Melina B. Jampolis

Dr. Melina Jampolis is an internist and board certified physician nutrition specialist (one of only a

several hundred practicing in the United States) and sought after TV expert, she is on the Public Affairs

Committee for the American Society of Nutrition as well as the newly formed Forbes Health Advisory Board. She recently joined BLK water as their Chief Nutrition/Medical Officer.

Trained as an internist, for the past 20+ years she has specialized exclusively in nutrition for weight loss, disease

prevention and treatment. A graduate of Tufts University and Tufts School of Medicine, she completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, a Stanford University teaching hospital, and became board certified as a physician nutrition specialist in 2004.

In 2005, Dr. Melina hosted a program on the Discovery Network’s FIT TV titled “Fit TV’s Diet Doctor” and served as the diet and fitness expert CNNHealth.com from 2008-2014 where she remains a contributor. She is the past president of the National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists and remains on the board of directors.

Dr. Melina is a frequent guest on popular TV shows including Live with Kelly and Ryan, The Doctors, Dr. Oz, CNN, and Fox News and Business Network. She has appeared on the Today show, Access Hollywood Live, The Talk, and numerous local television and radio stations around the country.

She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, 2 sons, and 2 golden doodles. She is the owner of The Body Sculpting Studio and sees patients for both weight loss and disease prevention. In addition to being a HUGE believer in FOOD AS MEDICINE and the healing and preventive powers of herbs and spices, she is also passionate about precision nutrition and the growing field of nutrigenetics. She is also committed to charities committed to homeless women and children and providing educational opportunities for low income, minority girls to pursue careers in science.