Dr. Melina is a nationally-recognized nutrition specialist who focuses on nutrition for weight loss, disease prevention and treatment. One of only 200 board-certified internist and physician nutrition specialists in the country, Dr. Melina has acted as host of the Discovery Network’s 10-episode FIT TV diet program, Diet Doctor. She has also appeared on the television programs Regis & Kelly and View from the Bay, and been featured in Alternative Medicine Magazine, San Francisco Magazine, USA Weekend, Women’s World, Women’s Health and Quick and Simple Magazine, among others.

Her first book, The No Time To Lose Diet, was published in 2007, and she has launched a successful line of nutritional bars (Dr. Melina Protein Bars) and nutritional supplements.

As a member of the elements™ Fitness Advisory Board, Dr. Melina will share her nutritional expertise in the online magazine elements living, as well as on the new online diet portal, BalanceD™, launched by elements™ in 2008.

“I feel that the internet will play a significant role in women's health and wellness and I am very happy to join the advisory board of an organization which offers such a professional and comprehensive approach,” Dr. Melina said.

For more information about Dr. Melina Jampolis or the elements™ Fitness Advisory Board, visit www.elementsforwomen.com and www.drmelina.com.