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Welcome to Live Well with Michelle. I am a Board Certified Integrative Health Practitioner, with specialist credentials in Gut Health and Culinary Nutrition, mom of two, who loves eating well, living actively, and seeking adventure on the road or in the kitchen. I find my balance in this busy world by making food, fitness, and fun an important part of my life.  

My passion is to help people unlock their full potential and guide them to achieve their own personal health goals. I have experienced the power that healthy choices have on our well-being by managing my own personal health with food and lifestyle since 2012. I was able to lose the weight, conquer my digestive issues, recover my energy and restore my well-being through integrated nutrition and mindful practices.

Through my own experiences and struggles, I have learned how to live my life in a way that fully supports wellness. I feel fully alive and whole (most of the time) and strive everyday to live a life in balance and want to extend what I have learned to others.

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Michelle Matthews, New York Integrative Health Coach

I offer my clients a private one-on-one integrated platform for overall improved wellness, that is designed to provide both education and support during your own personal wellness journey. I will guide you through the process, offer alternative ways to help you achieve your goals while creating a custom designed roadmap for your success.

Live Well with Michelle was developed to provide and create individualized programs to help her clients achieve their wellness goals. Michelle’s services not only offer a holistic approach to nutrition but also to a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

Live Well with Michelle aims to take a more proactive approach to achieving and maintaining your health and wellness goals. 

Michelle’s focus on bio-individuality is crucial to the process. What works for one person does not always work for another, which is why Michelle focuses on tailoring individualized wellness programs to meet the needs of her clients.

At Live Well with Michelle, you will find easy to implement, science-backed wellness methods for looking and feeling your best.


Real Food, Real Understanding, Real Results

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We are fed so much misinformation about how to be healthy and or how to lose weight.  

It is my mission to partner with my clients to give them clear effective strategies they can implement immediately that will bring about massive transformation to their health, waistlines, and energy levels.

I know how difficult it can be to get out of those toxic cycles we so often fall into. Having a health coach on the journey with you, makes all of the difference in the world. You don't have to do this alone. Accountability and encouragement can make all the difference whether you successfully reach your goal. Celebrating the small victories along the way with a trusted partner is key to staying motivated.

Live well with Michelle focuses on small, simple ways you can take care of yourself everyday because health and wellness shouldn’t be complicated or confusing. We try to simplify what it means and what it takes to be healthy and well. Our focus is on small things you can do everyday that, over time, have a big impact on you physically, mentally, and emotionally. It’s also about helping you find what works for you because there is no one-size-fits-all approach. We want to help you live life well… whatever that looks like for you.

 
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 My Philosophy

To inspire and support people to live
healthier, happier, and more meaningful lives.


  • I take a holistic approach that encompasses five pillars of health and wellness: food, movement, sleep, stress management, and connection (to others and yourself), as well as goals and habits.

  • I believe in focusing on making small, simple, and sustainable changes - it’s about making progress over perfection.

  • I  believe in a personalized approach that encourages you to start where you are, focus on your own goals, and discover what works for you.

  •  I believe in simple and sustainable ways of being healthy, well, and whole.

  • I believe that wellness is about taking care of yourself physically, mentally, and emotionally.

  • I believe that there isn’t one “right” way or a one-size-fits-all approach to taking care of yourself. It’s about figuring out what works for you.

  • I believe that real change starts with being mindful - because being aware helps us be more intentional and deliberate in our lives.


I want to help you create a life
you absolutely love living.

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My Training

While working toward a more healthy lifestyle for my family, and to find real answers to my own frustration and personal struggles, I came across health coach training and enrolled at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.

During my comprehensive training, I studied over 100 dietary theories, practical lifestyle management techniques, and innovative coaching methods with some of the world’s top health and wellness experts. My teachers included:

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  • Joshua Rosenthal, MScEd, founder and director of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition

  • Deepak Chopra, MD World Leader in Mind-Body Medicine, Director of Education at The Chopra Center, Bestselling Author

  • David Katz, MD, MPH, Authority on Preventive Medicine and Weight Management, Director of the Yale Prevention Research Center

  • Walter Willett, MD, DrPH, Chair of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard’s School of Public Health and Bestselling Author

  • Andrew Weil, MD, Bestselling Author and Expert on Integrative Medicine and Mind-Body Interactions

  • Gabrielle Bernstein, Motivational Speaker, Life Coach, Bestselling Author

  • Susan Blum, MD, MPH, Functional Medicine Doctor, Founder of Blum Center for Health

  • Mark Hyman, MD, Founder and Medical Director of The UltraWellness Center, Bestselling Author

  • Geneen Roth, Pioneer of Emotional Eating and Empowerment, Bestselling Author

  • David Wolfe, recognized Expert and Bestselling Author on Superfoods and Raw Nutrition

  • Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health at New York University

  • Mark Bittman, New York Times Columnist, Bestselling Author


Certifications

 2012 Graduate Institute for Integrative Nutrition

Board Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach 

Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner

American Association of Drugless Practitioners

Integrative Nutrition Health Coach (INHC)

Certified Gut Health Specialist from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition



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My education equipped me with extensive knowledge in holistic nutrition, health coaching, and preventive health. Including: Innovative coaching methods, practical lifestyle management techniques like the use of stress-reducing techniques such as meditation and over 100 dietary theories; everything from Ayurveda, gluten-free, and Paleo, to raw, vegan, and macrobiotics, and everything in between. 

Drawing on these skills as well as my knowledge of dietary theories, I work with clients to help them make lifestyle changes that produce personal, real, lasting results. You will develop a deeper understanding of food and lifestyle choices that work best for you, improving your energy, balance, health, and happiness.

Specialities

Digestive Disorders

Hormonal Imbalances

Inflammation

Weight Loss

 
 
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