberta Hughes. She is the owner and founder of peaceful living. What she is bringing to the program is helping busy people, find the time in their calendar for themselves and providing great content for meditations, Pilates, and yoga, through her mem...

This week I'm continuing to share with you my Start Now Live Well program. The first practitioner I want to introduce you to is Cheryl Brewster. Cheryl is an incredible friend of mine, an amazing healer. She is an ordained minister of metaphysics of business of intuitive a speaker also trained in NLP timeline therapy and hypnotherapy. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner h...

In this episode, Kathleen shares her story as a teen feeling depressed and not wanting to get out of bed or go to gym class, not liking sports, and then how her Mother shared with her that movement is non-negotiable, you need to find something that you like!  This started Kathleen on a path of building on that start, getting stronger, fitter and eventually going into the fitness industry...