Our Approach
Our metabolic health program in Arlington, MA offers a transformative experience
For individuals seeking to improve their metabolic health through an immersive and comprehensive program. Located just outside of Boston, our flagship program is designed to accommodate up to five clients in residence at a time and up to three community-based clients, offering a unique treatment experience. With a team of dedicated professionals, cutting-edge technology, and a holistic approach to wellness, we aim to empower clients to take control of their health and well-being.
What we do
We specialize in treating mental health through metabolic interventions, including:
Ketogenic Therapy
Personalized nutrition plans and chef-prepared ketogenic meals
Exercise & Movement
Personalized fitness plans with a trainer
Stress Reduction
Mindfulness, neurofeedback, and heart rate variability training
Avoiding Metabolic Disruptors
We use purified water systems, air purifiers, and air-purifying plants while avoiding plastics and processed foods
Circadian Rhythm Alignment
Optimizing sleep and light exposure
Our program is based in Arlington, MA, providing a serene environment conducive to healing and self-discovery.
Clients can enroll for a minimum of four weeks, with the option to extend up to 12 weeks, as recommended by our team of experts.
Program core pillars
01
The power of metabolic health
Transform mental health by addressing insulin resistance and mitochondrial health. Equip the brain with a consistent and efficient energy source through ketones.
02
Address root causes
Move beyond symptom management to treat the underlying causes of mental illness. Prioritize interventions like nutrition, exercise, mind-body practices and circadian-rhythm alignment rather than solely relying on medication.
03
Sustainable transformation
Ensure long-term success through education, skill-building and personalized tools that clients can carry forward after discharge.
What to expect at accord
Clients can enroll for a minimum of one month, with the option to extend to two or three months, as recommended by our team of experts. We provide clients with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed for sustained metabolic and mental health improvements.
- Improved mood stability and reduced anxiety: Upgraded metabolic health leads to fewer mood swings and less anxiety.
- Enhanced cognitive function: Bypassing insulin resistance and improved mitochondrial health supports better attention, focus and memory.
- Reduced inflammation: Clients often report feeling clearer and more energetic.
- Holistic well-being: By integrating physical, mental and social health, we foster true healing.
- Private rooms in a beautifully renovated residence in Arlington, Massachusetts.
- Accord is just a block away from the beautiful Spy Pond and bike path.
- Advanced tools like continuous-glucose monitors, ketone level monitoring, body-composition analysis, and extensive biomarker tracking.
- Weekly and monthly mental health screenings.
- Group activities and excursions that combine education with fun and connection
- Structured days: Daily routines include personalized fitness, mindfulness practice and skill-building sessions.
- Expert guidance: From chefs to personal trainers, our team empowers clients with tools for independent living.
- Immersive learning: Hands-on activities like meal preparation and HeartMath coaching ensure clients leave with practical skills for lasting wellness.
- InBody machine, which is a body-composition measurement tool. It allows us to track things such as weight, visceral fat, skeletal-muscle mass, body-fat mass, body-mass index, percent body fat, etc.)
- HeartMath: a device that helps track coherence scores, a measure of the regularity of one’s heart-rhythm pattern
- Daily ketone-level checks
- Continuous glucose monitoring with CGMs
- Watches to track HRV, heart rate, sleep and movement
- Extensive lab work to measure inflammation levels, insulin resistance, hormone levels and other various metabolic markers which are done monthly
Program Options
Residential Program: Fully immersive
Day Program: Intensive outpatient care while living at home
Coaching Continuum: Ongoing virtual support for those pursuing metabolic care
A day in the life at accord
A typical day at Accord is designed to nurture metabolic and mental health:
- Morning: Start with a nutritious ketogenic breakfast and a walk to see the sun and set the circadian clock.
- Midday: Engage in a personalized fitness session and educational groups on nutrition and metabolic science; eat a delicious chef-prepared ketogenic lunch followed by a walk.
- Afternoon: Work on skills such as cooking keto-friendly meals or go grocery shopping with guidance from staff.
- Evening: After a delicious chef-prepared ketogenic dinner, reflect during a group discussion that is followed by an evening walk to stabilize glucose levels.
Meet the Team
Accord’s multidisciplinary team combines expertise to offer seamless, client-centered care:
Guides metabolic therapies and adjusts psychiatric medications as needed
Provides psychological support and care coordination from preadmission to discharge
Creates individualized ketogenic plans tailored to client preferences and needs
Teaches clients to prepare delicious, therapeutic meals
Builds fitness routines to complement metabolic therapy
Oversees medical needs
Support emotional and physical health through implementing treatment plans
Words From our clients
Housing
Enjoy the comfort of a private bedroom and shared baths, with bright, open living spaces and a large teaching kitchen. Located just a block from scenic Spy Pond and the bike path, and a short stroll to Arlington Center.
