• (215) 266-5757
  • 6782 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19119
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Community Acupuncture of Mount Airy

  • (215) 266-5757
  • Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA 19118​
  • Compassionate Alternative Medicine Associates

Compassionate Alternative Medicine Associates
of Chestnut Hill

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  • (215) 266-5757
  • Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA 19118
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Compassionate Alternative Medicine Associates
and Northwest Center for Food As Medicine

Meet Our Founder

Elise Rivers, founder and acupuncturist, started CAMA Wellness Center 20 years ago. Learn how Elise’s and her staff’s passion for whole-hearted wellness, back on our 10th anniversary, has helped thousands of people become more healthy and vibrant. 

T. Collin Campbell's program at Cornell University
Certified in Oncology Acupuncture
Mulching tree pits on Germantown Ave
Elise describes her work over 9 years as a board member of the Mt. Airy Business Improvement Disctrict (MBID)
Winning the City Gardens Contest for the 6700 block for improvements she implemented
Elise with her Won Institute students where she taught acupuncture for 15 years

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Our Staff by Department

We offer affordable, compassionate, effective, preventive, holistic care, including: acupuncture, bodywork, plant-based nutrition and self-care education.

Acupuncture is a 2500 year old healing art that is empirically effective--meaning over thousands of years, it has proven itself to be a method of healing that works.
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Acupuncture

Learn more about the Northwest Center for Food As Medicine that provides education and support to transform your health.
Meet our Plant-based Nutritionists

Plant-Based Nutrition

Stories From Our Clients

We’ve been serving the Mount Airy region for over 15 years and have been privileged to serve thousands of clients from all backgrounds. Hear what they have to say…

"I have been coming to CAMA since my car accident. Nothing else worked. But when I started acupuncture and kept doing it for a few months, it really started to change my body and how I felt overall. Amazing!"
Jennifer T.Patient for 5 years
"I can't say enough about the CAMA team! My life and attitude have changed drastically. I've referred them to many friends and they've had the same experience. I recommend them to you too!"
Donna Q.Patient for 2 years
"The herbal supplements I've been taking have helped my indigestion when modern medicines could not do. Thank you Elise and CAMA!! I love you!"
Tamara S.Patient for 6 months
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Meet Our Nutritionists

Elise Rivers

Elise Rivers

Elise became a passionate advocate of plant-based eating in 2013, dedicating herself to learning about and communicating the benefits of a whole foods plant-based diet.

Once she realized her knowledge of food-as-medicine could transform her patients’ health, she has continuously immersed herself in teachings from doctors Neal Barnard, Michael Greger, T. Colin Campbell, Michael Klaper and Caldwell Esselstyn.

Through promoting lifestyle medicine at CAMA, she continues to be gratified and amazed by the progress her patients make in dramatically improving or reversing the course of their chronic diseases and conditions.

She has experience with altering the course of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity and hypertension with this affordable, powerful, accessible (and do-able!) solution.

Certified by both T. Colin Campbell’s Center for Nutrition Studies program in plant-based nutrition:

T. Collin Campbell's program at Cornell Univerity

as well as Dr. Klaper’s Moving Medicine Forward Initiative:

She helps her clients to be empowered and inspired to reclaim their vitality, laying the foundation for a long and healthy life. 

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