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Today I am talking about the fourth reason women can experience hair loss, which is very similar to why most men experience hair loss. The reason is the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone or DHT. This can happen in women when we have high levels of testosterone, which is rare, but it can happen. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the...

Join Dinalynn Rosenbush and I as we discuss Dinalynn’s journey with Lyme Disease back to a full recovery. Dinalynn volunteered her time to be on my podcast, to share this story to give others hope and let them know that there is more than one way to heal from Lyme Disease and that just because your symptoms aren’t classified as “typical”, doesn’t mean you can rule out Lyme Disease. &nbsp...

Today I'm talking about the third reason that women can experience thinning hair and hair loss, and that reason is low thyroid. 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 toxi...

Today, I want to ask you, what are your hormone levels, your estrogen levels, your progesterone levels, do you know what they are? I ask this because they are a factor in hair loss as well, having both high or low estrogen can actually cause a woman's hair to start thinning, and this can happen at any age. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root...

Today I want to celebrate because it's important that we celebrate baby steps and big milestones in our life. Guess what today is? One year since I started doing health hacks, and over the course of that year, I have committed to three episodes of my health hacks every single week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. There is so much content that I've put out over the course of the last year to help yo...

In this episode, I share with you 7 branches of holistic medicine upon which the Integrative Health Organization is built. My purpose in sharing this information is to show you that there isn’t just one way to heal your body, there are likely multiple options if you know where to turn to for guidance. Some of these forms of medicine have been around for thousands of years and while they...

Today I'm talking to you about one reason that women suffer from hair loss. 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. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing t...

Today, I'm going to talk about why men lose their hair, because there's one main reason why men start losing their hair versus women, it's not as cut and dry. 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 l...

For the next few episodes, I'm going to be talking about hair and hair loss, because I have been frequently asked about it lately. I will be talking about hair loss for men, and also hair loss for women. 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 i...

I love this interview with Holly Middleton of Flow Movement Therapy because she says so many of the same things I do, such as “you don’t know what you don’t know” and “listen to your body, don’t ignore the symptoms”, yet we are talking about the body from different perspectives. Holly is talking about the body from the perspective of movement and structural integrity and being able to re-train the...

Today's lesson is that our thoughts and our actions are rooted in what we find attractive, not in what is logical. 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. Melissa o...

Today, I want to talk about curiosity, versus being smart, and why curiosity is actually far more important than just being smart 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...

Whenever you're trying to create a new habit, to change the way you're eating, to get out and exercise more, whatever it is that you're doing, in order for that to be sustainable, you need to make it fun 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 i...

Are you living your best life, or do you have saboteurs holding you back, creating baggage that you are carrying around, getting in the way of your dreams, causing stress, and messing with your mindset?  If so, you want to check out this episode and meet Denise Belisle who will share her 5-step program to discover and then release your saboteurs so that you can rock the 2nd half of your...

Today I want to ask you a question: Is your why big enough? 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. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “s...

Today, I want to talk about suffering and how to use suffering to your benefit and make changes for the better. 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. Melissa offe...

Today, I want to talk about happiness, something that we all want, we know what happiness feels like, but I really liked how he described happiness. 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 t...

In this episode, I share why your unconscious mind can be your best friend and also your worst enemy! Once you understand that, you can reprogram your operating system so that it is no longer holding you back in your comfort zone, but instead helping you achieve your wildest dreams! There are so many benefits to mastering your unconscious mind in this way, the first step is knowing that you c...

Today, I want to ask you, why do restaurants serve you bread rolls & different types of bread when you sit down in the restaurant? It may seem counterintuitive, because the more you fill up on bread rolls, the less food you might buy in the restaurant. But it's actually very strategized. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause of their...

I am continuing my conversation this week around sugar and glucose and the impact that it has on our body, and steps you can take to make small changes at home in order to lessen the impact. Are you the type of person that eats your salad first or your pasta first? And does it make a difference? Well, the answer to that is that it does make a difference! About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative H...

This week, I'm talking about sugar and glucose and blood sugar levels and spikes. Today, I share, two hacks that you can implement at home, that will help you to lower that glucose spike. 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 h...

Join Colleen and I as we discuss the importance of mindset in setting yourself up for success in every aspect of your life, health, business, relationships, finances, and spirituality! Colleen shares tools that she uses daily to build a strong mindset, including access to an amazing community of like-minded, collaborative people who will lift you up and remind you of your awesomeness when you...

Today I am continuing it's part two of maintaining a healthy gut microbiome. Last time I was talking about getting dirty, this time, I'm talking about less stress and more sleep. 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 di...

Today I'm talking about how to maintain your gut microbiome health. 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. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that help...

This week, I am going to be talking about the importance of the health of your microbiome, or your gut. Hippocrates said, 1000s of years ago, all disease starts in the gut and science, now modern science has proven this to be true. 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...