Melissa Boufounos is a certified holistic nutritionist, nutrition writer, and lifelong athlete in the greater Ottawa, Ontario area. She has bylines in U.S. News, Fortune, Mindbodygreen, Clean Plates, OptiMYz Magazine, and The Epoch Times. Melissa is also the owner of MB Performance Nutrition, where she specializes in sports nutrition for teen and adolescent hockey players. She has been quoted in outlets such as Men's Health, SHAPE, Care, Health, Forbes Health, and Well+Good.