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✨ In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Helene Bertrand shares how 37 years of low back pain led her to uncover a physical cause that many people have never heard of.💚 Melissa and Helene talk about pelvic alignment, sacroiliac joints, simple exercises, pain relief, and why surgery is not always the only path forward.🌿 Helene also shares the story behind QR Cream and her mission to give people effective tools for pain relief that are accessible and practical.🔥 A powerful episode for anyone living with low back pain or searching for new options to support healing.NOTE: Dr Helene’s QR Cream is available on Amazon Offers:Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDpQuantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-schoolIntroduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/viewThe Light Circle Membership:https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-coreMeet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/umFREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.comUse my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month.Episode SummaryIn this fascinating Podapalooza episode, Melissa speaks with Dr. Helene Bertrand about her decades-long personal and professional journey with pain, especially low back pain. After graduating from medical school in 1965, Helene developed severe low back pain during her first pregnancy and lived with it for 37 years. Despite her medical knowledge and a long list of conventional and alternative approaches, lasting relief stayed out of reach until she uncovered a physical cause that had been widely overlooked.Helene explains that a large percentage of low back pain may come from misalignment in the pelvic bones and sacroiliac joints. She shares how this simple mechanical issue can create ongoing pain, why it often goes undetected, and how a quick assessment using the hands can reveal what scans often miss. From that discovery, she developed a simple two-minute exercise that helped many people find fast relief and inspired her book, Low Back Pain: Three Steps to Relief in 2 Minutes.The conversation also explores her work with QR Cream, a mannitol-based topical cream she developed after seeing rapid pain relief through mannitol injections around irritated nerves. Helene shares how the cream performed across many painful conditions and why she is passionate about giving people accessible options beyond medication and surgery. This episode is a hopeful reminder that pain has causes, solutions exist, and simple tools can create life-changing results.Key TakeawaysLow back pain is often labeled “nonspecific.” Helene explains that this can leave many people receiving care that never addresses the actual source.Pelvic alignment may be a major hidden cause. Misalignment in the sacroiliac area can create persistent low back pain.Hands-on assessment matters. Helene highlights the value of physical examination and how much can be learned through touch.A simple two-minute exercise can create significant relief. Her method helped many people quickly reduce pain.Surgery is not always the best first step. Helene encourages people to explore root causes before moving toward invasive procedures.Pregnancy can set the stage for low back pain. Hormonal changes, shifting weight, and ligament laxity can all affect pelvic stability.Support tools can make a real difference. Seat cushions, pelvic support belts, orthotics, and regenerative approaches can all help reduce strain.Topical pain support can be powerful. Her QR Cream showed strong results across many pain conditions.Pain relief improves quality of life. When pain eases, people can walk, move, sleep, and live more freely again.About the Guest:In the last 12 of her 55-year medical practice, Dr. Hélène Bertrand concentrated on treating painful conditions. She developed a mannitol containing cream able to calm the nerves that send pain and itch messages to the brain, QR cream. She found new solutions to many painful conditions including low back pain. Her newest book addresses that pain with a simple 2-minute exercise anyone can do to solve their low back pain without surgery or medication.Contact:Website: https://drhelenebertrand.comQR Cream – purchase on Amazon.About the Host:Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. 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 holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own.Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you!Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_linkMelissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler.Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started.Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourneyThanks for listening!If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below!Subscribe to the podcast!If you would like to get automatic...

