We inspire people to transform their lives
We pronounce our name “Cam-bee-ah-tee.” It is based on the Italian verb cambiare, meaning to change. We are passionate about helping people transform their lives with nutrition.
Cambiati Wellness Programs provides personalized wellness programs using medical nutrition intervention, targeted lifestyle changes, vitamins and herbs, and support. Combining cutting-edge research and testing, we move away from symptom management and address the underlying cause of health issues.
Our Team
Every member of the team has transformed their own lives with our programs.
We don’t just teach you to get your healthy back—we live it.
We are so passionate about sharing what we do and can’t wait to meet you.
Cambiati Wellness Programs holds a vision that our clients can achieve more than they think is possible. The magic happens when we combine one part inspiration, one part education, and one part accountability. We are proud to serve a thriving community in which clients understand the deep connection between their lifestyle, food, and how they feel, and are guided to create sustainable change their lives.
Rebecca Walker MBA, CNC
Managing Partner
Ten years ago I survived on various forms of sugar and carbs! I was tired all the time, I didn’t sleep well, gained 30 pounds in 30 days, my cravings were out of control and my stomach was a mess. I had a very big wake up call when my father died an untimely death at 55 of a heart attack. I knew that I needed to change my sugar addiction and unhealthy habits but it seemed so impossible.
What I discovered was that it was so much easier than I thought once I took the first step. I transformed my health forever when I quit my Coke habit and swapped candy for quinoa (keen-wah). I became energetic in the morning, I slept so much better, I weigh less at 40 than I did at 29, and I don’t fear dying an untimely death like my father. I met more and more women who needed the same type of help I needed, so I made it my business. Now I guide women every day to transform their lives. Both my experience and my clients’ are living proof it IS possible with the right inspiration and education to drop the weight quickly. In case you’re not convinced that I know what it’s like, let me tell you about where I have been and where it has led me.
Rebecca holds a Master of Business Administration degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communication. She is a trained Life Coach, is a Certified Nutrition Consultant, holds a Wilderness First Responder, Avalanche I, and a Leave No Trace Certification.
In her spare time she loves to read (military thrillers are her fav), she unapologetically overuses parenthesis, enjoys playing soccer on the weekends, butchering golf and is a tech geek. She likes adventure and has packed over 1,000 miles of wilderness, has ridden bulls (yes, real ones), has gone sky diving, hang gliding, skeletoning and is always planning something new to push her limits.
Cindy Klinger, MS, RDN
Registered dietitian nutritionist
For as long as she can remember, Cindy has been a foodie. Her mom likes to say that as a small child, she would eat a large dinner and an hour or so later, sit on her dad’s lap and eat half of his, too. Her love of food led her to explore its health benefits, and the more she started to learn, the more interested she became.
After becoming certified as a health coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, she decided to pursue a masters in nutrition and become a registered dietitian nutritionist. She has worked with a variety of clients in different settings ranging from refugees, seniors in a retirement home, and new moms. She also specializes in a variety of services from uncovering food sensitivities to relieving autoimmune conditions, supporting weight management & helping manage diabetes, infertility, and brain functionality (mood disorders, ADD, anxiety, depression, etc). As a former journalist (and Dateline enthusiast!), Cindy enjoys the process of communicating and sharing questions and answers with clients around their health concerns. She blends lessons she’s learned along her own path, and focuses on functional and integrative nutrition to dive deep into the root cause of health concerns and associated symptoms.
When she’s not doing nutrition-y stuff, she’s playing with her puppy, checking out events around town, getting out into nature, foraging at farmers markets, reading, cooking and experimenting in the kitchen, or trying to learn a hobby of the week.
Jean Faust
Community Manager
Jean, our community manager and multi-tasker extraordinaire, grew up in the Boston area. Cancer diagnoses for both her parents set in motion a shift in how she viewed our healthcare system and the role of nutrition in health. After seeing several family members suffer through conventional treatments, Jean wanted to empower herself and her family. She delved into her own research on nutrition, ways to prevent disease and strengthen the body’s own natural defenses. What she found along the way inspired her to get certified as a health coach and study sports nutrition. As an integral member of the Cambiati team, she oversees daily operations and educates clients on our various programs and services. She loves working in the functional nutrition world and is passionate about helping people get well and feel their best.
