Melissa GearingAfter graduating as a Medical Herbalist in 2011, Melissa Gearing started her successful clinical practice. She has since completed further qualifications in Nutritional Medicine and Naturopathy, a Bachelor Degree in Complementary Medicine and a Maste in Drug and Alcohol Addiction. Releasing her second recipe book in 2017 (The Gut Blueprint), her passion for food is contagious and can make even the simplest cook into a downright foodie. When with patients Mel aims to provide sustainable dietary changes where needed, unique to the individual, that align with each person's desires and goals. Mel works to create plans that suit the lifestyle and the entire family. Current clients will know that Mel often has final year students in her clinic and is passionate about developing and producing high-quality Naturopaths that the community can rely on.Mel is a busy mum of two and continues her private practice from her renovated garage at home. When she is not in the clinic, teaching, writing recipe books, mentoring or kissing her beautiful bubs, she can be found working on her other passion with her coach and hubby - Olympic Weightlifting. She is passionate about prescribing herbal medicine as a tool for fighting illness and imbalance within the body. Mel aims to fuse traditional herbal medicine with current research and evidence. She believes in an integration of herbal and pharmaceutical interventions. Read More Read Less