In this episode, Melissa Deally shares 10 powerful life lessons for conscious parenting, insights that reshape how we speak to children, guide resilience, and empower lifelong emotional and physical wellbeing.This episode is a reminder that children aren’t being difficult—they’re responding exactly as their Unconscious Mind is designed to respond 🧠💡🎧 Why listen? This episode offers practical tools you can apply immediately—whether you’re parenting young children, reparenting yourself, or simply wanting to live more consciously. One insight at a time can change everything.👉 Melissa also shares how these principles are taught in depth inside the Quantum Life Mastery School, inviting listeners to explore lasting personal transformation.🔊 Listen now & share this episode with someone who needs it.✨ Small shifts. Powerful impact. This is an episode worth listening to—and revisiting.Offers:Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDpQuantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-schoolIntroduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/viewThe Light Circle Membership:https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-coreMeet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/umFREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.comUse my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. 🌟 Episode Highlights👶 Language shapes reality Children under 7–9 live primarily in their Unconscious Mind, which doesn’t process negatives. Simple language shifts like “Walk” instead of “Don’t run” create clarity, safety, and cooperation.💪 Resilience over perfection Failure becomes feedback. Comparison loses its power. Kids learn confidence, curiosity, and self-trust when growth is celebrated over outcomes.🧠 Personal agency starts early Children can learn they are in charge of their thoughts, emotions, and choices—building emotional sovereignty that lasts a lifetime.🌱 Health is not genetic destiny Lifestyle choices influence 90–95% of health outcomes through epigenetics, empowering families with real control over wellbeing.✨ Purpose creates happiness True fulfillment comes from learning, service, mindfulness, and living in alignment with one’s mission. Happiness is an inside job.About the Host:Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. 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 holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_linkMelissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourneyThanks for listening!If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below!Subscribe to the podcast!If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device.Leave us a review!We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

Jenn Trepeck is a returning guest on this show, (her first episode was #211), and this time we dive into the powerful truths behind Jenn’s new book Uncomplicating Wellness—a fresh, grounded, refreshingly sane approach to health.Jenn breaks down why so many people feel overwhelmed by the wellness industry 🤯—from diet culture to profit-driven food systems—and how this noise disconnects us from our own bodies.✨ The magic? Her framework empowers you to tune out the chaos, tap into what actually works for you, and build a personalized “care team” so you can thrive with clarity—not confusion.We explore the Bio Stack (fuel, movement, hydration, sleep, stress, connection) and why mastering these foundations unlocks the real power of any biohack. Plus, Jenn shares the mindset shift from self-criticism to momentum-building discipline that creates lasting motivation. 🔥This conversation will help you redefine wellness from the inside out—simply, sustainably, and without the guilt. 🌱💛Gift: My bullseye of change download – https://mailchi.mp/4ed8710c81d7/dwfywucjenntrepeck Offers:Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&amp;smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&amp;ref_=chk_typ_imgToDpQuantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-schoolIntroduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/viewThe Light Circle Membership:https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-coreMeet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/umFREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.comUse my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary:Key TakeawaysThe Problem: The wellness industry is a "diet culture" driven by misaligned incentives (e.g., "sick care" vs. health, profit-driven food), causing information overload and making people feel broken when plans fail.The Solution: "Uncomplicating Wellness" provides a framework to build a personal "care team" and navigate information, shifting focus from what's wrong to what's right for you.The Method: Master foundational habits—the "bio stack" (fuel, movement, hydration, sleep, stress, connection)—before adding "biohacks" (e.g., supplements). This ensures you build a solid base and can actually feel the incremental benefits.The Mindset: Shift motivation from self-criticism to positive momentum. Use discipline to build momentum, which then creates sustainable motivation.TopicsThe Problem: A Complicated Wellness IndustryThe wellness industry is a "diet culture" driven by misaligned incentives, not personal health.Medical System: A "sick care" model focused on disease states and interventions (pharma, surgery), not preventative nutrition or lifestyle.Food Industry: Profit-driven; uses additives and fewer natural ingredients for shelf life and taste, not health.Weight Loss Industry: Promotes quick fixes (e.g., GLP-1s) as the standard of care, often without addressing root causes.Result → Information Overload: This creates confusion and "anti-nutrient fear-mongering" (e.g., about Brussels sprouts) that distracts from the real issues causing poor health.The Solution: A Framework for Personal Wellness"Uncomplicating Wellness" is a framework for discernment, not a rigid plan.Goal → Personal Definition: Define wellness as having the energy to live your desired life.Core Principle → Bio-Individuality: Recognize that while 99.9% of the human genome is the same, the 0.1% difference is significant. This means:General recommendations (e.g., eat more vegetables) apply to most.Specific implementations (e.g., broccoli works for me, not my mom) must be personalized.<span class="ql-ui"...