She is the youngest of 9 children and is a triplet. Jean has lived in many places – Boston, New York & London – before relocating to the Bay Area. In her previous life, she worked as a paralegal and an analyst for an investment bank. In her free time she enjoys strength training, horseback riding and tequila.
Ilana Koka
Community Outreach
Ilana is a Certified Nutritionist, a Bay Area and native and a graduate from the University of Arizona.
Ilana’s health journey started in college when she was living the typical lifestyle consisting of little sleep, caffeine to get through the day and lots of late night pizza. When her health started to rapidly decline she discovered the power that food and lifestyle habits played in her wellbeing.
Food became Ilana’s medicine and she understood the power to not only heal the body, but to fuel it in a transformative way. Her stomach issues disappeared, her focus sharpened and energy became ecstatic. Ilana was hooked on whole food nutrition and building a lifestyle surrounding health and wellness.
Ilana believes health is a foundational component to living a vibrant and full life. She uses food to balance the body, mind and spirit and support clients in achieving greater health than they once thought was possible. Ilana believes it’s never too early or too late to improve mindset around health, habits and food choices and is dedicated to inspiring and guiding others to reach their goals.
Ilana is a certified Nutritionist, Corgi lover, twin, and an avid farmers market shopper! Ilana has an Instagram account (@KokasKitchen) where she shares recipes, tips, words of wisdom and pictures of the great outdoors!
In her spare time, she loves hiking up trails, reading new books, making chocolate from from scratch and soaking up the sun.
Ilana loves her position at Cambiati Wellness and enjoys meeting new faces, so stop by and say hi!
Erin lives in Walnut Creek with her husband, daughter and super cute cat. You’ll rarely find her without an oversized purse filled with goodies, and a reusable bottle filled with unsweetened iced tea by her side.
Alyssa Duran
Operations Manager
Since childhood, Alyssa has been surrounded by health-conscious people. Her parents have always taken great care of themselves and their diets, which meant she was exposed to healthy eating habits from a young age. Growing up, Alyssa looked up to her parents and saw an opportunity at Cambiati Wellness Program, so she decided to pursue a position. She is currently a full-time student planning on going into the medical field, building her experience and having a glance of the wellness world.
Melissa Emerson
Operations Manager
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Dr. Bhandari, M.D.
Supervising PhysiciaN
Our supervising physician, Dr. Bhandari, oversees our IV drip services as well as the medical side of Cambiati Wellness Programs. Dr. Payal Bhandari, M.D. is a leading practitioner of integrative functional medicine and the founder of SF Advanced Health. She combines the best in Western and Eastern medicine to define the root cause of illness. Dr. Bhandari specializes in cancer prevention and reversal, digestive & autoimmune disorders.
Dr. Bhandari’s patients have often seen many of the best subspecialists before they reach their wits’ end. By delivering personalized medicine, Dr. Bhandari often reverses disease within weeks to months for her patients.
Dr. Bhandari was born in New Jersey and raised in West Virginia. She received her undergraduate degree in biology in 1997 and Doctor of Medicine degree in 2001 from West Virginia University. Dr. Bhandari completed her Family Medicine residency in 2004 from the University of Massachusetts in Worchester. In 2005 Dr. Bhandari joined a family medicine practice and helped it gain national recognition as San Francisco’s 1st patient-centered medical home. In 2013 Dr. Bhandari launched San Francisco’s top integrative medical center focused on bringing together the best holistic practitioners. She focuses on delivering whole-person quality care in order to reverse chronic illnesses. Dr. Bhandari has received extensive recognition throughout her career as one of America’s top physicians.
