True wellbeing comes from within.

Let us help you on your journey.

We are registered medical doctors and specialist general practitioners (GP), and are registered with the New Zealand Medical Council. We are available for virtual consultations for patients New Zealand wide.

PLEASE NOTE: Dr Marissa is not taking new patients currently. Marissa’s existing patients can still book appointments using the form below.

New patients can book with Dr Cheryl Pittar using the form below.

If you would prefer to see Dr Marissa as a new patient, please email hello@yourlifestylmedics.com to be added to the waitlist (current wait time for new appointments is approximately 9 months).

In health and happiness,
Dr. Marissa Kelaher
& the YLM team

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What can I expect at my initial appointment?

At your initial appointment, you will receive:

A detailed pre-appointment questionnaire to complete in advance of your appointment

Time and space to explore your health concerns in a safe and supportive environment

An in-depth holistic review of your symptoms, as well as your personal and health history

Comprehensive interpretation of any recent testing, with further testing as needed – funded through community labs where possible

Optional of non-funded personalised/precision medicine testing (see more information below)

A highly individualised treatment plan, based on your personal goals and health priorities

Coaching, advice, and support, to help you achieve your optimal health

Up-to-date evidence-based practical tools and resources to help you create lasting change

Follow-up options to provide you with ongoing support, accountability and assistance

At your follow-up appointments, you can expect:

At your follow up appointments, you will receive:

Review and monitoring of your progress, response to treatment, and ongoing goals

Adjustments to your health plan as needed, based on what matters to YOU

Discussion and in-depth analysis of any further testing requested

Updating health goals as needed

A deeper understanding of how your nutrition and lifestyle are affecting your health, and what you can do to improve these

Accountability and support to keep you on track as you make changes

We will help you feel empowered, heard, and truly cared for, and we take the time to listen!

Most people benefit from at least one or two follow-up appointments, to allow time to fully explore their health, and establish a path to lasting wellbeing. Many choose to have ongoing regular check-ins after their initial series of appointments – we do not lock you in to packages, but instead aim to find the arrangement that works for you!

We can help you with…

Discover Dr Marissa’s expertise

A proactive, holistic health plan, tailored to your unique needs, with ongoing support, advice, and coaching as needed

An in-depth wellbeing assessment, and advice on evidence-based lifestyle and integrative strategies to manage your health issues

Highly personalised treatment plans, tailored to your unique needs

In-depth testing such as nutrigenomics (tailored lifestyle and diet advice based on your DNA); pharmacogenomics (DNA testing looking at tolerance/metabolism of prescription medications); continuous glucose monitoring; hormone testing; and gut microbiome testing

Help and support to make lasting, achievable weight management, using a positive eating intuitive non diet approach

Lifestyle changes instead of medication (where safe to do so), or in conjunction with medication to manage existing health issues

A whole-person approach to perimenopause or menopause, optimising current symptoms and future wellbeing (including prescribing HRT if needed and desired)

Targeted individualised management of menopause-related issues such as osteoporosis, insulin resistance, heart disease or high cholesterol.

Long term goals of reducing or stopping medication for chronic disease, and assistance in safely titrating these down, in conjunction with lifestyle changes

Reducing risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, or dementia due to family history

Exploring and optimising a plant-based or vegan diet, ensuring you are reaching your full potential

Holistic management of conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, or high cholesterol

Assessing new health conditions, to support and empower you to improve these through lifestyle and nutrition

Support with fatigue, gut health, immune health, or hormone health

Discover Dr Cheryl’s expertise

An in-depth wellbeing assessment, and advice on evidence-based lifestyle and integrative strategies to manage your health issues

Highly personalised treatment plans, tailored to your unique needs

Gut health, including addressing digestive symptoms and overall wellbeing

A holistic approach to mental health and wellbeing, which can include looking at lifestyle changes instead of medication (where safe to do so), or in conjunction with medication as needed

Integrative management of adult ADHD (please note these are not formal ADHD diagnostic assessments)

Additional functional testing as needed including DNA nutrigenomic analysis, mitochondrial testing, and gut microbiome profiling

Sustainable lifestyle changes to improve nutrition, sleep, stress management, movement, and emotional health

Support with fatigue, gut health, immune health, or hormone health

In depth assessment of new health conditions, to support and empower you to improve these holistically

Are you a woman in your 30s, 40s or 50s & noticing your body changing?

