The Best Medicine: Foods That Heal, Part 2

Vegetables and Seaweeds

A Free Five-Part Discussion Series

Thursday, April 10, 5:30-7 PM
Greenstar Co-op, Ithaca NY

A healthy diet is invaluable for the vitality of all bodily systems. Healing that results from proper eating is not coincidental. Similar to herbal medicine, food has specific therapeutic properties. If diet is used correctly for prevention and treatment, other medicines are required much less frequently — if at all.

In this five-part series, Amanda Lewis, licensed acupuncturist and herbalist, will discuss the health benefits of five major food groups, drawing on insights from traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, as well as current Western knowledge.

This second class will focus on the nutritional and medicinal uses of vegetables and seaweeds. Amanda will pass around visual samples of the less common foods for identification. All classes are free and open to the public and will be held in the Classrooms@GreenStar (former Enterprise Building), 700 W. Buffalo Street. Registration is required - sign up at GreenStar's Customer Service Desk or call 273-9392.

Getting to the Source of Pain:

Diagnosing and Treating the Root Cause
By Amanda Lewis, L.Ac.

June 16th, 2010, 5:30-7pm
Greenstar’s Meeting Room

In June’s class, Amanda Lewis, licensed acupuncturist and Chinese medical practitioner, will cover the basic methods of successfully diagnosing and treating pain according to Chinese Medicine. She will address these main points:

• Determining the Cause of Pain
• Establishing the Pattern
• Treating Pain According to the Pattern

Amanda will provide an explanation of the various causes of pain, as well as discuss specific treatment methods that include the use of acupuncture, foods, and herbal remedies.

This class will also include a special demonstration of acupuncture and related therapies, such as cupping and moxibustion.

At the end of the class, we'll take a tour through Greenstar, highlighting some of the foods and supplements mentioned in the class.

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Amanda Lewis is nationally board-certified and licensed in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. She graduated from Southwest Acupuncture College (Boulder, CO) and has many years of experience in both Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).

She currently sees patients at the PADMA Center for Natural Therapies in downtown Ithaca and at the Orthopedic Associates clinic in Binghamton.

To schedule a consultation with Amanda, call (607) 768-5958.
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