Hi! I’m Melissa, a functional nutritionist, certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP), and business strategist based in Venice Beach, California. I’m on a mission to create and cultivate more joy, beauty, and growth in our world, and that begins with better health.
After a debilitating eye disease and the chemotherapy of antibiotics necessary to fight it off brought my life to a screeching halt, I chose to heal with a more holistic approach. I saw transformative results after implementing the Autoimmune Paleo protocol and working with an amazing functional medicine doctor and team of healers. Wanting to learn more about how changing what I ate so effectively resolved the landslide of health issues that came along with my illness and being on all those medications, I enrolled in the NTA’s Nutritional Therapy Practitioner program to better understand and direct my own healing process.
As I started applying what I learned to help myself and those around me, I realized that this was a powerful way to change the world and that it was about so much more than food. When our mindset and lifestyle create vibrant health, we can achieve happiness, success, and impact beyond imagination. Prior to becoming an NTP, my career evolved from corporate finance, to public education, to the tech startup industry, with each role inspiring me to dream bigger into the next. Now, as a facilitator for healing and growth, I can’t imagine anything better than using my experience to empower more positive change in the world.