learn how to use food as medicine

Start viewing the world through the ancient lense of Chinese medicine. Find out how to live in harmony with yourself, nature and how to address imbalance at the earliest signs for self-treatment and prevention using food.

$ 800 AUD

Currency conversions*

USD $570

EURO $507

GBP $430

*conversions are a rough estimate, please check with xe.com or Paypal before purchase to be sure of your conversion.

COURSE OUTLINE:

Chinese Medicine Diet Therapy (Foods as Medicine) for self-care & Self-Treatment

This is a 12-week course, with a weekly live video training via Zoom.

Each weekly session below is 3 hours.

Participants can log into the real-time course as well as get access to a recording 24hrs after the course. The recording will be active for 12 months post enrolment.

All materials needed to do this course are provided. Course notes and handouts are made available for weekly sessions as appropriate. Additional references and reading material suggestions will be made available where applicable.

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In this 12-week course you will discover:

- - - Herbal Tea
    - Medicinal Wines
Healing Gut health with foods
Properties of many categories of foods including nuts, grains, fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, poultry and more
What does Chinese medicine think of fasting?
What is the best diet for your constitution and season of life?

Session 1 - Digestive Health in Chinese Medicine.

What is a healthy digestion all about in Chinese medicine? How do we know and what can we do to set ourselves up for health no matter what illness life throws at us. Understand Gut-health from the unique lens of Chinese Medicine. Introduction to seasonal eating and health.

Session 2 - The Earth Element

Understand the role of the Earth Element (Spleen & Stomach working together) and how it works with other elements in common digestive pathologies. Introduction to Cooking Methods – pros and cons of all cooking methods discussed.

Session 3 - Properties of foods

Introduction to the properties of foods in Chinese Medicine – Flavour and Function (sour, salty, bitter, pungent & sweet), Thermal Qualities (Hot, warming, cooling, cold) and Properties of tonification and detoxification. By the end of session 3 participants will be able to identify what a healthy diet is for them, be empowered to make good food and cooking choices to support their health or start to address a pattern of disharmony such as dampness or blood deficiency.

Session 4 - Properties of Fruits & Vegetables

In this session we start to look very detailed at individual foods, starting with common Fruits and Vegetables. Chinese Medicine has a unique way of looking at food properties – Flavours and Functions rather than simply nutritional value. Students will learn the flavour and function of fruits and vegetables as well as traditional medicinal recipes using fruits and vegetables.

Session 5 - Properties of Meats, Fish & Poultry

A detailed discovery of the flavour and function of common meats, poultries and fish. Chinese Medicine has a unique way of looking at food properties – Flavours and Functions rather than simply nutritional value. Students will learn the flavour and function of meats, poultry and fish as well as related traditional medicinal recipes.

Session 6 - Properties of Grains, seeds, Nuts & beans

A detailed discovery of the flavour and function of common nuts, seeds and grains from the Chinese Medicine viewpoint. Learn about Grains, seeds, beans and nuts from a Flavours and Functions perspective rather than simply nutritional value. Related historical medicinal recipes are included in this session where relevant.

Session 7 - Medicinal Wines & Teas

Learn how to make your own medicinal wines and teas according to the Ancient wisdom of Chinese Medicine. Learn how to craft your own recipes, source ingredients, as well as make traditional ones. Recipes included in handouts.

Session 8 - Western Diet does what?

Coffee, Sugar, Fast-foods, take aways, packet foods, Alcohol, Treats & More – Learn about the impact to our body from a Chinese medicine perspective about common western diet habits. How to achieve a balance where you can enjoy life and obtain your healing goals.

Session 9 - What diet is right for me?

Analysing common modern diet trends / lifestyle practices from a Chinese medicine perspective – Intermittent fasting, paleo diet, Vegan diet, Vegetarian diet and more.

Session 10 - Foods as medicine for Babies & Children

Learn about keeping kids healthy, and treating common illnesses with foods. Avoiding foods or adding foods, cooking methods for children and babies, also covered is a guide of how to wean babies according to the Chinese Medicine system, which promotes longevity and health in life

Session 11 - Women's Health - Postpartum (After birth), Pregnancy and Menstrual Health using foods as medicine

Medicinal use foods play an enormous role in women’s health. Food based treatments combining meats with blood tonic herbs for instance have appeared in classical texts as old as 2000 years ago in the Han Dynasty. Specific diets to support pregnancy and birth as well as health throughout the menstrual cycle, supporting transitions to menopause and menstrual disorders such as endometriosis, PCOS, heavy bleeding and more are covered.

Session 12 - Longevity & Seasonal Eating

Learn how to eat well for your entire life. Chinese Medicine believes humans should live 100 healthy years. Support your health throughout the seasons of life, transitions of life and the four seasons of each year with the wisdom Marie will share in this lesson. This lesson will also focus on Anti-aging and longevity practices for better energy, sleep, flexibility and skin.

Start your journey to better health today

Enrol in Chinese Medicine Diet Therapy (Foods as Medicine) for self-care and self-Treatment

$ 800 AUD

Currency conversions*

USD $570

EURO $507

GBP $430

*conversions are a rough estimate, please check with xe.xom or Paypal before purchase to be sure

COURSE DATES & TIMES

May - July 2022

WEEKLY 3hr classes, live via Zoom

Join from anywhere in the world, or progeress through the course via the replay option on-demand. d

Sunday 8th May – Sunday 24th July.

Each week the classes will have the same time:

ORIGINAL TIME GMT +8 Sundays 9pm

Please check your own time (including any of your own daylight savings times). The original time zone never has any daylight savings. https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Some Conversions for this time slot are:

UK 2pm Sundays

USA: New York (EDT) 9am Sundays

USA: Central Time 8am Sundays

Canada 9am

Meet your Teacher, Marie Hopkinson

YEARS CLINICAL PRACTICE

3970

YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS

years teaching experience

9560

hours clinical practice

Marie Hopkinson

Chinese Herbalist & Acupuncturist

Marie is an experienced Chinese Medicine practitioner both a herbalist and acupuncturist. Initially studying in Perth, Marie went on to study at Hangzhou TCM Hospital and then completing a Masters of International Health at Curtin Uni. In recent years Marie has been studying Classical Chinese Herbal Medicine, taught by Arnaud Versluys through ICEAM.

Marie has 21 years experience in treating patients working full-time in clinical practice since 2001.

Marie is also a lecturer in Chinese Medicine and social science, teaching at both university level and designing short courses for practitioners and laypeople in Chinese medicine at TAFE’s and private colleges over the years. and has taught hundreds of hours as well as over 10 years supervising multiple acupuncture student practitioners at once as a clinical supervisor.

Marie established a youtube channel, The Chinese Medicine Podcast to spread the self help aspects of Acupressure, diet therapy and understanding how Chinese medicine works to a worldwide audience. The channel now has over 5000 subscribers, and a growing audience on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.