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Nutrition & Herbal Wellness Consultation
Work with me to improve your diet and lifestyle! During our first session together, we will discover your needs and goals through a detailed nutritional assessment. I will then suggest dietary changes, nutritional supplements and herbal remedies as needed. You will receive a written email with all of my notes and your nutrition care plan. Follow up visits to be scheduled as needed to refine our nutrition care plan and address any necessary changes.
Initial Visit— 75 minutes, $150
Follow up — 60 minutes $120, 30 minutes $60
Speaking Engagements/Seminars
Are you looking for a lively presentation or class to bring to your group? I am available to speak on 50+ nutrition related topics at any venue-your office; your civic group; even your home! I have over 20 years of speaking experience and have taught classes to children and adults at the grade school, high school and college level. Hands-on classes, such as Edible & Medicinal Wild Plant walks and Herbal Medicine Making workshops are my specialty! I will also act as a facilitator for health-related groups and meet ups.
Call for a list of potential topics. $150.00/1 hr presentation.
Wild Food/ Medicinal Plant Foraging & Education
Seasoned mentor and guide with twenty-eight years teaching experience. Learn medicinal plants, wild foods, edible mushrooms, Plant Spirit medicine, sustainability, field botany, simple ceremony and medicine making in a one-on-one instructional format. Learn only what you want to learn. $75.00 /2 hour session in- person or virtual instruction.
Eating well means choosing the most nutrient dense foods the earth has to offer.
Our physical health is created and maintained through the nourishment given to us by the plants and animals we consume. We must pay close attention to the way our food is grown and processed if we are to live a vital, disease-free life. Wholesome food is real food that is organic, minimally processed and locally grown.
Fresh, organic produce and humanely raised animal foods should make up the bulk of a healthy diet. Transitioning away from a diet high in refined sugars, starches and fats creates a foundation for health. Traditional methods of food preparation also enhance the nutritional quality of the foods we eat. For thirty years I have been living and promoting an organic lifestyle.
Although my personal food choices have changed over time as my understanding of the science of Nutrition has changed, it is more apparent than ever that a healthy diet of wholesome, nutrient dense, organic foods is the most essential factor in preventing disease and safe guarding health.
Natural therapies such as herbs and targeted dietary supplements can complement, but don’t replace this need for a healthy diet. Integrating a wholesome diet with natural therapies and conventional medicine must be the way of the future, if we are to thrive. As a practitioner, I welcome collaboration with your physician or other health care provider, in order for you to receive the best healthcare possible.
About Herbalism
Herbal blending is the ancient art of combining herbs to promote health and to prevent or treat illness. A medicinal “herb” can be derived from any part of a plant for its therapeutic value. This ancient science is over five thousand years old, and while still new to modern America, these treatments are still used today in 75% of the world.
An herbalist is an expert in the practice and study of administering traditional medicinal herbs. The primary focus of an herbalist is to treat people as individuals irrespective of the disease or condition they are experiencing.
Health progress begins when the body is able to use its innate healing power through the use of herbs, diet or lifestyle change. Herbalists treat the body first to engage its natural healing capabilities, as compared to modern medicine that generally confronts the disease or condition. Herbs are used to maximize one’s health potential. For thousands of years medicine has been thought of as an art, not just a science. It takes a skilled and knowledgeable individual to properly facilitate an individual treatment plan.
Instructor at The Institute of Sustainable Nutrition
“Alison is an Instructor at The Institute of Sustainable Nutrition in West Granby, CT, where she teaches “ The Science of Nutrition” and co-teaches “Kitchen Medicine “ & “Sustainable Herbalism."
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