Don't Wait For Your Wake Up Call!

In this heartfelt conversation, Heidi Rome opens up about her powerful journey with her son Ethan, who was diagnosed with severe autism at age 5 and told he had the mental capacity of a 5-month-old infant. For years, she sought to fix Ethan—turning to experts and therapies—only to find herself drained, powerless, and without answers.

Everything shifted when Ethan, at 9 years old, was given assistive technology at a school that presumed competence. Suddenly, his brilliance and deep wisdom shone through. From that moment, Heidi realized her role was not to fix, but to love. Ethan’s words—“Y...

Today I'm talking about our sympathetic nervous system and our parasympathetic nervous system.

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 “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual –the lab tests are mailed directl...

Today I'm talking about getting the mold out of your home. Don't keep living with mold. Check out the book "The Mold Medic" and take the steps you need to take to get the mold out 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 by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactl...

Today I want to talk about mold in our environment. We can get mold spores in our window sills within the house, due to moisture from a lot of rain at this time of year. Mold can be caused by water damage in the house. We breathe that in. We can also have mold in some of our grains and nuts and seeds because of the way that they're stored. These are just some areas to be aware of, not panic over. All of these things factor in and affect our health.

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In this powerful episode, I was joined by the incredible Dr. George Grant, founder of the Academy of Wellness. 🌿 With a background spanning integrative, functional, and lifestyle medicine — and experience with top institutions like Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic, and Harvard — Dr. Grant is on a mission to help people transform their health naturally.

He reminded us that genes don’t determine our destiny — lifestyle does. 💪 Through inspiring stories (including a 79-year-old who reversed his health by shifting daily habits), Dr. Grant showed how prevention and mindful choices are the real medicine. 🥦💧

Key takeaways included:

🍽️ Adopt a plant-base...

Today I want to talk to you about mold. We're getting into the fall season, there's mold out in our environment, and sometimes that mold can get into our body, we breathe in the spores all day long, and they can cause health issues.

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 y...

Today I want to talk about starting your day with a shake. The reason that it's such a great way to start the day is that you can pack your shake full of good nutrients and vitamins from fruits and vegetables, etc. But then the blender is doing a lot of the work for you and digestion doesn't have to work as hard.

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 b...

What counts as hydration? Does your morning cup of coffee count as hydration, does that glass of wine at the end of the day count as hydration? No. What counts is hydration is actually water and it can be flavoured with lemon or lime juice.

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 he...

In this episode, I sat down with multimedia artist and fierce advocate Carmen Pineda-Selva to explore the heartbreaking and often hidden impacts of parental alienation 💔

✨ Key Takeaways:

🌪️ Carmen shared her deeply personal story:

I know we are notoriously bad at as human beings is hydrating enough and it can be confusing to know how much is the right amount for me? Well, I have a great formula for 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 removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on...

You might be wondering, why do you even bother with detoxing? Well, here's the thing. I like knowing that I am creating a body that is inhospitable to disease.

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 “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized...

That's something that we so often forget, most of us only chew our mouthfuls three to five times, and we could actually be chewing them 20 times or more.

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 “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness pro...

In this powerful session, Melissa breaks down the Quantum Breakthrough Process—a transformational journey that rewires your neurology, clears negative emotions, dissolves limiting beliefs, and replaces outdated programming with alignment to your authentic self. 💫

She explains how the Unconscious Mind runs most of our patterns and decisions, often shaped by childhood experiences. Instead of relying solely on willpower, lasting change comes from partnering with the Unconscious Mind to create deep and permanent shifts. 🧠✨

Melissa walks through the key steps of the process, including:

🔍 Exploring personal history to uncover root causes

🧾 Assessments to reveal strategie...

Let's face it, we live in a toxic world. And there are so many benefits to helping the body detoxify.

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 “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is ...

So last time I showed you a tip on how to discover if your stomach acid levels were low, and if they are, you can increase them or increase the production of stomach acid in several ways.

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 “see inside” to know exactly what is goi...

Talking about stomach acid, I have a great test for you that you can do at home to assess your level of stomach acid.

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 “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and su...

In this inspiring episode of Don’t Wait for Your Wake-Up Call!, Melissa chats with fitness expert Alicia Jones about helping women over 50 reclaim their strength, vitality, and confidence 💪🏼✨.

Alicia shares how her mother’s late-in-life fitness transformation inspired her mission to support women in midlife through strategic strength training, nutrient-dense eating, and sustainable habits that work with your body—not against it! 👟🥦💕

Key Takeaways:

🌟 Strength training is essential for women over 50 to maintain independence and muscle mass

💥 Ditch the "no pain, no gain" mindset—quality and consistency matter most

🥗 Focus on nutrient density...

We're using antacids to stop the production of stomach acid, but the problem is, is that we actually are in a stress state that is causing heartburn 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 back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a ...

Three things to focus on to regain your health, or learn the steps to take preventative action.

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 “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual –the la...

Keeping Your Body Clean with Detox!

