Proper nutrition is essential to good and lasting health. A good diet does two things: 1 - it reduces the severity of whatever health problem is present, and 2 - promotes health to prevent illness later in life. A Wholistic approach to health must include the choice we make every day—what to eat. The Surgeon General recognizes that diet is contributing factor in at least seventy percent of all illness. Yet few Americans know what foods to eat and avoid. Despite the popularity of fad diets, there is no one diet for everyone. At The Gaeta Clinic we individualize a nutritional program to you — your health problem, body type, and lifestyle.

Nutritional supplements can compensate for a bad diet, and yet cannot replace a good diet. Good food choices are the basis of the nutritional program we create for you. But with soil depletion, stress and pollution, even a perfect diet is not enough. So we recommend professional-grade, food- and plant-based nutritional supplements. No matter what your health concerns and goals are, following proper diet and supplementation guidance from a trained professional can profoundly change your life for the better, and in a lasting way.

At The Gaeta Clinic, our approach to clinical nutrition includes both:

Dietary counseling

Food-and plant-based nutritional supplementation

Chinese herbal medicine is the use of natural substances to rebalance the body. It is based in a 7,000 year-old tradition which today includes some 5,000 substances, mostly from plants, as well as mineral and animal ingredients. As a part of Chinese medicine, the goal of Chinese herbal therapy is to rebalance the energy system. At The Gaeta Clinic our trained practitioners first assess the patient's energy imbalance using traditional methods of Chinese diagnosis, and then choose the appropriate herbal formula, which changes over time as you change.

Herbs are medicine. Like all medicines, they can cause problems if used improperly and without proper education and training. Most herbs are not to be self-prescribed, or recommended by an untrained person.

If used properly, Chinese herbs are safe, and effective in two ways: 1 - helping with a specific health problem, and 2 - strengthening the body to promote health & longevity, and prevent illness. Chinese herbal medicine not only treats symptoms; it can rebalance the whole person at all levels, address many underlying causes, and promote well-being and the manifestation of innate potential.

Acupuncture is the insertion of very thin needles to rebalance the energy system. The specific sites used, often called "points," are doorways, or energy vortexes, into the energy system. These energic portals lie on pathways called "channels." Channels, or meridians, are unseen rivers that carry the life energy (Qi) which underlies and unifies all bodymind function.

Acupuncture needles are sterile, safe and disposed of after use. They are much thinner than the hypodermic needles used in a doctor's office, so they are far more comfortable when inserted. Acupuncture is not painful, nor entirely painless. Once the needle is set, it usually is not even felt at all. Needles are left in for about 20 minutes, then removed.

Acupuncture is deeply relaxing, and is best known for the treatment of pain and addictions. The range of health problems Acupuncture can treat is vast. The World Health Organization recognizes over sixty illnesses effectively treated with Acupuncture. An Acupuncturist must complete a three-year Master's-level training program, pass a national certification examination, and be licensed by the state. Some states consider Acupuncturists primary healthcare providers. Acupuncture is a 7,000-year old Oriental healing art that has tremendous potential for helping people in the modern age - to treat specific conditions, preventatively, and to assist in a person’s manifesting their highest potential in life.

Amma Therapy is an ancient Oriental healing art and a modern form of wholistic healthcare that promotes, restores and maintains optimal health. It combines Asian Bodywork Therapy with wholistic lifestyle counseling. This includes nutritional counseling, stress management, cleansing/detoxification, acupressure, herbal remedies and meditation. Amma is based in traditional Chinese medicine, which rebalances the energy system to help the body heal itself, and restore lasting health. Amma technique consists of focused circular manipulations along the energy Channels of the body. This improves the flow and balance of Qi (Life Energy) in the body, and results in a state of being relaxed and energized. The Gaeta Clinic is one of the few health centers where Advanced Amma Therapy is practiced by a Certified Amma Therapist.