Melissa De La Cruz - Educator & Nutritional Therapy Practitioner
Purposeful Whole Health - Increase Energy, Stress Management, Natural Remedies, Non-Toxic Living, Christian Living
Welcome to Purposeful Whole Health, a space for women who desire to live with intention, care for their bodies with wisdom, and walk confidently in the calling God has for them. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by conflicting health advice, unsure where to start, or simply longing for simpler, faith-aligned rhythms, you’re not alone, and you’re in the right place. Here, we follow a gentle, life-giving framework:Learn with clarity: cutting through confusion around health, lifestyle, toxins, nutrition, and God’s design for our bodies. Grow in intentional habits: small, practical choices that suppor...
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Melissa De La Cruz - Educator & Nutritional Therapy Practitioner
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May 18, 2026
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Episodes
85. Creating a Healthier Home Through Simple Everyday Choices 18.05.2026 19:55
In this episode, we explore how everyday household and personal care products can play a role in supporting a healthier home environment. Whole-body wellness goes beyond nutrition and includes the small daily choices we make through the products we use, the routines we create, and the environment we live in each day. We talk about growing in awareness without becoming overwhelmed, making simple pr...
84. Back to the Basics: Simple Nutrition Foundations Without the Overwhelm 27.04.2026 28:55
We’re going back to basics with simple nutrition foundations that support clarity and consistency. With so much conflicting information, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, but building balanced meals doesn’t have to be complicated. We talk about focusing on whole foods, avoiding extreme approaches, and creating simple, sustainable habits that support steady energy throughout the day. This episode will...
83. Trusting God in Your Health Journey: Letting Go of Control and Finding Peace 20.04.2026 22:59
In this episode, we talk about learning to trust God with your health journey and releasing the pressure to control every outcome. When progress feels slow or uncertain, it can be challenging to stay grounded, but small, steady steps rooted in faith can bring peace and clarity. This conversation will encourage you to let go of fear, trust God’s timing, and move forward with simple, consistent habi...
82. Healthy Family Rhythms: Simple Wellness Choices That Impact Your Home 13.04.2026 18:36
In this episode, we talk about how simple wellness choices can positively influence the whole family. Small, intentional habits practiced consistently can help create a supportive, peaceful home environment and model healthy rhythms for children. Learn how steady, sustainable choices can create a ripple effect that encourages greater peace, stability, and well-being for everyone in your household....
81. Faith-Based Wellness: Moving from Control to Stewardship in Your Health Journey 06.04.2026 18:10
In this episode, we explore whole-body wellness as an act of stewardship and how caring for your health can become a faith-filled practice rather than a pressure-filled pursuit of perfection. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed trying to fix every symptom or control every outcome, this conversation will help you shift from striving to faithful stewardship. We discuss the importance of progress over pe...
80. Faith, Health, and Purpose: Preparing for What God Has for You 30.03.2026 16:37
Rising into God’s calling often begins with small, everyday acts of obedience. In this episode, we talk about how faithfulness in simple daily choices can shape our character, strengthen our trust in God, and prepare us for the purpose He has planned. Many people look for clarity about their calling, but Scripture reminds us that growth often happens quietly through consistent obedience in the pre...
79. Creating Simple Daily Rhythms to Reduce Overwhelm and Support Your Health Naturally 23.03.2026 17:25
When life feels rushed, overstimulating, and reactive, it becomes difficult to feel grounded, experience peace, and support your health in a sustainable way. In this episode, we’re talking about the power of simple daily rhythms and how creating gentle structure in your day can reduce overwhelm, support your nervous system, and bring more calm into your life. This isn’t about rigid routines or try...
78. Discernment in Wellness: How to Make Faith-Aligned Health Decisions 16.03.2026 20:30
The world of health and wellness is filled with constantly changing advice. New diets, supplements, detoxes, and protocols seem to appear every day, often leaving people feeling confused, overwhelmed, and unsure of what to trust. In this episode, we’re talking about the importance of discernment in wellness and how to approach health decisions through a faith-aligned lens. When we slow down and cr...
77. Stress, the Nervous System, and God’s Design for Rest 09.03.2026 15:33
Stress impacts far more than most people realize. In today’s culture, many people are living in a constant state of pressure, stimulation, and overwhelm often without even recognizing it. Over time, this chronic stress keeps the nervous system stuck in “fight or flight,” affecting digestion, sleep, hormones, energy levels, immune health, and emotional well-being. But this was never God’s design fo...
76. Living in Alignment with God’s Calling 02.03.2026 13:13
Last week we talked about building small, sustainable habits that support your health and create capacity in your life. But capacity for what? In this episode, we step into the RISE phase, exploring what it truly means to live in alignment with God’s calling. Health is not the end goal. Energy, balanced hormones, better sleep are not the destination. When your body is constantly exhausted, inflam...
75. Intentional Habits That Support Whole-Body Wellness 23.02.2026 15:06
If you’ve ever felt like you know what you should be doing for your health but struggle to stay consistent, this episode will encourage you. After understanding God’s design for the body, the next step is learning how to support that design in everyday life, not through perfection, pressure, or drastic changes, but through small, intentional habits. In this episode, we talk about why consistency m...
74. Understanding God’s Design for the Body | Faith-Based Health & Biblical Stewardship 16.02.2026 11:49
If you’ve ever felt frustrated with your body, like it’s something you constantly need to fix, control, or manage, in this episode, I'm inviting you to step back and rebuild your foundation. Before we talk about habits, routines, or improving your health, we need to understand something deeper: what does God actually say about the body? Today we will explore what it means to see your body as God’s...