🌿 The Healing Power of Essiac Tea 🌿In this enlightening episode, Melissa sits down with Gina and Bryan Paulhus — the passionate co-owners of Genuine Essiac — to uncover the ancient wisdom and modern science behind Essiac Tea, a powerful herbal formula known for its gentle yet profound detoxification effects. 🫖✨Together, they explore the history, benefits, and safe use of this remarkable blend — a natural ally for anyone seeking to support their immune system, enhance digestion, and invite deep cellular cleansing. From cancer recovery stories to everyday wellness, this conversation reminds us that healing often begins with simple, consistent choices and trust in nature’s intelligence. 🌎💚🔑 Key Takeaways🌱 Essiac Tea supports gentle detoxification and digestive cleansing over time.💪 It strengthens the immune system and improves nutrient absorption.🩸 Beneficial for those with cancer, cardiovascular, autoimmune, or metabolic concerns.🫖 Easy to prepare — boil, steep for 12 hours, refrigerate, and enjoy 2–3 times daily.💫 Backed by decades of research and inspiring personal success stories.💖 Healing begins with small, consistent actions and a positive mindset.Essiac Offer: 10% off purchases with code: YGHJ10Offers:Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&amp;smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&amp;ref_=chk_typ_imgToDpQuantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-schoolIntroduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/viewThe Light Circle Membership:https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-coreMeet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/umFREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.comUse my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month.Episode Summary:Introduction to Essiac Tea @ 00:00Melissa introduces Gina and Bryan Paulhus, the co-owners of Genuine Essiac, a company that specializes in providing authentic Essiac tea. They discuss the history and significance of Essiac tea, highlighting its unique ability to cleanse the digestive tract and support overall health.Benefits of Essiac Tea @ 04:07Gina and Bryan explain the primary benefits of Essiac tea, including its ability to improve nutrient absorption, support the immune system, and address a variety of health concerns such as cancer, cardiovascular issues, and diabetes. They emphasize Essiac tea's gentle, long-term detoxification process compared to other detox methods.Who Should Use Essiac Tea @ 07:45Gina and Bryan discuss the wide range of people who can benefit from Essiac tea, including those with cancer, cardiovascular concerns, and autoimmune conditions. They note that Essiac tea can be used for both preventative and therapeutic purposes.Dosage and Preparation @ 09:21Gina and Bryan provide guidance on the recommended dosage of Essiac tea, explaining that it can be taken 2-3 times per day, depending on the individual's needs. They also describe the simple preparation process, which involves boiling the powdered herbs and steeping the tea for 12 hours before refrigerating.Safety and Contraindications @ 10:55Gina and Bryan emphasize the safety and lack of contraindications of Essiac tea, thanks to the extensive research and testing conducted by Dr. Charles Bruch. They caution against misinformation and encourage consumers to be discerning when researching Essiac tea online.Personal Experiences and Testimonials @ 27:45Gina and Bryan share several inspiring stories of individuals who have experienced significant health improvements or even remission of serious conditions, such as stage 4 pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer, after using Essiac tea.Closing Thoughts and Advice @ 44:55Gina and Bryan provide final words of wisdom, encouraging listeners to take small, positive steps towards improving their health and not to wait for a "wake-up call" before making changes. They emphasize the importance of a positive mindset and perseverance when it comes to health and wellness.About the Guest:Bryan Paulhus is the co-owner of Genuine Essiac ™️ alongside his wife Gina Paulhus. Genuine Essiac is a company based in Massachusetts that specializes in providing authentic Essiac tea. They have been involved with Essiac tea since 1986 and Gina took their business online in 2005. Their mission is to offer organic Essiac tea at affordable prices, continuing the work of Rene Caisse and Dr. Charles Brusch.Bryan’s connection to Essiac tea began through a family introduction to Dr. Charles Brusch in the early 1980s. Dr. Brusch, who collaborated with Rene Caisse in researching Essiac from 1959 to 1967, entrusted the Paulhus family with the formula to make it widely available. Bryan and Gina have since dedicated themselves to distributing high-quality Essiac tea globally.Genuine Essiac actively supports and funds ongoing research on Essiac tea, aiming to validate and expand it’s health benefits.Contact:Website: genuineessiac.comPhone: 617-433-8003Genuine Essiac Users Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2144356875684809facebook.com/genuineessiacInstagram.com/genuineessiacYoutube.com/@genuineessiacsupport@genuineessiac.comAbout the Host:Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. 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 holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own.Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you!Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_linkMelissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration &amp; motivation” category and the 2021 &amp; 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award...