TCVM Food Therapy 

Food Therapy is one the four pillars of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) which utilizes diet to treat and prevent imbalances within the body

Food Therapy involves home cooking your pet's food. It may be as simple as providing a single food item, top dressing your pets current diet with specific foods or more complex by creating complete and balanced TCVM based homecooked recipes

This service is available for active TCVM Acupuncture patients only as a prepaid service & not an in-person appointment. Additional fees apply

Stabilization & continued treatment with primary care DVM or specialist prior to starting TCVM is required for certain conditions such as congestive heart failure, diabetes, seizures, etc.

Food Therapy Profiles and Recipes 

TCVM Food Therapy recommendations are based on the principles of TCVM, food energetics, patient TCVM pattern diagnosis and more

• Available for dogs, cats and horses (neonates excluded)
• Basic & Custom Profiles Available 
• Additional fees apply for changes made to completed diets
• Please allow a minimum of 14 business days or more for completion
• No refunds, transfers or exchanges
• Please note this is not the same as a veterinary board-certified nutritionist consult 
• Not available for growing puppies or kittens
• The use of Balanceit and recommended supplements per diet are required
• This service is available for active TCVM Acupuncture patients only as a prepaid service & not an in-person appointment. Additional fees apply

Single Item Food Therapy 

Dr. Browns horse Wyatt demonstrates that single food items can be used as Food Therapy too.

 In TCVM, Carrots are sweet and neutral. They enter the Spleen (SP), Liver (LV) and Lung (LU) meridians. 

 They help tonify Liver Blood, Reinforce the Spleen, Aid in Digestion, Enhance Vision, Clear Heat and Detoxify for example