A physician focused on integrative, personalized care and self-care coaching based on your personal
11/14/2025
It’s been too long! Time to warm things up again with an announcement — Grace Integrative Medicine is now in Pickens!
Located within Willow Retreat Wellness Center, Dr. Melissa is thrilled to be part of this beautiful, collaborative space where whole-person care and calm truly meet. Stay tuned for new offerings and community events — there’s more Grace on the way.
💛 If you’re happy to see Grace settling into a new home, give this post a quick like or share — it helps more people find us again.
09/30/2024
Grace is closed today and tomorrow, 9.30 and 10.01. All patients will be contacted and rescheduled for later this week .
Stay safe!
03/19/2023
Grace will be closed for most of this week, but don't let that get in your way of asking questions!
Have a question about MTHFR or COMT or DAO, epigenetics, food sensitivities, histamine intolerance, self-care, integrative medicine? Struggling with a question that is keeping you up at night? Want to know if Grace and/or integrative medicine might be able to support you on your health journey?
Whatever it is, post your question below or send it to me in a DM and I'll post video answers here over the next few weeks! (Names of those asking questions will not be revealed in videos, so ask anything!)
12/22/2022
The studio will be closed 12/23 through 1/2. Even so, if you are in search of a provider to support you in your health journey in 2023, go ahead and send Dr. Melissa a message from the grace site - www.gracemedstudio.com ! New patient appointments available starting January 23rd.
11/27/2022
After four AMAZING years at Integrative Yoga Therapy, Grace Integrative Medicine is moving! Grace will be closed November 30th and December 1st as everything gets moved in and set up. I'll be open and seeing patients again Monday, December 5th.
Looking for a provider to help you figure out that health puzzle instead of perpetual medical whack-a-mole? Call 864-546-5505 to schedule an appointment for YOUR New Start. Can't wait to hear your story!
New address: 1664 E Main Street, Suite 204, Easley SC 29640
10/22/2022
Heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined me this month for the Outsmart Stress series!
ICYMI...video version coming soon!
10/17/2022
TRIVIA TIME!!
What nerve touches almost every organ in your body??
10/13/2022
So many of us are looking for just a little more support to get us through stressful times...like the holidays! Why not try some of the bees' favorites?
Join me this Saturday at Integrative Yoga Therapy in Easley at 10:30 to explore the world of nervines and adaptogens. (We'll be done in time for kick-off of your favorite college football team!)
You'll have plenty of time between now and the holiday season to make your own tinctures or glycerin extracts.
So...it all started with the Soviets in the 60's trying to figure out a way to support troops in harsh environments. They noticed some herbs and plants actually helped troops adapt to their environment and perform better. They became more resilient!
We're generally not fighting in hand-to-hand combat, but we are fighting with the craziness of this world and all its stressors. Join me this Saturday to learn more about using these wonderful plants to improve your ability to adapt and deal with situations!
So...what is a nervine? It's an herb that actually SUPPORTS the nervous system! And that kind of support is something lacking in conventional medicine...
Join me this Saturday to learn more about common nervines and how to safely and effectively use them in your wild and crazy situation.
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Our goal is to impact health care by empowering individuals to make their own health decisions based on their personal health goals. It takes time. It takes humility. It takes grace.
We agree with and daily incorporate the definition of health published by the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM): “Optimal health is the conscious pursuit of the highest level of functioning and balance of the physical, environmental, mental, emotional, social and spiritual aspects of human experience, resulting in a dynamic state of being fully alive. This creates a condition of well-being regardless of the presence or absence of disease.”
We believe medicine is a partnership between the provider and the patient; there is healing power in the physician-patient relationship. The patient is an expert in their own health and personal journey and shares this expertise with the provider. The provider seeks to be an expert in their chosen medical specialty and shares this expertise with the patient. The patient is the final decision maker.
We believe the practice of medicine includes consideration of any and all treatments which have robust evidence of safety and effectiveness. These include a wide variety of traditional healing techniques, including everything from our typical Western medicine treatments to lifestyle modification and complementary approaches to health.
As an osteopathic practice, we believe in the Osteopathic Tenets (per the American Osteopathic Association) and apply these to each unique patient experience:
The body is a unit; the person is a unit of body, mind, and spirit.
The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance.
Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated.
Rational treatment is based upon an understanding of the basic principles of body unity, self-regulation, and the interrelationship of structure and function.
Lastly, we believe that this life is not easy, simple or free of pain. We all have a role in helping those around us in times of difficulty. We seek to lift up our patients and our communities. None of us are truly ever alone if we can find the bravery to ask for assistance and if that assistance is offered with love and grace.
