Today we’d like to introduce you to Dr. Jac Medeiros.
Hi Dr. Jac, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
Holistic wellness was a side hobby that became my career. I was working as the chief-of-staff of a cybersecurity firm, spending my days in incident reports and board decks, then going home to obsessively research the gut-brain axis, Ayurvedic recipes, and adrenal fatigue.
Eventually it clicked that tech wasn’t my endgame — I needed something more human and aligned. I quit, enrolled in a 4-year master’s program in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and had my quarter life crisis about “starting over at almost 30,” a hilarious concern in hindsight as 30 turned out to feel way younger than I’d anticipated.
After graduation and licensure, I worked all over LA while finishing my professional doctorate. I saw patients at various clinics, community events, wellness pop-ups, and my living room, treating anyone who would let me put needles in them. I saw every opportunity as experience and exposure, and I quickly established a network of loyal patients who helped me build a word-of-mouth practice.
In late 2024, I opened Drift Natural Medicine in Venice. I recently opened a second location in Huntington Beach.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Entrepreneurship is freedom, but it’s also a neverending email inbox, constant supplies orders, cancellation fee guilt, cryptic letters from the IRS (or maybe scammers?), and long hours playing on Canva and Squarespace. It has been both my most exciting creative endeavor and the topic of many recent therapy sessions. As challenging as running my own practice can be, I still feel like I have the best job ever and pinch myself that I get to sit in my cozy clinic and talk about Eastern Medicine every day.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
Drift is my boutique acupuncture and natural medicine clinic. I wanted to build a space where treatments felt like a spa day and also fulfilled all of my patients’ healthcare needs. My intention with this space is to give every patient the safest and most rejuvenating hour of their week using traditional wisdom, clinical experience, and intuition.
I perform an unrushed and thorough intake at every appointment, use natural fiber linens, mist everyone with flower essences, finish every session with a scalp and neck acupressure massage, and clear the space with incense in between patients. But I also make an effort to address every symptom that comes into my office, whether that’s using acupuncture, cupping, bodywork, herbal medicine and supplements, moxibustion, Chinese food energetics-based nutrition therapy, acupressure… Eastern Medicine has no shortage of modalities, and I’ve found that it contains the solution to virtually any concern.
I’m a general practitioner and see all types of cases, from knee pain to migraines to IVF support. Lately I’m treating a lot of digestive disorders, hormonal imbalance, and MCAS/EDS. I have specialized training in cosmetic acupuncture, medical grade microneedling, and jaw/facial massage, so I offer some holistic aesthetics services as well.
I also see a lot of complex and chronic cases — unexplained bloating, trap tension that never goes away, recurrent UTIs or yeast infections, stubborn cystic acne, fatigue despite normal lab ranges; the list goes on. Acupuncture tends to be a last resort for patients when other doctors or practitioners didn’t have the answers. Many patients come to Drift after they’ve “tried everything,” and I love that Eastern Medicine’s root-cause, holistic approach finally brings relief to these patients.
Do you have recommendations for books, apps, blogs, etc?
I love the Open meditation app, especially the vocal toning exercises. I also use Pinterest daily for branding inspiration and general goal visualization.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.driftnaturalmedicine.com
- Instagram: @dr.jacmedeiros
Image Credits
Additional images 1, 3, 4, 5 ONLY: Marisa Bertani