73. Cutting Through Health Confusion with Clarity and Truth 09.02.2026 10:09
Feeling overwhelmed by health advice? This episode will help you cut through the noise with clarity, discernment, and peace. Health advice is everywhere—and much of it is confusing, contradictory, and overwhelming. One source says something is “toxic,” another says it’s “essential,” and suddenly taking care of your body feels stressful instead of supportive. In this episode, we talk about why...
72. Purposeful Whole Health: A New Season Rooted in Clarity, Faith, and Simple Wellness 02.02.2026 14:07
Welcome to a new season! In this relaunch episode, I’m sharing the heart behind the podcast, why the focus has shifted, and what you can expect moving forward. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by confusing health advice, longing for simpler rhythms, or wanting to care for your body in a way that honors God, this episode is for you. We’ll talk about what Purposeful Whole Health really means, the...
71. Is The Spirit Of Fear A Roadblock In Your Health Journey? 15.01.2025 13:34
One crucial foundation to our health and wellness is ....... .....our spiritual health in the Lord. How is your walk? Do you struggle with fear, any fear at all? Fear is a personal struggle I've had over the years, and the Lord has revealed how deeply rooted that lie has been. There are so many factors in our lives that contribute to those lies sneaking in and becoming a stronghold. Stronghold...
70. Are Diet Protocols Necessary When Trying To Improve Your Symptoms? 08.01.2025 24:57
Are you feeling stressed out with implementing different diet protocols or even trying to figure out which, if any, are right for you right now? I've been there, I've been where you are. Desperate, trying to not only figure out why I'm so tired all the time, why my symptoms keep getting worse, why more symptoms are getting added to the list............... The blessing on being on the other side o...
69. Setting New Goals To Help Improve Energy and Overall Health 01.01.2025 19:08
Happy New Year! I'm BACK! It's been a bit, but I'm back with a New Year encouragement and some tips. If you like setting goals at the New Year or any time of the year, let's take action and be success in setting realistic goals for your individual needs. Are you ready? Grab your filtered water and turn off those notifications. It’s time to get you out of survival mode and into thriving! Next S...
68. Tips For Navigating The Holidays While Trying To Improve Your Chronic Fatigue 11.12.2024 19:43
It's that time of the year! Holiday festivities and treats galore! What do you do when you've been trying to stay on track but then you see your favorite treats and there are so many events? We're diving into some of my top tips for enjoying the season, while also supporting our health and not throwing us completely off track. This is the time when so many "fall off the wagon" and have to start a...
67. How To Be Thankful In All Circumstances, Especially In Our Fatigue 27.11.2024 17:50
Happy Thanksgiving Eve! Whether you are listening in real-time or listening later, I pray this episode encourages you, and drives you closer to the Lord as we dive into what it means to be thankful and why it is so important. Our spiritual health is a critical piece of our foundational health that we cannot separate. As you are in the middle of your chronic fatigue, daily exhaustion, lack of...
66. What Is Your Fatigue Costing You? 21.11.2024 12:52
Have you ever thought about what your fatigue is costing you? We often don't realize what it's costing us to be in chronic fatigue, we just keep pushing ourselves. However, pushing the limits is not healthy and neither is doing nothing about the root cause issues. So what do you do? Listen in, I think you will be encouraged and reminded that our first place to go is straight to the Lord. He will...
65. Spiritual Health & Physical Health, How Do They Connect? 13.11.2024 17:42
Do you feel like you keep doing all the things and nothing changes? Do you feel like something is missing as you continue to work on improving your fatigue and optimizing your health? You are not alone! I've been there, and to be honest, I'm still walking this journey with you. I may be in a very different place, but just like you, I'm discovering new things all the time. Learning more as the Lor...
64. Is Our Nation On The Brink Of Big Changes In The Health Space? 06.11.2024 28:04
As we have now come through the 2024 election, what's next? Could we be on the brink of BIG changes in the health space? Today is your day my friend! There is no perfect time to start taking your health back and be encouraged to see the world waking up to the truth of the current "healthcare" system. How can we use all of this to draw near to God and glorify Him in how we take care of the one bod...
63. What Does The Bible Say About Food? Encouragement As You Navigate A Healthier Diet and Lifestyle 30.10.2024 15:14
Healthy is sadly made out to be WAY more complicated than it should be! It doesn't help to have all the deceptive marketing going on to make you think products are healthy when they really aren't. So what do we do? It's more simple than you think. First, let's be reminded of what God provided us and spoke of in Genesis. If you're feeling overwhelmed and just want to feel better, have more energ...
62. Is Coffee Really Helping You Increase Your Energy or Causing More Harm? 23.10.2024 19:37
Unpopular opinion......coffee may not be helping you in any way. I know I know, you love your coffee and believe me so do I. However, if you struggle with fatigue and having the energy you need to get through your day, your coffee may not be helping you at all and could be making things worse. Today, I'm talking about coffee, my experiences, and what I discovered I personally need to do right now...
61. Are You Getting Sick Or Are You Just Exhausted? How To Tell What's Going On and How To Address It 16.10.2024 16:18
Do you find yourself completely exhausted and also feeling like maybe you're getting sick? Chances are, you are not getting sick and just need a good night's sleep. However, if you are lacking quality sleep, and it's been an ongoing struggle, it is possible that you are getting sick as a result. Most do not realize just how much sleep or the lack of sleep effects our health, so today we're talk...
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