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Today I want to talk about Omegas-our essential fatty acids and they're essential because again, the body doesn't make them. 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 t...

This episode continues the theme of “Play” and incorporating fun movement into your life. I share with you how I do that in my life, as well as why doing so is beneficial for your health, and the list I share is not exhaustive, there are other reasons too, but these are some that I wanted to share, in the hopes that it motivates and inspires you to start moving your body more every single day...

Now everyone knows vitamin C boosts your immune system, but did you realize that it's also a very powerful antioxidant for your body, it's also antiviral antibacterial, is an antihistamine, which means it can help fight off a response to some kind of allergy. The reality is, is that our vitamin C is really deficient in our soils today. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner...

If you live in the northern part of the US or anywhere in Canada, and you're not supplementing, you are deficient, because we simply do not get enough hours of sunlight onto our bare naked skin for enough hours of the day and enough days of the year. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause of their health issues.  Melissa neither...

For the next two to three weeks I'm going to be talking about the power of vitamins and helping our bodies heal. Before I get into that, I just wanted to produce this episode to let you know that this information is for educational purposes only. You are all in a different state of health, I don't know what your health is, and I don't know what prescription medications you might be on. Therefore I...

This is such a fun episode because Janet Omstead loves to play, she lives and breathes it! It’s all about your mindset! Most people don’t enjoy “workouts” because it sounds like work! However, when you instead choose to “play” in whatever way brings you fun and in bite-size pieces throughout your day, you are boosting both your physical and mental health exponentially. Janet has written...

Today I'm talking about factors that you can focus on to help boost your metabolism to make it easier for you to be able to lose weight. But the thing is, is it's never just one thing, it does take a whole-body approach. 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...

If you're someone who's struggling to lose weight, it may be partially because you have a slow metabolism. How do you know if you have a slow metabolism? Listen in to the Health Hack to find out. 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 int...

This week, I'm going to be talking about metabolism. What is it? Do you have a slow metabolism? And if so what you can be doing about that. 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...

When was the last time you allowed yourself to play? In this episode, I dive into the benefits of play, how as adults we take life too seriously and we have these societal “norms” we all follow, that indicate we shouldn’t play like we did when we were kids….but why not? It’s good for the health of our body, mind, and spirit, which is a win-win-win.  As I dive into the theme of...

Rounding out the week talking about stress, and stress can very often be the cause of some of our bad habits, in that stress starts to negatively impact our 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 discover yo...

Today I want to talk about how stress is inversely impacting productivity. Very often we get into a state of stress when we are trying to get a lot of things done, and yet, the more stressed we get, the less productive we become. 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...

Today I want to talk to you about stress because I have an upcoming free workshop on stress the silent killer happening soon. I also want to talk about one of the biggest triggers of stress in our world, especially right now, and that is the news. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause of their health issues.  Melissa neither di...

In this episode, Lisa Brewer, Doctor of Metaphysics & Divinity, CEO for Heart of Inspiration, shares her brilliance in stepping out of our 3D world, and stepping into a world of energies, that we can’t see, feel, taste, touch smell, but allow us to be in flow by surrendering into our purpose, letting go of control and in doing so finding more joy and happiness in our daily lives. She shar...

Rounding out this week talking about nutrition, food sensitivities, and understanding the right way to eat for your body for optimal health. We've been talking so far about food sensitivities, and I want to ask you Do you know what is happening in your body when you continue to eat foods that you have a sensitivity to? About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people ge...

This week I'm diving into nutrition and the fact that the way that you need to fuel your body for optimal function is unique. Did you know that 4% of the population has what we call a true food allergy, and there's another 90% of the population that suffer from food sensitivities? About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause of their health iss...

This week I'm focusing on nutrition and the importance of understanding the right way to eat for your unique body. 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. Mel...

Not 1, but 2 near-death experiences, floating above her body one time and the second time floating with angels, and feeling completely at peace at that moment, have led DeeAnne Riendeau into the work she does today, supporting people’s spiritual journeys, reading their Akashic Records and more.  DeeAnne is nothing short of inspirational in terms of her life’s journey.  Learn mo...

This week I'm talking about cravings and today I'm talking about cravings caused by our 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 bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers funct...

I continue the week talking about cravings, I want to let you know that your brain can be your best friend when it stops you from jumping out in front of a boss or stepping out in front of a boss, or your worst enemy when it is keeping you in your comfort zone. What happens is, that our habits have us in a place of our comfort zone, including the way we eat. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrati...

This week I'm talking about cravings. We've all had cravings, and sometimes we try to beat those cravings with just sheer willpower. I want to talk to you about why we get cravings in the first place. 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 bac...

This episode is part II of episode 60, so if you haven’t listened to episode 60, please go back and do that first, and then listen to episode 61 as well, to be inspired by Tonya Joyce and her story of “From Wheels to  Heels”.  Once back here at episode 62, you’ll hear 10 more sources of inspiration and how they have inspired me in my life, and hope that at least one of them res...

Today I'm talking about five heavy metals that block our thyroid, thyroid performance, and its ability to function. They are cadmium, aluminum, arsenic, mercury, and lead. 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 dis...

Today I want to talk about five reasons that the thyroid can become imbalanced. 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...

This week I'm going to be talking about the thyroid, because I'm seeing more and more women coming to me with thyroid issues. This is not uncommon as one in eight women will develop thyroid disease in their life. 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 y...