Chinese Nutritional Therapy

"Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food." - Hippocrates
What is Chinese Nutritional Therapy?
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, diet plays an important role in treating disease. Natural foods, like Chinese herbs, are comprised of many healing properties and can be used to treat a vast array of illnesses and medical conditions. In Chinese nutritional therapy, each food contains certain elements such as:
  • Thermal nature (cold, cool, neutral, warm, or hot)
  • Flavor (sweet, sour, bitter, salty, pungent, or neutral)
  • Actions (its effects on the body) 
  • Indications (conditions it can treat) 
Based on these elements, foods are recommended according to your Chinese diagnosis and individual  needs. Other important elements of Chinese Nutritional Therapy include the quality of food you eat, how your food is prepared, how your food is combined, and meal planning.

What you will learn in your Nutritional Evaluation?
A Chinese nutritional evaluation is usually done in conjunction with treatment. At your first meeting with Ellie, you will be given a Six Day Food Diary  to complete. This diary will be evaluated by Ellie and then a separate appointment will be scheduled to go through the evaluation. The evaluation takes approximately one hour and all information will be given to you in binder-form. Some of the things you will learn include:
  • Foods you should include in your diet
  • Foods you should avoid
  • Food preparation
  • Sample menus
  • Supplement recommendations
  • Food combining for better digestion
  • Daily food percentages and proportions
  • Importance of organic foods
  • Healthy food articles
  • List of kitchen utensils
  • How to stock your kitchen
  • Restaurant/Grocery directory
  • Yoga poses for digestion
  • Recipes
Sustaining your Health through Diet
Chinese Nutritional Therapy is the cornerstone to sustaining the changes you make once treatment is completed. The goal is to educate and empower you to maintain your health in a natural and enjoyable way without the reliance on pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter drugs. 

Conditions treated with Chinese Nutritional Therapy
Virtually all medical conditions can benefit from Chinese Nutritional Therapy. A few commonly treated conditions include:
Chronic pain conditions
Migraines
Allergies
Irritable bowel syndrome
Auto-immune disorders
Hyperlipidemia
Hypoglycemia
Type 2 diabetes
Infertility
Anemia
Pre-menstrual syndrome
Menopause
Weight gain
Irregular cycles
Depression & anxiety
Insomnia
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