Sasang Dietary Therapy
What I have found after 22 years of practice is that diet is extremely important. This has led me to study Sasang dietary therapy as an aid not only to helping acupuncture be more effective, but as a stand-alone treatment for enhanced health.
Sasang
Consititutional
Medicine
originated
in
Korea
about
400
years
ago.
At
that
time
the
physician,
Lee
Je-ma,
observed
that
people
had
different
reactions
to
the
same
herbal
medicines.
From
this
starting
point
he
developed
Sasang
constitutional
medicine.
In
Sasang
dietary
therapy
the
patient’s
constitution
is
the
basis
of
determining
that
person’s
dietary
guidelines.
Often,
we
hear
of
foods
that
are
“good”
for
us,
but
according
to
this
system
some
“good”
foods
are
beneficial
for
certain
constitutions,
but
not
others.
Sasang
looks
at
four
constitutions
that
basically
break
down
into
a
person
being
either
“hot”
or
“cold”
by
nature
and
recommends
foods
that
will
reduce
the
excess
and
improve
the
deficiency
in
their
constitution.
After
years
of
real-world
experimentation
by
people
of
the
four
constitutions
eating
different
foods
and
observing
their
effect
on
body
and
mind,
foods
have
been
divided
in
to
warming,
cooling,
and
neutral.
I
have
come
to
find
both
the
system
of
determining
a
person’s
constitution
and
the
categorization
of
foods
to
be
quite
accurate
and
very
helpful
when
patients
actually
eat
accordingly.
Often
people
will
crave
foods
that
are
almost
directly
the
opposite
of
what
would
benefit
them
the
most.
This
can
be
a
real
hurdle
when
trying
to
implement
the
dietary
changes,
but
once
they
start
to
feel
a
positive
response,
eating
according
to
the
constitutional
guidelines
does
become
easier.
I am certified by Tracy Stewart, who after using this system for over 20 years in addition to her own extensive apprenticeship, developed a course for acupuncturists.
Sasang Dietary Therapy Report
Cost of Services:
Report only:
$250.00 This includes a 45 minute in-person meeting with email support for one month.
Report for established acupuncture patients:
$150.00 This includes a written report and email support along with discussion at acupuncture visits.