Kersti Peter
Partner
Just like our clients, she participated in the program and got hooked! As a former Division I cross-country and track runner she knew that lean body mass was critical for success, but she just couldn’t realize it for her own body. She used to run 60 miles a week BUT was three sizes larger than she is today! And these days the only running she does is after her daughter, Svea. Uncovering hidden food intolerances, learning the truth about weight loss and understanding how food and beverages impacted her own body has changed her life.
Before joining Cambiati Wellness Programs, Kersti served as Technical Coordinator of Research for the Green Building Council of Australia where she contributed technical analysis and writing for the GreenStar sustainable building rating tool. While at the University of Melbourne, she tutored undergraduate students in environmental and humanities subjects. Prior to this she organized academic events at the Global Climate & Energy Project at Stanford University.
Kersti holds a Master of Environment degree from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College. She lives in Orinda with her husband and adorable kids Svea and Miles.
Heidi Timken
Partner & Former client
No doubt some of you are old enough to remember the old TV commercial where Victor Kiam looked straight into the camera a boasted: “I love this Remington shaver so much, I BOUGHT THE COMPANY!”
Well, Heidi is the Victor Kiam of Cambiati Wellness. In 2009, she was a 47-year-old trial lawyer, law firm owner, single mom to 2 teenage boys, lapsed athlete and all-around nutritional wreck. She had “starved herself” to a 30-pound weight gain by skipping meals altogether on a regular basis (breakfast and lunch usually) and eating really bad food late at night. Her body rebelled and stored too much fat. She felt helpless and resigned to her middle-aged fate of unexplained weight gain and chronic exhaustion.
And then the universe intervened. On a whim, she enrolled in a 28-day cleanse class where she learned the principles which would soon become the building blocks for Cambiati Wellness Programs. She learned how and when to nourish her body with whole, clean foods and realized that by eating more, she could weigh less.
She felt so good after the cleanse and was inspired to start Cambiati Wellness Programs so that she could share her newfound sense of wellness with the world. As a result, Cambiati Wellness Programs is not only her company, but a community where she gathers strength and a deep, ongoing connection to health and well-being.
She has since retired from the practice of law and is now fully engaged in the practice of life. She spends time with the staff and clients at Cambiati Wellness Programs, travels with friends and family, and is an avid tennis and pickle ball player. Spending time almost every day engaged in some type of physical activity is fueled by the principles of Cambiati Wellness Programs.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Brown University and a Juris Doctorate with Honors from Golden Gate University School of Law. She was a founding partner at Timken Johnson LLP but has since retired.
Leslie Johnson
Partner & former client
We bet you didn’t know Leslie was a former client! She had a busy life as an attorney juggling kids, being involved in her community and running a law firm. She was subsisting on coffee and fumes before she came to Cambiati Wellness Programs. She thought of herself as healthy and energetic, but definitely had a few habits she wanted to improve.
Her business partner was showing up to work shrinking before her eyes with more energy that she had in years. Leslie was so intrigued with how much energy and weight loss that she had to know what she was doing. Heidi shared her Cambiati Wellness Programs secret and Leslie signed up right away.
Of course, she wanted to do it with friends so, she convinced her daughter Julia to join with her. Julia had struggled with digestive issues for years and thought that she might really benefit from a Cambiati Wellness program. Her other daughter, Kersti, signed up too.
After doing a program, Leslie felt like a dense fog had been lifted and she was sharper than ever. She never thought of herself as needing energy or having brain fog, but was shocked that she could feel so much better. Now, she understood how people could say, “I never thought I felt bad until I felt so amazing with Cambiati Wellness.” It was a miraculous feeling!
Her daughters also discovered that their life long battles with bloating and digestive issues were resolved as well. It was an amazing family revelation and they remain “Cambiati Clean” with their eating habits.
Leslie holds a Juris Doctor from Berkeley Law School & a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Stanford University. She is a founding partner at Timken Johnson LLP.
Cambiati Wellness holds a vision that our clients can achieve more than they think is possible. The magic happens when we combine one part inspiration, one part education, and one part accountability. We are proud to serve a thriving community in which clients understand the deep connection between their lifestyle, food and how they feel, and are guided to create sustainable change their lives.