About Elissa Fisher Harris

Elissa Fisher Harris is a certified personal and corporate wellness coach (CWC, CCWC) and healthy living consultant specializing in teaching people how to live healthy lives in their body, soul and environment.

She has been a long time advocate and educator in the integrative health, wellness and fitness fields, as well as a wellness business consultant working with integrative health products, professionals and clinics in and out of the U.S.

Elissa is extremely active both professionally and personally in all areas of integrative health, from preventive to serious life-threatening illness and in particular in the cancer community, having acted as a coach for countless individuals and families experiencing what Elissa called "the cancer experience." This passion was additionally motivated by the loss of two husbands to a type of cancer called Sarcoma.

After the death of her first husband Elissa knew her calling and expanded her profession into the non-profit sector founding the RAH Foundation (Researching Alternative Health), which acted as a global outreach and education organization to guide individuals and their families to reputable international integrative medical establishments, doctors and treatments worldwide.

In her work with RAH Elissa acquired her vast knowledge of global healing practices.

Her profound personal experiences give Elissa a compassion and connection with people that transcend beyond a health professional that knows about health.

The fact that she has been in the exact shoes of the many she has helped creates a deep level of trust and responsiveness with those who learn from her.

Elissa has a knack for making healthy life topics fun, exciting and interesting that are well received.

Her philosophy and experience has shown her that all things are connected and that when there is an imbalance in one component of life, it is either directly related to or affects the health of the other components. All components live in relationship to one another so it is imperative to address all when working towards achieving a whole healthy self.

Therefore, Elissa’s unique approach collaboratively addresses health of one’s body, soul (mind and spirit combined) and environment then teaches practical solutions that give sustainable results, achieving what Elissa likes say is “Sustainable Wellbeing”.

Combining her long personal and professional history in the health and wellness industry with a well respected and productive network of doctors, practitioners, healers, and wellness centers around the world led to the eventual development of International Health Solutions; a consulting business that served the health and wellness industry for patients and industry professionals, and also consulted on the development and marketing of health products.

Elissa has since re-branded her business and self as The Healthy Life Guru -- the Source that Connects You to Your Healthy Life: Body + Soul + Environment.

Elissa also served as the U.S. representative for a fully integrative medical clinic in Germany for several years developing their physician’s support network, organizing medical lectures and education materials for patients and doctors, as well as working one on one with cancer patients and their families as an advocate and counselor/wellness coach. This clinic has served a large number of well-known pubic figures with incredible health results.

One of Elissa’s most proud accomplishments was her instrumental role in the development and passage of California bill SB907, which granted Naturopathic Doctors licensure in the state of California. Her efforts lead to her esteemed appointment to the Bureau of Naturopathic Medicine by Governor Schwarzenegger in 2004 and the honorable unanimous election as chair of the bureau by her naturopathic and medical doctor peers.

Elissa has worked with and advocated many other holistic, integrative/CAM and political health organizations such as the Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in NY, Citizens for Health Freedom in California, and the California Naturopathic Doctors Association.

Elissa’s passion for educating consumers about safe, integrative health has also led to numerous invitations as a guest speaker lecturing about the benefits of integrative health therapies, prevention and support for those with illness and their caregivers. Her extensive education, experience and advocacy in the holistic and integrative health arena has earned her a respected reputation among her colleagues and others in health and wellness field. Her skills and abilities are a direct result of her endless passion, drive, and knowledge.

Elissa’s very personal experience combined with her professional is what fuels her relentless ambition to bring healing and wellbeing to the masses.

With the strong belief that the health of the environment has a direct link to human health, Elissa has also expanded her passion to include environmental health issues. She has been a long time supporter of Patagonia Clothing Company's non-profit organization, 1% for the Planet, and is always doing whatever she can to support the organization's good work and to get their mission and message out to larger audiences, as well as to bring awareness of the connection between environmental health issues and health issues.

Elissa is currently working on several projects that include healthy living tv show concepts and a book for caregivers as well as a book about healthy living.