Kathleen Scala

Kathleen Scala, AP DOM is an NCCAOM FL Board Certified Acupuncture Physician and Doctor of Oriental Medicine. She graduated with honors from East West College of Natural Medicine in Sarasota, FL and received NCCAOM diplomas for both acupuncture and Chinese Herbology. Through her acupuncture and herbal training she also became skilled in nutrition and homeopathy. While a medical student Kathleen managed the herbal clinic at East West College. She brings extensive supplement knowledge from over twenty-four years in the natural health and wellness industry, where she also ran the leading supplement and HBA departments of Earth Origins Market in Sarasota, a subsidiary of United Natural Foods. Her professional path arose when childhood struggles with digestive issues prompted her father to bring her to their tiny local Long Island, NY health food store. Shortly thereafter she cultivated a voracious and steady acumen for all things natural and embarked first upon renewing her own health. With sincere dedication and heartfelt care, Kathleen helps individuals to discover the myriad possibilities that exist when we are empowered by our body’s natural ability to heal itself. A lifelong vegetarian, completely plant-based for over a decade, and a distance athlete, Kathleen is an avid runner who regularly competes in half marathons. She completed her first full marathon in February, 2019, placing 2nd in her age group. When she is not working, running or reading, Kathleen enjoys time outdoors and frequenting vegan restaurants with her best friend and devoted husband and champion, David.