Let Food Be Thy Medicine. -Hippocrates
It is no secret that the food you eat can have a profound impact on your body and your health. In Chinese medicine, each type of food has its own set of properties that can be utilized to promote wellness. In fact, many of the foods and spices you are already cooking with in your kitchen are used in Chinese herbal therapy.
Eastern nutritional counseling begins with evaluating the foods you are eating now to determine how they might be impacting your medical condition. Once that is accomplished, the next step is to make recommendations for foods that can be added to your diet to enhance the healing process. Depending on your personal resources and ability, a customized meal plan is created to address your specific health concerns.
This is very different from Western nutritional counseling, which focuses on caloric intake, nutrients, diet, and exercise. Eastern nutritional counseling focuses on identifying and eating the correct foods for your constitution, specific illness, or condition. As you begin to incorporate these foods into your meals, you will begin to see improvements in your health.
Eastern nutritional counseling begins with evaluating the foods you are eating now to determine how they might be impacting your medical condition. Once that is accomplished, the next step is to make recommendations for foods that can be added to your diet to enhance the healing process. Depending on your personal resources and ability, a customized meal plan is created to address your specific health concerns.
This is very different from Western nutritional counseling, which focuses on caloric intake, nutrients, diet, and exercise. Eastern nutritional counseling focuses on identifying and eating the correct foods for your constitution, specific illness, or condition. As you begin to incorporate these foods into your meals, you will begin to see improvements in your health.
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