Event description

A one-day workshop explaining how to incorporate nutrition into your treatment advice with Danny Blyth and Greg Lampert at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, Reading.

Changing our dietary and eating habits can have a huge impact on our health and vitality. Advising our patients on appropriate changes can encourage and strengthen acupuncture and herbal treatment and empower patients to take an active role in their own recovery and wellbeing. This workshop explores how we can offer dietary advice in our practice without consuming valuable time.  

Topics for the day

>  Nutrition according to Elemental types Discussion of each Element and the syndrome presentations within the Element, outlining foods to avoid, beneficial foods and changes in eating habits. The information is presented as concise, easy-to-use handouts you can photocopy, tick as appropriate and give to your patients. There is a handout for each Element and handouts specific to pathogenic factors. The handouts are designed to give full and accurate information tailored to a specific patient in a time-efficient way.

>  Basic theory Yin and yang, five tastes and temperature and how they relate to food energetics, along with a thorough review of the digestive system and Chinese medical physiology.

>  Good eating habits The basic principles of good nutrition according to Chinese medicine including methods of cooking and preserving food.

>  The nature of food A discussion about each food type including its Chinese medical actions, Elemental affinities and energetics.

The day will include a balanced seasonal lunch to delight your taste buds.

Danny Blyth graduated from the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in 1998 in both Chinese herbs and acupuncture and currently practises in Cheltenham. Originally trained as a plantsman, he still enjoys growing Chinese herbs. He teaches acupuncture and herbs at the College in Reading, and tai chi in the Cotswolds. He also has postgraduate diplomas in Mandarin and paediatric acupuncture.

Greg Lampert graduated from the College of Traditional Acupuncture in 1990 and subsequently studied TCM and integrated this within his practice. He studied Chinese herbs at the London Academy of Oriental Medicine and qualified in 1995. He attended further clinical training in Hangzhou, China and received a diploma in dietary therapy in 1987 from the College of Dietary Therapy. He teaches acupuncture and herbs at the College of Integrated  Chinese Medicine.

Course fee

£75 Refunds cannot be made unless at least two weeks notice is given.

Parking and rail travel

Parking is available at the Oracle shopping centre nearby. There is no car parking available at the College. We are a short walk from Reading railway station, at 19 Castle Street. Click here for directions and a map.

Course administration

0118 950 8880