Are you stuck in the hamster wheel of a high-pressure career, constantly chasing success but losing your health and passion in the process? In this inspiring episode, Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo is joined by Michelle Hernandez, a transformational health coach and creator of the Data Heart Program. Michelle shares her journey from a thriving career in high-tech to becoming a sought-after practitioner specializing in helping professionals reclaim their health and resilience. If you're a health professional or a burnt-out high-achiever wondering how to make a bigger impact, this episode is for you.

Michelle reveals how advanced tools that provide real time data can combine with personalized care to create life-changing outcomes. This episode explores why now is the best time to take the leap into functional health and root cause care—whether for yourself or as a career move.

What’s Inside This Episode?

• Breaking Free from Burnout: How personal health crises can ignite a passion for transformational work in functional health.
• The Power of Data and Heart: How combining technology with emotional connection creates lasting wellness.
• Why Conventional Models Fail: Discover the gaps in traditional health care and how an integrative approach addresses root causes.
• From High-Tech to Health: Learn why professionals from tech, law, and accounting are shifting to health coaching.
• The Future of Healthcare: Why functional health coaching and advanced tools like wearable tech are shaping the next generation of care.
• Practical Tools for Practitioners: How NEPT’s in-depth training prepares health professionals to create powerful results for their clients.

Resources and Links

• Download our FREE Practice Clarity Audit
• Join the Next-Level Health Practitioner Facebook group here for free resources and community support
• Reserve your spot for ReInvent 2025 here for a deep dive into the impact of the microbiome on brain health including lab testing and genetics
• Visit INEMethod.com for advanced health practitioner training and tools to elevate your clinical skills and grow your practice by getting life-changing results. 
• Check out other podcast episodes on building your Functional Health care Practice  here

Connect with Michelle Hernandez

• Website: michellehernandez.health
• LinkedIn: michellehernandezatx/
• YouTube: @michellehernandez.health

Michelle Hernandez Bio

Michelle Hernandez supports organized, professional women who have smashed into their walls to achieve lasting weight release, build resilience, and reclaim emotional well-being.

Michelle understands the critical role of technology in healthcare. Through her Data HeartTM program, she integrates advanced tracking tools, wearables, functional blood chemistry labs, and genetic testing to provide measurable, tangible results to empower health decisions.

True success isn't just about achieving your goals—it's about living a vibrant, fulfilling life with a high health span.