A microbiome-led care pathway
A better model of personalised support
Your protocol begins with microbiome mapping and evolves with your symptoms, responses and progress.
Because gut health does not follow a perfectly predictable path, support should not be limited to occasional one-to-one consultations.
Every recommendation is considered in relation to your:
Where your situation requires more focused care, one-to-one support is available.
Your biology sets the direction. Your progress shapes the plan.
Shared learning. Personal application.
Many people experience similar questions, setbacks and turning points during treatment.
In each live session, you can receive direct guidance while learning from the experiences of others at a similar stage.
A question raised by another member may help you understand your own symptoms.
A challenge discussed today may prepare you for what comes next.
A solution developed for one situation may reveal a useful principle for many.
You gain the depth of collective experience without losing the precision of personalised care.
Support for every stage
STEP 01 • Discover
Understand the patterns behind your symptoms.
STEP 02 • Interpret
See what your results reveal.
STEP 03 • Begin
Start with a clear, personalised roadmap.
STEP 04 • Reduce and rebalance
Address microbial imbalance and symptom response.
STEP 05 • Transition
Assess progress and readiness for the next phase.
STEP 06 • Rebuild and reintroduce
Support repair, resilience and food reintroduction.
STEP 07 • Maintain
Protect progress and build long-term stability.
Support that compounds over time
Each session contributes to a growing private library of practical guidance, common questions, treatment insights and real-world troubleshooting.
Search it whenever you need clarity, reassurance or support—without relying on a single appointment or waiting for the next session.
Personalised guidance, strengthened by collective intelligence.
Designed for privacy
Private by design
Participants see the host, not one another.
Control your identity
Use your first name, initials or a preferred display name.
Exclusive to members
Recorded educational content stays inside the private membership.
Sessions may be recorded for the private members library. Educational content remains exclusive to the program and must not be shared outside the membership.
Twelve months of structured support
Your membership includes:
The world-class standard.
Guidance from the people behind your care pathway.
Melinda King
Functional Medicine Practitioner
Melinda integrates functional medicine, advanced SIBO treatment, nutrition science, and counselling to address not only what is happening in the digestive system, but why symptoms persist. Member of Institute of Functional Medicine, SIBO trained and Masters of Counselling, her approach is evidence-based, systems-driven, and deeply patient-centered.
Dr Thim Chen
Medical Doctor
Dr Chen brings extensive experience across general practice, nutritional and environmental medicine, and complex clinical care. Trained with the Australasian College of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine, with postgraduate qualifications in clinical nutrition, tropical and travel medicine, dermatology, and occupational medicine, he offers a rigorous and globally informed medical perspective.
Recognition and media
Brainz Magazine
Melinda explores how the gut–brain connection may shape mood, cognition and long-term wellbeing—and why better health starts by seeing the whole picture.
Keynote presentation at the Australian National I Love Real Estate Conference
Melinda speaks on digestive health, stress, burnout and the gut–brain connection, translating complex health ideas into clear, engaging conversations.
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