Hi, I’m Melissa, and I am thrilled that you've found your way here! I have been in the fitness and nutrition industry since 2009. My passion for health and wellness began long before that when I was in college. I majored in business marketing and worked in that field at Nielsen Business Media as an associate director of digital marketing for titles like Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter.

After getting married and becoming pregnant, I realized I wanted to make a career shift, have more flexibility in my schedule, and focus on my love for fitness and nutrition. During my pregnancy, I obtained certifications in pre and postnatal fitness and purchased a mommy-and-me fitness franchise. I started by teaching fitness classes to new and expectant mothers in Brooklyn and gradually incorporated nutrition into my work. As time passed, I moved beyond the baby stage, became certified to teach nutrition (first with Bodi and later with Integrative Institute for Nutrition), and transitioned my focus solely to nutrition. I sold my franchise to another mother with young children so that the neighborhood workouts could continue. My journey into nutrition began when I faced my own weight struggles after gaining 50 pounds in each of my pregnancies, which were only 18 months apart. I experimented with various fad diets and soon realized that these were short-term solutions. My quest for a sustainable and straightforward nutrition plan led me to dive deeper into the world of food. I learned about the importance of digestion, the timing of consumption, and the idea that we don't need to eliminate entire food groups.