About Dr. Melina Jampolis
Dr. Jampolis is a board certified internist and physician nutrition specialist (one of only 200 in the country). She specializes exclusively in nutrition for weight loss and disease prevention and treatment.
A graduate of Tufts University as well as Tufts School of Medicine, she completed her residency in internal medicine at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, a Stanford University teaching hospital. In 2005, Dr. Melina hosted a 10 episode diet program on the Discovery Network's FIT TV titled "Fit TV's Diet Doctor." She has recently joined the advisory board and will be a regular contributor to www.vivmag.com, the first digital only, interactive women's lifestyle magazine.
Dr. Melina lectures throughout the country on nutrition for weight loss and optimal health. She has been interviewed by USA Weekend, First for Women, Women's World, Alternative Medicine Magazine, Women's Health, San Francisco Magazine, Quick and Simple Magazine, and more on nutrition and weight loss related topics. She has appeared on Regis and Kelly and View From the Bay as a repeat guest as well as numerous local television news stations including NBC-11 and KRON-4 news discussing topics such as healthy holiday eating and nutrition in the news. Her first book, The No-Time-to-Lose-Diet, was released in January 2007. In addition, she is launching her own line of protein bars which match her exact nutrition specifications in early 2007.
She is currently in private practice with offices in San Francisco and Burlingame.
Dr. Jampolis believes whole-heartedly in the role of nutrition in preventative medicine and achieving optimal health. She teaches a balanced and sustainable lifestyle based eating and exercise program and has helped hundreds of clients over the past several years improve their health and well-being.
The No-Time-to-Lose Diet: The Busy Person's Guide to Permanent Weight Loss
