Holistic Nutrition Consultation

Nutrition is a vital component of Medicine and health in general. Understanding the chemistry of how foods obtain their qualities is important for a holistic understanding of the body. Food has been used as an essential part of medicine and prevention of dis-ease for thousands of years. Holistic practitioners have always seen marked improvement when their patients change diet and lifestyle, perhaps more so than taking a specific herb or supplement. Food could be slower to take affect than other medicines and herbs, but it more profoundly affects all systems of the body.

The Surgeon General of the US in 1988 acknowledged that fully two thirds of all deaths are directly affected by improper diet and poor eating habits. It is not enough for holistic practitioners to offer remedies for ailments with out addressing the etiology of the dis-ease in the first place. Part of this practice includes adequate holistic nutrition consultation by an integrative nutrition counselor. If we do not understand well the chemistry of nutrition and even color of foods it renders recommending adequate changes in diet to our patients difficult.

Much of Asian medicine classifies food according to its thermal nature, and adding in the components of pH (potential of hydrogen) and color bring a simple, yet rich dimension to this system of healing with foods. Chromotherapy and phytotherapy work on the basis that the food color tints themselves have healthful properties. They correspond with the chakra system as well as reflect trace minerals in the body. Bronwyn, An integrative nutrition counselor, integrates elements such as food color and other techniques to help patients make simple choices in food selection and preparation, making meals a more valuable source of healing easily and effectively.

Another important component of a holistic nutrition consultation is the analysis of emotional patterns. Emotions and other lifestyle choices also play a major role—both in balancing pH, as well as in determining disease etiology. If the body is too acidic all sorts of disharmonies could present themselves. Mild acidosis can cause such problems as obesity, premature aging, hormone concerns, yeast and fungal overgrowths, low energy, cardiovascular damage, and immune deficiency, to name only a few. One’s body is able to assimilate nutrients properly only when it has a balanced pH.

Knowing which foods alkalinize the body is a good basis for nutrition. In addition, simply adding a full spectrum of color to one’s meals can guarantee a diverse supply of nutrients and minerals. Through understanding the chemistry of pH and color spectrum an integrative nutrition counselor can properly advise patients which modifications are fundamental to long term improvement in health and well-being.

Through exposure to Asian medicine in the context of holistic nutritional consultation, patients are able to view their meal choices through a new paradigm. As an integrative nutrition counselor, Bronwyn guides her clients in incorporating into their daily routines the proper healing foods each individual patient can take advantage of every day. Please visit the online scheduler to schedule a holistic nutrition consultation with Bronwyn.

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