Your Questions Answered

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Why is the state of digestion so important?

Digestion of food and digestion of life are interconnected. When someone is not digesting food properly it can affect every aspect of their life, and when someone is not digesting life, it can create difficulty with digesting food. Some examples include if someone has a heated state of digestion it can cause them to be hot tempered, judgmental, overstressed, and make emotional choices. In life is someone is having difficulty digesting loss of a loved one, job, or chapter in their life they can experience slow sluggish digestion leading to a buildup of toxins which can circle back to more difficulty digesting the loss.  There are multiple states of digestion, just like there are multiple states of life, both are everchanging.

What is the difference between nutrition and diet?

Diet is food that is consumed. Nutrition is how food functions within the body and the results of that function. 

Are appointments covered by insurance?

No, appointments are self-pay only 

Is this a weight management clinic?

No, whether you are overweight or underweight the priority is to balance the state of digestion. When the state of digestion is balanced those who are overweight may notice a reduction in weight and those who are underweight may notice an increase in weight. 

Do I need to be a vegan or vegetarian? 

No, whatever your preferences are they will be included in your personalized recommendations. 

What is Ayurveda?

Ayurveda is a natural approach to wellness that focuses on healing from the inside out. It promotes balance of the mind, body, and consciousness through proper drinking, diet, lifestyle, and herbal remedies. It helps to eliminate impurities, reduce disease symptoms, increase resistance to disease, and create harmony with life. 

What is Functional Nutrition? 

Functional Nutrition is an all-encompassing approach to wellness that goes beyond diet to look at all aspects of a person’s life and how that relates to how food is obtained, digested, and absorb. It promotes a balanced state of wellbeing using food to nourish all areas of life.