Presenter: Ellen Goldsmith, MSOM, LAc

Original Date: August 6, 2023

How we nourish ourselves during the important time of perimenopause into menopause is often overlooked. In this presentation Ellen Goldsmith speaks to and cooks to the most common issues of peri-menopause and menopause through the lens of food as medicine and Chinese medicine. The ancient traditions and practices of Chinese medicine “nurturing life” (yang shen) is key to our feeling well and our longevity.

Ellen Goldsmith, MSOM, L.Ac., Dip. C.H,. is a licensed and board-certified acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist and author of the book, Nutritional Healing with Chinese Medicine: + 175 Recipes for Optimal Health, a book to help people understand and put the nourishing wisdom of Chinese medicine into everyday lives, where it matters most; the kitchen. She is senior faculty of the National University of Natural Medicine’s College of Classical Chinese Medicine teaching Chinese dietetics and the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine teaching food energetics to integrative medical fellows. She lectures widely and practices out of Portland, Oregon and teaches online. She can be reached for consultations, speaking and teaching engagements through her website: pearlnaturalhealth.com

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