Need to Know
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Who is this course for?Everyone -
Course length (start & watch when you want)1.40 hours of video content -
ExtrasLifetime access · Certificate of completion
Meet your course instructor
Gillian Marsollier | RAc
Gillian Marsollier has been a Registered Acupuncturist in British Columbia since 2001, and an instructor of acupuncture for 20+ years. After completing a 4-year Masters Program in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, she began her teaching career in Newfoundland. There she wrote the bulk of the curriculum for a 3-year acupuncture program and served as the Acupuncture Program Director. Gillian was then transferred to Halifax, where she successfully gained approval by the Board of Education in Nova Scotia for an acupuncture program. In addition to teaching, she practiced at a very successful multi-faceted alternative treatment centre while residing on the East Coast. In 2008 Gillian went to Nepal to teach acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine modalities at a medical facility. They are still using the modalities to this day to treat the locals from the Himalayan hills. For the last 5 years, Gillian has been pursuing the media side of acupuncture and natural healing through the creation of LIFT Education Academy. Through this online education platform, she has created many popular courses including bootcamps that have become the national gold standard for preparation for TCM registration exams.
Course description
Learn about eight common foods to support health ailments, with an in-depth discussion about their flavour, temperature, energetics, organs entered, and therapeutics. Learn easy, effective recipes for each food covered.
This class covers:
•How to provide dietary support for common ailments, like high blood pressure, edema, cough, endometriosis, and more.
•Analysis of eight foods in detail, with effective, therapeutic recipes for each.
•Two case studies to demonstrate the effectiveness of TCM nutritional approaches.
•Clinical or home applications for those who want to learn more about TCM therapeutic nutrition.
List of plants/foods that will be covered in the class:
1.Celery
2.Parsley
3.Pears
4.Sweet potato
5.Cayenne pepper
6.Goat whey
7.Watermelon
8.Fennel
Those who can prescribe effective recipes to address disease and relieve mental suffering are truly good physicians.
-From The Thousand Gold Formulas, First Classic of Food Cures medical book in the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE)
One should take toxic herbs to combat pathogens, consume 5 grains to nourish the vital organs, reinforce them with 5 fruits, strengthen them with 5 animal meats, and supplement them with 5 vegetables. Energy and flavour should be balanced to produce vital energy in the body.
-From the Huang di Nei Jing, 3rd century BCE
