Centered Healing
Nutrition
Heal Your Gut
Reduce Inflammation
build Immunity
Heal Your Gut
Reduce Inflammation
build Immunity
Your gut knows you need this
This 6 week guided nutrition program will give your body the opportunity to gently cleanse without juicing, calorie counting, meal substitutions or supplements. Eating real, unprocessed, nourishing, nutrient dense food brings results that will last. Mood swings and cravings disappear, aches and pains, complaints and ailments that drag you down each day wane, you stay satisfied longer, and provide the basis for healthy weight and blood chemistry.
Based on both Chinese Medicine principles and Western dietary concepts, this program will bring you an opportunity to experience an in depth yet practical approach to nutrition, a way of eating that will empower you with the knowledge to do your part in influencing your health, through how you feed your body.
6 weekly live classes with Q & A begin with 2 weeks of preparatory instruction to set you up for success for when you begin the 4 week eating plan. You will receive a manual with guidelines, recipes and meal plans, access to a closed and private Facebook group for accountability, community and inspiration, plus individual email support as needed. Those participating for the first time will have a 50 minute individual zoom consult with Helen prior to the program to understand your health history and current lifestyle, to ensure that this is a good fit for you and to prepare you for the program.
If you are looking for a lifestyle that will support you and your family and change your life, sign up now to get started! If you have questions about the program, please click here or see the FAQ below.
WHAT WE WILL COVER
Is this program right for you?
This program provides a sustainable healthy plan which is suitable for most people. Check out the FAQs here.
Several aspects make this program unique (that you will learn in the process). Some basics:
Yes. Neither gluten or dairy are included on the program.
Absolutely. The majority of the diet is plant based. Eggs, chicken and fish are included in the diet for those that eat them (and for some particular individuals grass fed lamb or wild game may be recommended), but it is your choice which recipes you choose within the meal plans. There are plenty of legume or non glutinous grain based dishes for those that don’t eat animal protein.
From a dietary perspective, very much so!! It will provide your body with the optimum nutrition to regain your vitality postpartum and help your body produce the most nutritious milk for your little one. Whether it is practically doable for you will depend on your individual circumstances, such as do you have other young children and how much support do you have at home for grocery shopping, preparing meals and clean up! The program does require that you have additional time to carve out above your current daily demands. I have first hand experience of those years with my children born 13 months apart. Reach out to me if you’d like to discuss how it might be doable for you.
Those that have weight to lose will lose weight and those that don’t will lose very little. The body is intelligent. There is no measuring or weighing portion sizes; eating mindfully is the emphasis, not calorie counting. A little weight loss is inevitable at the beginning because as inflammation subsides, the body holds onto less water. The program also facilitates a gentle detoxification of the toxins that are primarily stored in fat cells and some weight loss will occur as these are liberated. Those of slim build tend to lose at the most a few pounds, and re-gain it beyond, but it will be a healthier body mass that is regained.
Migraines can be unique to the individual in their root cause, but what migraine sufferers find by doing this program is that they identify many of the dietary and lifestyle triggers that contribute to the intensity and frequency of their migraines. With the foundation of healthy nutrition providing signifiant relief from constant migraines, they then have the energy and motivation to make individual adjustments that will provide the further support they need. Saying that, some people have found complete resolution from migraines following this program.
To succeed with the program, you do need to be able to carve out time to shop and cook beyond what you currently do, and to attend or watch the classes/videos on a weekly basis. The first two weeks are important prep time when you will cook dishes that freeze well. This is a very helpful step in getting you set up for success. During your one on one orientation call we discuss what you may be able to let go of or delegate so that you can prioritize your health for the 6 weeks of the program. Some short cuts can be made by those that can spend money on certain products available at the store that others may choose to learn to make themselves at home much more affordably. I find that two key reasons that people do not support their health with good nutrition is that either they do not know where to start, or they do not have or make time. If you are ready to make time for your health, this program is here to guide and support you with structure and a method that will support your health for life.
The feedback from past participants is that they feel such a noticeable difference in their symptoms and energy levels that they have no desire to go back to their previous way of eating. You learn that eating well does take time and effort but you experience how worth it it is. Many people report how often they go back to the manual months and years later. The 6 week program itself could be referred to as “nutrition boot camp”. It would not be sustainable, nor necessary, to follow the program 100% year round to sustain good health. But many people recognize certain principles that they learnt have a significant impact on how they feel on a daily basis and are motivated to stick to the adjustments they made on going. Every year, at least 50% of the participants are repeat participants, doing it for the 3rd, 4th or even 5th time, not because they did not get enough the first time, but because they learnt so much and felt so well, as well as enjoying the group experience. The feedback from your body is undeniable.
What do I get?
6 Weekly Zoom Classes
200 page manual
recipes and meal plans
Private support group
E-mail support
LIVE Q & A
In her clinical practice, Helen specializes in Gastrointestinal disorders, the often concurrent autoimmune and metabolic conditions, and anxiety. Food as medicine is one of the foundations of her treatment principles. Her goal is always to educate and empower her patients to take an active role in their healing process as well as the prevention of disease. To this end, she has led hundreds of her patients through her uniquely designed group nutrition program over the past fourteen years. With a background in biochemistry, Helen blends traditional eastern approaches to the latest clinical research to help guide people out of the confusion of how to eat for health and vitality, in a sustainable way year round. The words that she frequently hears from participants are “life changing” .
Helen is passionate about Chinese Medicine and is committed to helping people find their best path to wholehearted health. She describes herself as a seeker, a guide, a teacher and a coach, with the goal of helping people rediscover their inner natural healing intelligence that lies ready to be awakened. Helen has a Masters In Chemistry from University of Manchester, UK and is a graduate of the Masters program in Classical Chinese Medicine at the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland OR and a Licensed Acupuncturist in the state of OR.
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Licensed Acupuncturists Helen Spieth, L.Ac, and Meghan Ewing, L.Ac, offer holistic natural therapies, Acupuncture, and Chinese Medicine at Centered Healing in NE Portland, for the treatment of Digestive Conditions, Autoimmune Disease, Hormonal Imbalances, Mental Health and Pain. Serving patients from Portland, Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin, Lake Oswego, West Linn, and more.
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