We also offer holistic integrative menopause & perimenopause consults

Hot flushes, night sweats, and periods changing are what we typically associate with menopause. Yet symptoms such as brain fog, mood swings, irritability , joint pains, palpitations, poor sleep and stubborn weight gain can all also be linked to hormone changes – often years before periods stop!

Perimenopause and menopause can be times of huge transition, but they can equally be times you thrive, and enter a new vibrant phase of life.

Dr Marissa offers holistic in-depth menopause consultations, to help you reclaim your health and wellbeing again.

Listen to your symptoms & concerns

Explore the role nutrition & other factors may be having

Take a comprehensive look at your current health

Understand risk factors for future health issues

Simple, practical strategies, support, and coaching, with targeted supplementation if needed

Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT, also known as HRT hormone replacement therapy), if desired

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Frequently asked questions

Do I still need to see my regular doctor?

Yes. Lifestyle Medicine doctors complement the care you receive from your primary care provider or specialist. We don’t replace them.

We see our role as providing a holistic overview towards your wellbeing, and being able to dive deep into health issues and concerns. This is often hard to do within normal GP appointments!

While traditional medicine tends to focus on symptoms and diseases in different body systems, we look at the bigger picture – how multiple factors interplay to affect health.
This means we can help address these root causes of illness, and help you achieve optimal health, alongside traditional medical care.

We work together with all members of your healthcare team, and have a great network of trusted allied health providers who can collaborate with us as needed.
Our expertise lies in preventing, managing and treating chronic diseases that are lifestyle-related.

We give you the option of how much information we share back with your doctor, but encourage you to keep them in the loop too, as this way you get the best care from everyone!

What is Lifestyle Medicine?

Lifestyle Medicine takes a whole-person approach to health, addressing all the factors that impact on our wellbeing.

It flips healthcare upside down. Rather than relying on pills and procedures to control symptoms, it aims to improve wellbeing from the inside out.

Lifestyle Medicine is highly evidence based and recommended by health experts around the world as a way to prevent, treat, and potentially even reverse illness.
Lifestyle Medicine does not rely on expensive supplements, subscriptions, or diet plans. It is simple, achievable, highly sustainable, and affordable!

What do appointments cost?

$390 for an initial 1-hour appointment including detailed management plan and review of health questionnaire.

$359 for an in depth 1-hour follow-up appointment

$269 for a standard 45-minute follow-up appointment

$179 for a 30 min standard follow-up appointment

$30 for non-urgent repeat prescriptions more that 2 weeks before/after a consultation (please allow 2 working days, only for medications initiated/altered by us, see your GP for standard repeats)

$30 for email queries (more complex enquiries will be charged at an hourly rate of $329/h). This does not apply to simple queries related to a recent appointment

Can I cancel my appointment?

Any appointment cancellations or rebookings must be made at least 48 hours prior to your appointment time, otherwise the full appointment fee will be charged.

If you wish to cancel your consultation with at least 48 hours notice – we can offer you a full refund (less a $60 processing fee for new patient appointments, or $30 for follow-up appointments) to cover the payment gateway and administration fees.

No fee applies if you wish to rebook your appointment, provided any rebookings are made at least 48 hours prior to your appointment.

We are unable to provide a refund for any cancellations or rebookings made within 48 hours of your scheduled appointment.

In the event of non attendance, no refunds will be given.

More information can be found in our terms and conditions.

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