Exploring Life & Business with Kelly Calabrese of Optimal Wellness Solutions

Today we’d like to introduce you to Kelly Calabrese.

Hi Kelly, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
I was a sick little girl…in and out of doctors for 8 years telling me my symptoms were in my head…little did they know that was true. I will get to that soon enough. I kept praying to God…please help me figure out what is wrong, and I promise I will help others. At age 16, I was on a ski trip and felt I wanted to pass out. I was definitely not doing well. Soon after, I was tested for hypoglycemia. I finally had a diagnosis of why I was not feeling well, I changed my diet, started exercising and symptoms went away. I made a career out of exercise as a Personal Fitness Trainer. Then, one day, after building up a tremendous fitness business, I suffered a TBI while on another ski trip in Austria. One of my fellow teammates took me out at 30 miles an hour, I was down for the count. I came back to the States and the doctors were pumping me with a lot of drugs that were not working. I started researching my symptoms and I figured out the ski accident exasperated a pre-existing condition-mercury toxicity. I was able to figure out my lifelong journey of health issues. When the dentist started putting mercury fillings in my mouth at age 8 until age 16…this was the root cause of all my health issues. Yes…it was all my head–very toxic heavy metals.
I continued to do research, got well through nutrition, and went back to school to do Clinical Nutrition in the Functional Medicine world. I am now 20 years as an Integrative Biochemical Nutritionist helping others solve their health disorders through an 80-marker blood test, nutrient support systems and detox therapies.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
It has not been a smooth road. Twenty-five years ago, no one would believe that toxic heavy metal teeth could be the root to so many health disorders. Whenever I tried to explain my findings, it was like deer in the headlights. It took me 5 years to heal from the TBI. I use the same techniques today; I used back then to help others. Going back to school after not being in school for almost twenty years was a challenge in itself. My studies consisted of Pre-Med and classes in the Registered Dietician program. I was working full time. It took me 2.5 years to complete the required courses as well as 2000 clinical hours to sit for the Boards. I already had a master’s degree since 1988. The concepts I knew then are more accepted today. Many who seek my services have done their own research and have educated themselves.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
I specialize in addressing the root cause of health disorders by using an 80-marker blood test with Quest Diagnostics. I have been trained to evaluate and analyze the different blood markers through the 6 fundamental defects for disease which include acidemia, excess free calcium, chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, connective tissue degeneration and anaerobic metabolism. The techniques I use today with my clients are the same techniques I used to heal my own health disorders, My focus in practice is to address the imbalances of the Endocrine, Immune, Neurologic and Digestive Systems. I offer different nutrient support systems and different detox programs. The body is made by design and made to heal itself given the proper guidance. I offer a 6-month blood chemistry program and a one-hour nutritional strategy program where we go over a 3-day food journal. I am most proud of my book Nutrition Diagnostics-Healing Through Empowerment. The book has 3 sections. The first offers micro and macro nutrients and foods that apply, the middle section goes into detail of digestion and the science behind it and the last section educates the reader how to read their own blood test so to be more informed when they see their doctor. I have worked with kinds of health disorders including thyroid disease, blood sugar disorders, obesity, chronic fatigue, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, Parkinson’s Disease, ALS, MS, Fibromyalgia, and many cancers. I am able in one blood test to see strokes, heart attacks, Diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease before it happens and then to rectify through the different systems I mentioned. I work with individuals throughout the US…Quest Diagnostics Labs are in all States.

Is there anyone you’d like to thank or give credit to?
The late/great Sam Queen gave me my start. He was my nutritionist, and I worked for him for one year and he taught me the 6 fundamental defects for disease and how they relate to the blood chemistry. Dr. Datis Kharrazian gave me the awareness of Functional Medicine and educated me, in depth, on the Endocrine, Immune, Neurologic and Digestive Systems. My patients play a big role in how I conduct my business. I teach them and they teach me.

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