Nourishing Wellness Medical Center Professional Staff

Allen Peters

Allen Peters has devoted his entire life to medicine and fitness. He practices what he preaches.  A lifelong athlete, he lettered in multiple sports in high school and college, has done multiple triathlons and marathons and still places in his age group in races.

Scholastically, after graduating from U. C. Berkeley in psychology, he attended USC medical school, interned at Los Angeles County Hospital and then spent 2 years in the USPHS Centers for Disease Control as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer.

During his career at Kaiser-Permanente he worked in family practice and then established the first Emergency Department at Kaiser in the country and served as chief for 15 years.

He has written articles for highly respected peer review journals such as Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of Diseases of Childhood and Journals of Epidemiology, co-authored the 80/20 Diet with Jeanne and is currently writing a new book, Wellness Wealth.

He is a Certified Massage Therapist, a licensed Wellness Coach, a member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and has extensively studied the science of Anti-aging and is certified in Age Management Medicine after training at the Cenegenics Medical Institute in Las Vegas.

Allen is a devoted father of three sons and a community activist, mainly involved in Rotary and environmental causes.

He is dedicating his life to inspiring all to appreciate the sacred gift of the human body, optimizing quality of life and appreciating the interconnectedness of our bodies, our lives, our loved ones, our community and the planet.

Jeanne Peters

Hello and welcome! Since my youth, I have always been interested in the healing power of food and plants. I have been involved in the wellness industry for more than half of my life. I am passionate about my work and find it incredibly rewarding to guide people towards a higher level of wellness. I co- founded Nourishing Wellness to help people discover the joy of an active, healthy lifestyle.

I received my B.S. Degree in Clinical Nutrition from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1979 and have been studying the interconnected issues of food, agriculture, the environment on the impact on healing for the past 25 years. I have extensively studied, written and spoken before my peers on issues related to community food security/sustainable food systems, coordinated school health, and food and nutrition policy. Throughout my career, I have been an advocate for promoting safe, sustainable food choices.

In the early 80’s, as co-owner of Cornucopia, I developed services such as home delivered gourmet meals and specialty catering for people on special diets. Over the years, I have provided a broad range of nutrition communication and consultation services for Pritikin Systems, Kathy Smith, the LA Kings, Bristol Farms Inc, Mattel Corp. Unocal, Chez Melange Inc. and Richard Simmons, where I initially helped launch his successful Deal- A-Meal program. I was named California Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year in 1990 and recently featured as a nutritionist for Discovery Channel’s Fit TV Ultimate Goals series.

As a working mother of three sons, I have learned to balance career, family, and my health by incorporating the principles I coach into my own life. I face the struggles that life throws me each day, just like you. It is not always easy to maintain balance, but maintaining my health is a part of my daily routine. I can support your wellness vision and make your health a vital part of your daily life.

Brighid Desmond

Brighid comes to Nourishing Wellness with over 30 years of experience in Health Care.  She received a B.S. from CSULB in Hospital Administration, an M.P.H. from UCLA in Health Services Management and worked in a wide variety of hospital positions.  These ranged from Ward Clerk and Pharmacy Tech while working her way through college, to Staff Consultant to the CEO’s of 1000 and 1500 bed VA hospitals, and Acting Director of Quality Assurance at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.   Her work as the Administrator for Nourishing Wellness has included training as a Cengenics Patient Care Coordinator.                  

Growing up the 7th of 8 children in a devout Irish Catholic family that camped and hiked constantly, left its mark.  Family, health and spirituality have always come first for Brighid, with education a close second.  Besides her children, Brighid’s passions are permaculture, healthy living and spiritual growth.   She grows most of her own fruit and vegetables organically, is a BioMat distributor, drives her car on Biodiesel fuel, and is studying to become an Agape Licensed Spiritual Practitioner.

After working in mainstream Western medical environments for so long, working at Nourishing Wellness is a long cool drink of water for her. The integrative, cutting edge work that Dr. and Jeanne Peters do, their rare understanding of the connection between individual and planetary health, and the fact that they both walk their talk 100%, leaves her inspired on a daily basis, and extremely grateful to be a part of their team.  Our Nourishing Wellness clientele also inspire her as they are like the Peters, happy, healthy people who are powerfully committed to their health and being all that they can be.  All of this leaves Brighid feeling like working at Nourishing Wellness is a blessing rather than a job, and that Life is Good.