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Transform Your Health with ECS Wellness
At ECS Wellness, we specialize in integrative and holistic medicine, offering personalized cannabis solutions to enhance your well-being. Our compassionate team is dedicated to guiding you on your journey to optimal health.
Balance Your ECS
A Recalibration Station for your Mind, Body, and Spirit.
Let us help you balance your:
Mood Appetite Pain Sleep
The Endocannabinoid System
Endocannabinoid System (ECS) is a complex system in the human body that plays a crucial role in regulating various physiological processes, including pain sensation, immune response, and neuroprotection. Cannabinoids interact with this system (primarily through CB1 and CB2 receptors) to exert their effects.
Using the Endocannabinoid System (ECS) as the model, ECS Wellness offers personalized cannabinoid care.
As Integrative Medicine Specialists, we use multiple modalities, such as mind-body medicine, lifestyle medicine, and cannabis therapeutics to help patients re-calibrate and return to homeostasis or balance.
ECS Wellness providers offer prescriptive guidance on how to increase one’s production of endocannabinoids in combination with supplementing with phytocannabinoids from cannabis to achieve an optimal quality of life.
Why ECS Wellness?
Medical Marijuana
We provide access to medical marijuana and expert guidance to patients who qualify and would benefit from the medical benefits of safe cannabinoid therapy.
Holistic Approach
Our specialists integrate mind, body, and spirit through proven techniques, lifestyle medicine, and cannabis therapeutics to create a balanced and effective healing experience.
Expert Guidance
Our knowledgeable healthcare providers offer ongoing support and education throughout your wellness journey.
Patient-Centric Focus
Your health and comfort are our top priorities in every consultation and treatment.
ECS Wellness Advantage
Associated with one of the most prestigious hospital systems in the world, ECS Wellness has the ability to collaborate with MGB and Harvard Medical School Colleagues.
Why Trust Us?
We use NIH-endorsed Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)—prestigious tools trusted by leading institutions—to track your symptoms and quality of life, ensuring care aligns with your goals. This patient-first approach drives personalized, evidence-based treatment for better results.
The ECS Wellness Advantage
As a part of the MGB network, ECS Wellness partners with many departments within the MGB, such as the MGH Neurogastroenterology and MGH Sarcoma Clinics and is proud to be one of the MGH Cancer Center’s Support Services.
Understanding Your ECS
The Endocannabinoid System (ECS) is your body’s natural balancing mechanism—orchestrating rhythm, tempo, and tone throughout your entire system. More than just regulating sleep, memory, mood, appetite, and pain, the ECS is fundamental to maintaining harmony between mind and body.
Your body produces its own cannabinoids (endocannabinoids) that interact with specialized receptors throughout your nervous system, helping to restore balance when life’s stressors throw you off kilter. This system is designed to return you to your natural state of wellness and ease.
At ECS Wellness, we work with you to optimize your ECS through two primary approaches:
- Increasing your body's own cannabinoid production through mindful activities
- Expert guidance in the use of medical marijuana to regulate your ECS.
Our goal is to help you achieve your optimal ECS wellness —the balanced state where you can experience greater peace, clarity, and well-being in your daily life.
Conditions We Treat
Insomnia
Anxiety
Depression
Chronic Pain
PTSD
Abdominal pain
IBS & IBD
Chronic nausea
cancer related symptoms
Unhealthy Weight
neuropathy
Loss of appetite
ECS Wellness Is Your Gateway to Legal, Safe, Accessible Medical Marijuana
During your consultation, our medical providers will evaluate your condition and create personalized recommendations for your specific diagnosis. These may include medical marijuana alongside holistic approaches such as meditation or nutritional guidance.
If beneficial for your condition, medical marijuana certification will be provided as part of your comprehensive care plan.
Contact ECS Wellness to schedule your consultation and discover how medical marijuana can be integrated into your personalized treatment approach.
Our medical professionals are here to provide guidance, not just a card. We’re committed to helping you understand how cannabis can be most effective for your specific health needs.
Testimonials
EXCELLENT Based on 65 reviews Posted on Ericka AndrewsTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. exceptional care givers with knowledge and resources that are always offered better then my own primary care doctorsPosted on Anna Maria CugnoTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. To be honest I had been seeing Dr Z, when I heard I was going to see a different doctor I became very apprehensive. Once I met Keirsten I was pleasantly surprised and happy with her. She was very polite, knowledgeable and listened to my input.Posted on Erica MarshTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Keirston was professional and knowledgeable.Posted on Yamaira CintronTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Love this they are so understanding and patientPosted on Michelle StevensTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Shared her knowledge and expertise to help me in ways I need relief.
Our Process
Becoming an ECS Wellness Patient
Book A Telemedicine Appointment
Schedule your virtual consultation with our certified cannabis expert.
Complete Patient
Paperwork
Fill out medical history and consent forms through our secure patient portal before your appointment.
Provide Health Insurance Information
Submit insurance information for possible coverage of consultation and complementary holistic services.
Start Your Wellness Journey
Meet with your provider to discuss personalized treatment options and begin your wellness journey.
Meredith L.
Salem, MA
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Condition Treated:
Chronic Pain, Anxiety & Mental Health Support
Before:
Constant nerve pain, severe anxiety, medication side effects, emotional exhaustion
After:
Pain reduced to a small part of the day, calmer mind, emotional balance, improved quality of life
ECS Wellness truly listened when no one else did. After years of trying countless medications with no relief, medical cannabis became the one consistent solution that helped me regain control over my body and my mental health.
Dr. Zach took the time to understand my full journey — my pain, my anxiety, and my goals — and helped guide me toward a treatment plan that actually worked. Today, my pain is manageable, my anxiety is under control, and I finally feel empowered instead of overwhelmed. ECS Wellness gave me hope and stability when I needed it most.
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Latest News - Blog
Read our blogs to stay informed about the latest in cannabinoid medicine.

ECS Wellness vs. Other Cannabis Clinics: What Sets Us Apart
Summary: ECS Wellness is a physician-run, insurance-accepting integrative medical practice that goes beyond cannabis certifications. With Harvard- and Mass General-affiliated expertise, it operates with all

Tracking Your Progress: How ECS Wellness Uses NIH-Endorsed PROMs for Personalized Cannabis Care
Summary: ECS Wellness offers NIH-approved PROMs to track and record the health parameters and variations in the cannabis ecosystem, emphasizing patient needs. Measuring aspects like

Achieving Mental Health Harmony: Integrating Mind-Body Medicine, Lifestyle Care & Cannabis
Summary: ECS Wellness sees mental health through a holistic lens, integrating mind-body practice, lifestyle care, and cannabis therapy into one continuum. This approach addresses the