September—November Class Schedule

Your path to better health through science, wisdom & compassionate care.                                        

WHAT IS THE TRADITIONAL HEALTH APPROACH?

The oldest human traditions have long recognized balance as the most important aspect of optimal health. A traditional approach to health understands illness as a state of imbalance within the individual and between the individual and the environment. The objective of traditional medical treatment is to restore balance. The purpose of traditional medicine is to avoid and treat illness by understanding how we become sick. We learn to take responsibility for our personal health by making educated choices about nutrition and lifestyle and by avoiding unhealthy activities. When illness does occur, there are many modalities that can be used to help restore balance.

Taking the time to know each patient is the traditional way.

Traditional Health Clinic

Dedicated to remedial and preventative healthcare and the promotion of optimal health and vitality through a complimentary approach to medicine, the Traditional Health Clinic carefully assesses and treats each person in a manner that respects individuality. Effective and lasting results are obtained through a suitable match between the patient and an integrated variety of modalities. Treatment is adjusted as needed to support optimal healing and is always based on the capacity and overall comfort of the patient.

Regular classes are offered as part of patient care to help educate patients in the basic principles used to restore and maintain optimal health. Please ask for our class schedule.

Any combination of the following modalities may be used to address individual needs:

• Oriental Medicine (Chinese and Japanese style acupuncture and herbal medicine, acupressure, heat therapy, electro-acupuncture, magnetic therapy, oriental massage therapy)
• Ayurvedic Medicine (diet, lifestyle, herbal remedies, yoga, relaxation exercises, constitutionally based tonification and purification therapies)
• Nutrition Education and Consulting (applying current clinical research and practice)

A word about the word Traditional We use the word Traditional to mean knowledge that has been practiced and handed down from generation to generation. These traditional systems of knowledge have served billions of people over many centuries and continue to provide safe and effective medical care for all manner of health concerns. These systems continually evolve to meet the needs of modern society.