Melissa Bingeman (Willms) grew up in Kitchener/Waterloo and attended the University of Waterloo where she obtained her Honours Bachelor of Science. She considered various health professions before coming to the realization that the Naturopathic approach of finding the root cause of illness and using lifestyle and natural integrative methods of treatment was the form of medicine that she believed in.
Melissa pursued her passion at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto where she obtained her naturopathic medical degree.
Dr. Melissa utilizes the methods of cleansing, detoxification and functional medicine with special focus in gut health, hypothyroidism, menopause, infertility, PMS, mood/anxiety disorders, stress management, weight loss, pregnancy and post-partum.
Dr. Melissa has a passion for health, education, and balanced living. She enjoys travelling the world and upgrading her knowledge and skills in the realms of functional and restorative medicine. As a foodie and avid cook, she strives to empower her patients to achieve optimal health through lifestyle based medicine and research driven supplementation. She also honors the mental emotional connection to the body and encourages her patients to regularly participate in activities that feed the soul.
As a mother of 2 boys, Dr. Melissa also has a first-hand understanding of the challenges of balancing the demands of parenthood with career ambitions. She continues to transform her own life and strives to foster the same passion for adventure, life balance, and daily health rituals in her patients.
Dr. Melissa is a member of the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors, the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors and the College of Naturopaths of Ontario. She has completed her Provincial Prescribing Exam which enables her to prescribe Natural Thyroid and Bioidentical Hormones and she is also Intravenous Therapy Certified.
