Nutritional Counseling

Food is the first line of medicine. In Chinese Medicine most foods are associated with one of the Five Elements ( Wood, Fire, Earth, Water and Metal), and as such, have energetic properties which help alleviate certain conditions. These may vary according to the weather. I often suggest foods which will help to bring the body back into balance.
For example, here is a list of generally healthy foods. You will notice that junk food / fast food is not on the list.

Food List – The Energetics of Food

Vegetables

Alfalfa Sprouts
Asparagus
Bamboo Shoot
Beets
Bell Pepper
Bok Choy
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Chard
Corn
Cucumber
Daikon Radish
Kale
Mushrooms
Napa Cabbage
Peas
Potato
Pumpkin
Seaweed
Squash
Sweet Potato

Fruits

Apples
Apricot
Bananas
Cherries
Grapefruit
Grapes
Mango
Oranges
Papaya
Pears
Pineapples
Strawberry
Watermelon

Meat and Dairy

Beef
Chicken
Egg
Fish
Lamb
Milk/Milk Products
Pork

Grains

Barley
Brown Rice
Buckwheat
Cornmeal
Millet
Oats
Rye
Wheat
Wheat Bran
Wheat Germ
White Rice

Nuts, Seeds, & Legumes

Almonds
Black Beans
Mung Beans
Peanuts
Pine Nuts
Sesame Seeds
Soybeans
Walnuts

Herbs and Miscellaneous

Basil
Cinnamon
Garlic
Ginger
Honey
Molasses, Blackstrap
Olive
Parsley
Tofu