Food as medicine, medicine as food. You are what you eat, afterall. We believe that your kitchen is the first place to look to affect your health.
In Chinese Medicine, our approach in teaching dietary principles is based on the energetics, aesthetics, and good taste of food. Food therapy is extremely valuable as it is the very base of our physical integrity and renewal. Shakespeare said "You are what you eat." We factor into our food choices such things as food's shape, color, flavor, temperature, taste, what organ or organs it strengthens, how it effects those organs, size, where it is grown, as well as, is it a root, stem, leaf, branch, or flower. All of these factors directly effect how your organs function as a whole.
We teach simple dietary life changes that will improve your overall digestive function, aid assimilation, and help the coordinated function of all your major physiological functions including respiratory, circulatory, cardio-pulmonary, urinary, muscular-skeletal, digestive, and reproductive systems. It is important to eat seasonally and locally. Certain foods should only be eaten in one season, otherwise they can damage function.