Hi, our names are Dr Marissa Kelaher and Dr Taisia Cech.
We're both fully qualified practicing medical doctors and are registered with the New Zealand Medical Council.
We work as General Practitioners but our passion is Lifestyle Medicine - using integrative evidence based nutrition and lifestyle interventions to prevent, treat and reverse disease.
We run face to face Lifestyle Medicine clinics where we see patients for one-on-one consults.
In these, we are blown away every day by the changes that occur when people implement simple holistic nutrition and lifestyle principles into their lives.
It truly is powerful and so very very simple, and we love helping people transform their lives.
Find out more about our clinics here.
We also run online courses, to empower people to take back control of their health, so they can rediscover the life and wellbeing they’ve been missing
These include our focus courses, and our signature 6 week Reboot course.
And for a complete wellness package, we also offer our Reboot Transformation and Ultimate courses, where we’ve teamed up with holistic health coach and nurse Morgan Spittal, to provide a total wrap-around support package, for those needing extra help and guidance
Read on for more details, and please come join us in our mission!!
Want to know more about our journey into Lifestyle medicine?
Take a listen to our podcast.
We chat with Tessa Nielsen from specialised health about our stories, how we discovered lifestyle medicine, why we love it, and why we believe a holistic approach to well-being should be a core part of health care.
Dr Taisia Cech
Dr Taisia Cech (MBChB, BSc, FRNZCGP, ASLM) is a General Practitioner who is Board Certified in Lifestyle Medicine and holds a Certificate in Plant Based Nutrition.
Taisia’s interest is in Whole Person Health and she is passionate about supporting health improvement through a holistic, yet evidence-based approach to medicine. She runs clinics in Wanaka and NZ wide (via telemedicine)
Taisia is also the mother of two small boys and a baby girl, who inspire her daily about the importance of kindness to ourselves and our planet.
Dr Marissa Kelaher
Marissa is a GP and Lifestyle Medicine doctor in Nelson, New Zealand (MBChB, DCH, FRNZCGP, ASLM)
She discovered Lifestyle Medicine after wanting to be able to offer people an evidence based holistic natural approach to health. She has a strong interest in mind body medicine and the role of nutrition, stress, and environment on our health.
Marissa lives with her husband and two young boys, and outside of work enjoys outdoor adventures, travel, yoga, music, photography and gardening. She has travelled to over 80 countries around the world , with many more on her list ❤️
Marissa runs lifestyle medicine clinics seeing patients both in person (in Nelson) and virtually (New Zealand wide), and loves helping people take an integrative whole person approach to transforming their health. More details are on our book a consult page. She also writes monthly wellbeing articles for the Nelson Magazine, and runs our blog page.
Morgan Spittal
Morgan is a Registered Nurse, and Holistic Health Coach. She is passionate about Lifestyle Medicine.
Morgan provides the small group and 1:1 coaching for our Reboot Transformation and Ultimate courses, she has a special interest in intuitive eating, and sustainable healthy change. She will help you identify where your struggles lie, and enable you to take back control of your health, with a simple effective wellness plan that actually works!
“My approach is to work with your unique concerns, to develop a plan that is bespoke and achievable.
I will coach you to create healthy habits that are aligned with your best self. Together, we will lay a solid foundation of wellness, that is sustainable, no matter what challenges life deals you with."
Learn more about Morgan here
