About
The Transformational Health & Nutrition Expert
Holistic Health & Wellness Educator, Weight Management Specialist
With Over 28 Years of Nutrition & Fitness Experience
Melissa Guthrie is the founder of Ideal Body Ideal Life. Her expertise lies in nutrition, weight loss, athletic performance and holistic health protocols. She developed her global organization after studying, implementing and teaching the principles of healthy living for decades.
Melissa holds two Bachelor’s degrees in Exercise Physiology and Nutritional Science along with multiple fitness certifications. Since 2010 she has also enjoyed sharing the amazing therapeutic health benefits of essential oils with her clients as a doTERRA Diamond Wellness Advocate.
Melissa’s Weight Loss and Fitness Journey …
Melissa was once a shy, self-conscious, overweight kid who was teased and bullied. At the age of 12 she began to change her life and took a self-directed journey to discover her ideal fitness by developing a daily exercise regimen. Soon thereafter she learned about nutrition for fitness and weight loss, which sparked an even deeper desire and motivation to achieve her goals.
Her passion for nutrition and exercise continued and along the way she discovered that the secret of her ultimate success was actually in her mind. After establishing a healthy mindset and a lifelong philosophy on her health, a new world opened up to her. She began to experience real transformations not only in her health and body, but also in her self-confidence. This has allowed her to live her Ideal Life with her Ideal Body – naturally and effortlessly for over 22 years.
Achieving her ideal weight and fitness also gave Melissa the confidence to pursue her dream of becoming a world-class athlete. She started out running 5K and 10K races locally and then jumped up to running in marathons worldwide. Today, Melissa is a highly competitive triathlete having competed for Team USA at the Triathlon World Championships in 2005, 2014, 2018, and Duathlon World Championships in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018. She is consistently a top finisher including being the Bronze Medalist in the 2016 Duathlon Long Course World Championships in Switzerland. It also was her honor to be an Olympic Torch Bearer for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
What is Most Unique About Melissa’s Health and Nutrition Expertise?
Melissa’s personal vision and mission in life has always been to educate, inspire, and empower others in living a healthier lifestyle that thrives on using nutrition, exercise and healthy living habits as prevention and treatment.
For over two decades Melissa has been teaching individuals, company employees and athletes through her speaking presentations and group consulting programs. She teaches the foundational principles of healthy living in a simple, practical way so that anyone can understand, implement, and experience proven results. Her engaging and enthusiastic approach to health and fitness allows her to make a lasting impact on audiences worldwide.
Melissa has mastered these principles herself and is the creator of the transformational “12 Week Ideal Body Weight Program” and the “5 Pillars of Ideal Health System”. These programs lay out a path and a step-by-step process for her clients to follow that ensures a multitude of health and life transforming goals are achievable and sustainable for life.