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 “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual –the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in...

✨ — Universal Laws for Predictable Transformation

In this powerful conversation, we explore Monica Ion's revolutionary framework that uses 7 Universal Laws to unlock transformation in health, business, money, and relationships 💫

🔥 Discover how:

·      Duality and reflection can reframe emotional triggers

·      Symptoms are guides—not enemies

·      Internal order creates external results

·      These laws are being taught to specialists worldwide 🌍

Monica’s upcoming book “The Seven Universal Laws” has just launched 📚 — a must-read for anyone craving deep, aligned transformation. You can purchase it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPRPNBFK 

🎧 Tune in now to access clarity, power...

Some truths about toxins.

Discover Your Toxic Load Quiz: https://welcome.yourguidedhealthjourney.com/yourtoxicload

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 “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual –the lab tests are m...

Today, I want to talk to you about your second brain. Yes, did you realize you actually have two brains and your gut is your second brain.

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 “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol usi...

Today, I want to talk to you about the power of natural health and understanding your symptoms are getting to the root cause.

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 “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and suppleme...

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the emotions of others? 😞💭 As a child, Patricia O’Brien was an empath, absorbing everything around her—without the tools to release it. This led to deep depression until she discovered a powerful truth: the sadness wasn’t hers.

🎭 Her Journey to Healing:

💡 Realizing traditional talk therapy wasn’t the answer for her

🎓 Being guided into a Fine Arts Degree and transforming pain into creativity

🙌 Now helping others heal through 1:1 and group programs

🎧 Tune in to discover how art can be a healing force and a tool for self-awa...

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 load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personali...

Today I want to talk about leaky gut. Leaky gut is unfortunately very common in today's world.

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 “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual –the la...

I am continue continuing to talk about what toxins are lurking inside your body and today's toxin of the top five that I lab test for and see showing up on a regular basis amongst my clients is cadmium.

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 “see inside” to know exactl...

What if your results aren’t about doing more… and instead about what you’re broadcasting energetically? ⚡️

In this solo episode, Melissa reveals why your frequency—your emotional tone, energetic signature, and unconscious beliefs—is the true foundation for aligned success.

✨ Key Takeaways:

·      What frequency really is (and how it drives your reality)

·      High vs. low-vibe emotions & how they show up in the body

·      A simple daily practice to reset your frequency

·      Real client shifts that happened with one energetic adjustment 

✨ Frequency isn’t just a vibe—it’s your energetic signature, shaped by y...

Today I'm talking about our sympathetic nervous system and our parasympathetic nervous system.

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 “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual –the lab tests are mailed directl...

This week I'm focusing on the power of natural health, lab testing, and getting to the root cause of an issue.

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 “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s bu...

Today we're talking about the color of your poop because that is really important as well

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 “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual –the lab tests are...

🎙️ Cancer, Community & Ice Cream with Donna 🍦💖

What do rectal cancer, community support, and a milkshake have in common? Donna’s incredible healing journey! 🌟

Donna shares how the power of community lifted her spirits through cancer treatments, playing a huge role in her recovery. 🙌💛 And when she was finally well, she celebrated with a milkshake—only to discover she had developed lactose intolerance from the cancer treatments! 😱🥛💔

For someone who LOVES ice cream, this news hit almost as hard as her cancer diagnosis. But instead of staying in the blues, Donna took action! 🚀 She started experimenting with non-dairy...

Today I want to talk about my daughter's experience and I am forever grateful to her grade two teacher.

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 “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 10...

Today I'm talking about the parasympathetic nervous system, your rest and digest state.

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 “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual –the lab tests are mailed directl...

This week, I'm talking about gut health. And one of our biggest issues with our gut health, our most common I should say, are people being diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome or irritable bowel disease, but I want you to know that these are actually not root causes, but they are symptoms of something else going on in your gut.

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...

What happens when a chemistry student turns into a holistic healer? 🤯 Sandra’s journey started in university, where she studied chemistry while doing massages for fun—and that was just the beginning! 👀💆‍♀️

Now, Sandra masterfully blends science with energy healing, using acupressure, meridians, Reiki, sound healing, tuning forks, NLP, Time Line Therapy®, hypnotherapy, and Human Design to create a powerful, all-encompassing approach to healing. 🌟🎶

She shares how understanding the science behind these modalities helps her clients connect deeply to their symptoms—and why healing can’t just come from one side! 🧠💖

🎧 In this episode, we dive into:

🎵 How soun...

Today I'm talking again about boosting your immune system. Did you know that you actually have the power to strengthen your immune system or weaken it inadvertently?

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 “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol usi...

Today I want to talk about your favorite way to move. We all need to be moving more in today's world. But the way you move your body can be different for everyone. You have the absolute right and ability to choose the ways you want to move your body by the ways that light you up!

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...

Today I just want to talk about what drives your sugar cravings. Sometimes people think it's they have weak willpower. And it's not all about willpower. It's about the signals from the body when the body is out of 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. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exa...