Diet & Lifestyle Consultation

Medical scholars and practitioners of China have been paying great attention to the effects of diet and lifestyle habits for a very long time. Their conclusions are available to you through the tradition of Chinese medicine.

In Chinese medicine, diet and lifestyle are seen as the front-line approach to maintaining good health. By following a proper diet and lifestyle, one can avoid the causes of the 10,000 diseases. Although there are general recommendations, the approach is very individual-based. Whether something is good for you, or bad for you is relative. First we need to ask "who are you?"

This is where many exercise programs, diets and nutritional supplements fail. Something is declared to be good and healthy, but for whom? Is it what you need? Why? Can you digest and assimilate it? Is it the right kind of exercise for your age condition and body type?

More is not always the answer, as sometimes leaving something out of your diet will increase your energy more than a mega-dose of supplements. Sometimes less strenuous, or more appropriate exercise will provide a healthier result.

This is a very important issue. You can fill yourself with "nutrition", but if you can't digest and assimilate it, or don't need it, not only is it a waste but it also puts your body under strain as it attempts to deal with the added waste which can build up and become toxic. Too much strenuous exercise can deplete your energy and healthy fluids.

The Chinese medicine approach is based on your individual constitution and current condition. Exercise, foods and preparation methods are chosen to agree with the needs of your condition, those in conflict with your needs are eliminated, changed, or reduced. Rather than looking at what a food is and what things it contains, the emphasis is on a dynamic view of what a food does, and how it performs in your body.