Consultations are available
in two ways.
• In Person — Best!
• By Telephone

To Make An Appointment

Please call my office

828-258-1883

In Asheville, N.C. all consultations are at my home office. It is conveniently located near the downtown.

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TESTIMONIALS

I just want to express my gratitude to you in your work with macrobiotics. It has made a profound difference in my life, as well as my effect on others. Your commitment and accepting manner come through in everything you do.
— P.T., Gaithersburg, Md.

The phone consultation was by far the most helpful. I went to work and saw results within days, as a large tumor under the left arm is vanishing!! Dealing with the emotional issues was also major.
— B.S., Washington, D.C.

Thank you so much for your insightful and encouraging consultation. The talks were also inspiring... what a joy to hear such an all-embracing non-judgemental presentation of macrobiotics. With your wisdom and spirit, macrobiotics could actually catch on!
—K.C., Chapel Hill, N.C.

Thank you so much. When I came to see you, I was about to quit macrobiotics. I did not know what to do. Reverting to the old diet was out of the question and staying with the present one was not a happy decision. Mostly I want to thank you for embracing imperfection. Thank you for being kind, soft spoken and funny. May you live forever!!!
—J.M.G., Warrenton, Va.

You’ve helped me more over the years than everyone else put together--and helped undo what they did!!
—S.R., Silver Spring, Md.

This morning I went to my primary physician and she is tickled pink that not only is my cholesterol down but my weight is down because I’ve been making good healthy food choices following your nutritional guidance. I won’t say it’s been easy 100 percent of the time but ok most of the time.
Thank you so much for all your help. I cannot say enough about how much better I feel. You have been a blessing to me!
—B.S., Greenville, S.C.

At The Beginning

In a personal consulation I will review all of your concerns, which you have detailed on my Personal History form. Though your primary health issues may bring you to the counseling session, I am also interested in your past medical history and even minor complaints. In Oriental healing, attention is given to each of these past and present problems because they convey important messages about your constititution and current condition. In a similar fashion, I will want to know about your family history. Further, I will need to know about present daily-life factors, such as sleep, appetite, bowel functions and more.

After discussing your present and past problems, I will do Oriental diagnoses. These are time-tested methods for assessing the internal state of your organ-energy systems. I will look at your eyes, ears, tongue, hands and feet. Then I will take your pulses at each wrist. Sometimes I many need to press on the back or the belly, or on certain spots (acu-points) for additional important feedback. All of this takes a little time, but it can reveal profound insights about your problems and their underlying causative imbalances. This powerful ability comes from many years of study, experience and reflection.

At this point, I will give you useful feedback about my findings. Often people find this very fascinating and reassuring, because we have been misled to believe that each health problem (physical, mental or emotional) is separate and unconnected with any other. Just as we have only this one body, and just as we have only one past history, it is inevitable that problems are interrelated. Sometimes one is the “fuel” for the next one.

What You Get

Now you will get very detailed dietary recommendations. I will talk with you about the most significant changes I recommend and answer any food questions that you have. Over the many years that I have given consultations, I have created and refined a pamphlet that catagorizes foods into a useful and easy-to-follow format. In this pamphlet I will make individual recommendations for you, based on your condition. These will include all foods to eat, important combinations, preparations and beverages. Foods to minimize or avoid are clearly indicated too. You will receive a balanced diet for your overall condition that leaves room for choices in each catagory in daily eating. Foods must satisfy our sensory and emotional needs as well as be healing, otherwise we will not stay with it.

You will also be given acupressure point recommendations. These can activate and innervate your body energies for greater healing. Often I recommend external compresses, which are easy to do. Sometimes I recommend Chinese herbs, since they are powerful tools for vitalize blood and energies.

Finally you will receive an additional 48 page packet containing important supporting materials. These include menu planning ideas, solid, delicious recipes, tips for shopping, further reading and more.

During the feedback and recommendations time, I am willing to make a recording for you, if you want one. It will be a digital recording (mp3 format), which would be emailed to you 1-2 weeks after the session.

I want to thank you so much for all of the wisdom you have shared with my husband
and me over the past year. I've experienced great changes in my health and hope to continue developing my macrobiotic/Chinese medicine approach to food and well being in the years ahead.
—J.W., New York, N.Y.