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Today I want to talk about atomic habits, and how we can create good habits that are lasting, and break those negative habits that are not serving us anymore. 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 “t...

As I continue sharing some of my favorite books that I have in my library, today, I want to share with you this book called "Seven Keys to Unlock Your Full Potential" by C. James-Jensen. Now, who doesn't want to unlock their full potential? About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause of their health issues.  Melissa neither diagnose...

This week, I continue to share some really amazing books that I've enjoyed reading in my life. I am focusing more on mindset books because our mindset is so critical in everything we do and it's essential to our health. The first book I want to share is "Zero Regrets" by Apollo Ono. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause of their health...

In this episode, Jason Cronan and I discuss the 8 dimensions of wellness – physical, intellectual (mental), financial, environmental, spiritual, social, occupational, and emotional. Plus a 9th – creativity which touches all the other 8 areas! When you have wellness in all these areas you can truly live a long life of joy and optimal health. Do you focus on all these areas in your life, o...

As I round up this week talking about book recommendations, the book I want to share today is by Dr. Mark Hyman called "Food, What The Heck Should I eat?." 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 “tox...

I continue this week talking about my book recommendations, today, I want to share with you the book orthomolecular medicine for everyone, by Abraham Hoffer and Andrew salt, both doctors. Now you might have never heard of the term orthomolecular medicine, it is the medicine of therapeutic doses of vitamins and minerals. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people g...

This week I'm going to be talking to you about some books because I've had people asking me, what books have I read or which ones I resource for the information that I share on these health hacks. I've picked three of my favorite books to share with you and today I want to share with you the rain barrel effect by my mentor, Dr. Steven Cabral.  About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Prac...

For many of us, we can’t wait to get out of High School, or finish University and get into the real world. We’re tired of learning and want to start “doing”….I know I had that mindset, but the reality is that life is a journey, we are either growing or dying. Which do you choose?  When we choose to better ourselves through a personal growth journey, we are creating a positive ripple...

Today is my final session on the eight habits to have you live an emotionally balanced life. Hopefully, they have been super helpful tips I want to round it out today, by letting you know that envisioning your future is the last step. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause of their health issues.  Melissa neither diagnoses nor...

I am continuing my series on eight habits to help you live an emotionally balanced life, and I'm moving on to a new topic today, self-care. Self-care is so important and something that I didn't realize how important it was until I actually got into health coaching and started learning the physical and mental and emotional benefits of self-care. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Prac...

Today I want to talk about sleep comfort, which does go much further beyond just your pillow and your mattress. 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. Meliss...

In this episode, Rick and I have a fabulous conversation about how he assesses your pain, as if a detective, trying to put all the puzzle pieces together. He looks for the root cause of your pain, so it can be resolved once and for all, and trust me the root cause of your pain is not where you feel the pain, it is somewhere else in your body, and often being triggered by habits that you have!&nbsp...

I'm continuing the conversation around sleep, because of course, sleep matters. Getting a good sleep makes you more stress resilient to the pressures that get thrown at you during the day. Today, specifically, I want to talk about blue light and how it impacts your sleep, and what options you have. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause o...

Today I'm going to be talking about sleep. This is such an important topic that I've actually broken it down into three segments. I just want to share with you about your diurnal rhythm. Your diurnal rhythm means that as humans, we should be awake during the day and asleep during the night. So is your sleep cycle working for you? About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helpin...

Today I want to talk about supplements, because we live in a era of our soils being nutrient deplete, and when our soils don't have the nutrients in them, then they're not growing into the food that we're eating. This is where it is vital today to be supplementing. In order to give your body what it truly needs for optimal energy to help calm the body under stress, and for boosting your immune sys...

In this episode, I dive into 9 of the top 10 toxins that are the cause of so many of the chronic health problems people are struggling with today. The 10th toxin is EMFs, which I covered in episode 79 in detail, so you can check out that episode too. When you know the toxins to be aware of, you can make different choices about the products you use and how you mitigate the impact of these toxins in...

Today I'm talking about exercise because the reality is that exercise is boosting our endorphins, its boosts brain, and neurotransmitter function. It actually truly beats depression meds because our bodies were made to move. 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 h...

Today I'm going to be looking at our gut and the gut-brain connection because our gut is very connected to our emotions and the way we feel. 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 the...

This week I am continuing the conversation about eight habits you can implement to lead an emotionally balanced life. Today I'm talking about cleaning up your diet because the food that you eat can impact your emotions. 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...

In this episode, Justin Fransdon and I continue the conversation around toxins, and the impact they have on our bodies. We specifically dive into the impact of EMF radiation from our devices like phones, smartwatches, and having 4G and 5G wifi signals surrounding us. Justin explains how he has seen this impact his athletes’ performance, and it is definitely impacting your body and health too!...

Today I'm talking about detoxing your mental body. You might be like, what is that? Well, I have a question for you. First of all, just think about the way you talk to yourself, and let's face it, you have about 70,000 conversations with yourself throughout any given day. How do you talk to yourself? And if you talk to other people that way, would you have any friends? About the Host: Melissa is...

Today I'm talking about emotional detoxing. So what are those emotions that over the course of your lifetime, you might have chosen not to feel and instead stuff down and bury deep inside? That's what creates a lot of baggage, a lot of extra weight that you are now carrying around. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause of their health i...

For the next few weeks, I will be talking about eight habits you can implement into your daily life to help lead you to an emotionally balanced life. You might be thinking, where's all of this coming from, but guess what our emotions are attached to what we put into our body in terms of food, how we treat our body, whether we Detox our body, etcetera because we're all interconnected. Today, I'm ta...

This episode is the start of a new month and new theme, focusing on toxins and the impact they have on our health. I dive into looking at how our health has changed dramatically for the worse over the last 100 years as our toxic load has increased, while our nutrition has declined.  We now have near epidemic levels of people suffering from chronic illnesses, and the reality is, it d...

Today I am talking about what more can you be doing to support your liver because if you listen to health hack 112, and health hack 113, you will know how important that is. So what more can you be doing for your liver? You can be ensuring that your nutrient intake is giving your liver the specific nutrients that it needs in order to be able to turn the toxins in your body into being water-soluble...