About
Helping you feel in control of your health again
Mechelle Palermo
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Bachelor of Health Science (Clinical Nutrition), with Distinction
30+ years in medical science and genetics
Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (Cytogenetics, Haematology, Microbiology, Biochemistry)
Postgraduate Diploma in Molecular Genetics
Graduate Certificate in Human Nutrition (Deakin University)
Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN) certification
Integrative Nutrition (IIN) certification
Metabolic Balance certification
Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) certification
MTHFR Support certification
Fitgenes certification (2021)
G.E.M.M certification and badge
Member of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society (ATMS)
I came to nutrition through my own health first.
Like many of the people I now see, I found the advice everywhere and endlessly conflicting: even for the same condition, the guidance on what to eat rarely agreed. What I learned is that there is no single right diet.
Optimal nutrition varies from person to person. It depends on your genetics, your environment, your medical history and health goals, your food preferences and your culture.
That question, what should I actually eat, also shaped my training. I spent more than 30 years in medical laboratory science, including genetics, and kept noticing the same gap: pathology showed what was happening, but rarely why, and almost never what a person could do about it.
Living with an auto-immune condition myself sharpened that frustration. So I studied clinical nutrition, qualified as a Metabolic Balance practitioner, and trained in functional pathology.
What I like best is the moment something finally makes sense for a client. Many arrive after years of conflicting advice, convinced their weight, hormones or symptoms are simply their genes.
When I can name the mechanism behind what they are experiencing, then translate it into a plan built around their own body, pathology and preferences, they stop feeling at the mercy of their health and start feeling in control of it.
That is why I work with each client's real needs and wants, rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. It is why I do this work.
I've spent my career bridging conventional medical science and clinical nutrition.
That combination lets me read your results closely, ask the questions others might overlook, and design care around what is genuinely driving your health, rather than what shows up on a standard test alone.
I invest in continuing professional education because I genuinely enjoy learning, and staying current is how I keep my clients' care accurate and evidence-informed. I have also held memberships with NSA and ACNEM, and I attend industry conferences regularly.
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