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Nutrition

Akasha Center Nutrition

“The whole is more than the sum of its parts.” – Aristotle

Integrative nutrition is a holistic approach to health and wellness with the goal of empowering individuals with strategies that nourish the whole person. Every day we are posed with the question, “how do we nourish ourselves?” Learning how to eat to nourish is a fundamental component of discovering healthy living and supporting our unique wellness goals. Therefore, the nutrition department at The Akasha Center for Integrative Medicine takes a whole foods based approach to nutrition and understands that eating to nourish is a lifestyle that supports alignment of the mind and body and rediscovering balance from within.

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Compromised physiological and psychological functioning is frequently related to imbalances in our internal environments. Although treating these imbalances as individual parts may offer temporary relief, as Aristotle has taught us, the “the whole is more than the sum of its parts.” Nourishment is more than a collection of nutrients; it is a combination of what we put into our bodies and how we perceive it. Therefore, nutrition counseling at the The Akasha Center for Integrative Medicine includes exploration of how our connections to our food including our thoughts, emotions, belief systems, environments, backgrounds and behaviors impact our metabolic health and nutrition status.

Integrative nutrition therapy can provide support for:

  • Digestive imbalances
  • Weight management
  • Mindful eating
  • Detoxification and cleansing
  • Allergies
  • Inflammatory conditions
  • Mood imbalances
  • Energy imbalances
  • Blood sugar control
  • Hormone imbalances
  • Immune system imbalances
  • Chronic health conditions

Ultimately, by learning how to eat to nourish and support the body and mind, we can help guide our own healing process. Therefore, individualized wellness plans include a combination of nutrition support services including nutrition counseling, medical nutrition therapy, grocery store and farmer’s market tours, and mindfulness based practices that help you learn practical and maintainable lifestyle practices to promote health, wellness and balance.

“Let food be thy medicine” – Hippocrates

Testimonials

I have been using AKASHA Natural products for over three years. They are amazing and they work! Everyone comments about my level of energy and aliveness. What’s mo…
Mary Morrissey Speaker, Author
Akasha Naturals is my go-to for supplements. The Akasha Naturals Immune Support formula turns away any sickness I feel coming on. (InStyle, Sept. 2012)
Julia Roberts Actress
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As a skeptic and a veterinarian trained in western medicine, I was very hesitant to try a holistic doctor. My 6 year old daughter had been to 2 Kaiser pediatricians …
Nichole Agarwal
“I’ve had the great privilege of working closely with Dr. de Mello and his team at Akasha, while designing the best preventative integral health care protocol for me…
Arturo Muyshond Actor/Producer
The Akasha center is great both medically and spiritually. Every person here is incredibly friendly. Dr. de Mello is not only brilliant and an expert, he is also k…
Guy Burnet Actor
I have been a patient at Akasha Center for Integrative Medicine for almost three years and continue to be amazed at the level of medical expertise, the breadth of di…
Joe Dickey Singer
The Akasha Center and Dr. de Mello are a dream come true. Their combination of traditional medicine with a natural holistic approach for the whole body is what I hav…
Michael Feinstein Singer
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My earnest desire was to find a Dr. that I could talk to. A doctor that would take the time to really listen. After going through some serious health issues, I wante…
Stacey Winick
I’m not fond of the antiseptic feeling that one generally gets when walking into a doctor’s office. I get the very opposite when I walk into the Akasha Center Lo…
Peter Horton Writer/Director
What a gift the Akasha Family is to us!!  From the moment we walked through their door, we were made to feel like part of this incredible family by everyone on staf…
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Santa Monica, CA 90401

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