Functional Medicine Nutrition for Optimal Health

Recorded in January 2026

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Empower Yourself by Identifying Your Body's Weak Spots and Correcting Them Using Food

As per the CDC, nearly 70% of Americans suffer from obesity or are overweight! According to the World Health Organization nearly 60% of the world’s population will have obesity and/or type 2 diabetes by 2030. The human suffering and financial costs are staggering.

During this four-hour course participants will discover an in-depth understanding of the current state of nutrition, extensive functional medicine physiology and, how to effectively recognize and correct your physiology using all aspects of food.

Dagmar Ehling has used a functional medicine approach of Chinese medicine, nutrition for over 35 years and in this video on-demand course she shares her clinical pearls of what works and what doesn’t for the vast majority of her patients.

This course demonstrates how carefully selected foods and proper meal timing can successfully treat complex conditions.

At the end of this course, you will be able to identify metabolic syndrome and many other common functional medicine patterns, describe western physiological interconnections, and apply advantageous food therapies that optimize your health.

Q&A's from the audience from the live March 2023 class are integrated into this new updated version.

Yes, It Is Possible!

In Functional Medicine Nutrition for Optimal Health, you’ll learn how to take control of your food from a place of knowing!

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What's Included in the Nutrition Course...

Part 1 & 2

Holistic Blood Sugar Management, Microbiome & Immune Balancing

Clinically, about 85% of my patients present with blood sugar disorders which lead to a multitude of health problems. Here are some examples how blood sugar disorders can affect you:

Hormonal fluctuations including fertility, menopausal and libido issues
Brain fog, poor word recall & concentration
Arthritis or muscle pain and other inflammatory or immune disorders
Insomnia, anxiety and other mood disorder
Adrenals & stress hormones
Barrier system such as the gut or blood brain barrier; this includes skin disorders
Immune system and auto-immune disorders

Part 3 & 4

Supercharge Your Metabolism Effectively

Topics of discussion include:

A deep dive into different types of fats
Gluten, Dairy
Mineralized Water
The importance of protein
Time-restricted eating
A different food pyramid geared to optimize your health
How to effectively address functional medicine imbalances using food and select supplements

You’ll finish this course with a clear path to implement the learned material to achieve improved health.

Other Things You'll Get

You'll receive many downloadable handouts and articles on pertinent foods including:

How low-glycemic and high-glycemic foods affect your body
Optimal breakfast choices
Mineralized water
Value of fermented foods
Fertility diet
Intermittent fasting
How to properly prepare nuts
Where to get supplements at a discount
And more...

By the end of this course, you will…

Identify healthy vs unhealthy foods
Assess packaging and sourcing of food
Know which foods are inflammatory for you
Define various types of blood sugar imbalances
Identify 7 functional medicine disharmonies
Address many of these disharmonies using food
Know when to use intermittent fasting and when not to
Feel empowered to make the right food choices for you

NICE TO MEET YOU

Hi, I'm Dagmar Ehling

I graduated with a Master’s degree in Acupuncture from Southwest Acupuncture College in Santa Fe, NM, in 1989. I am North Carolina State licensed, and I am nationally certified in Oriental Medicine by the NCBAHM (National Certification Board for Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine). In 1994, my book The Chinese Herbalist’s Handbook was published; I am the author of several articles. In 2004, I co-founded Oriental Health Solutions, now called Meridian Health Solutions in Durham, NC.

For many years, I was a faculty member at the International Institute of Chinese Medicine, served as a New Mexico State License examiner, and on the NCBAHM Exam Development Committee for the national Chinese herbal certification exam. I am a former fellow and served as exam chair of The Acupuncture & TCM Board of Reproductive Medicine (ABORM), and a certified GAPS (Gut and Psychology Syndrome) practitioner. I studied functional medicine with Datis Kharrazian, PhD since 2008 and in 2024 became a Certified Functional Medicine Clinician (CFMC). I was one of the first acupuncturists credentialed at Duke Integrative Medicine in 2005. I taught Chinese herbal medicine and nutrition to physicians in Germany and Italy for a decade, and lecture nationally, internationally, and online.

My patients experience results for women’s health issues, internal medical problems, metabolic disorders, respiratory, auto-immune and hormonal imbalances, and my cancer patients have fewer side-effects from their conventional treatments. I offer online lifestyle coaching using dietary recommendations, supplements, homeopathy, and Dr. Schüssler's trace mineral salts.

The food you pointed out to me was killing me! I feel so much better having eliminated it. My joints are all lubricated, not sticky and cranky. Stomach pains completely gone – no gas and bloating – a miracle! I had to see my internist yesterday, and I have lost 5 lbs since April and my blood pressure, which was 130/74 then is now 100/72 (could that be related??). Thanks!!

- F.T., Durham, NC

Greetings from a former patient: You may recall that I came to see you for multiple (5) miscarriages and you successfully helped me get pregnant with twins, then carry them to term. My family moved out of state shortly after the twins were born. We were SHOCKED about a year later to find ourselves pregnant with our fourth child -- even more surprised that the pregnancy worked. You broke the miscarriage pattern by teaching me all about nutrition and how to eat well so my body could sustain a pregnancy! I still can't believe I went from unexplained infertility to mom of four. I hope you're doing well, and I continue to have very fond memories of you and your work helping to create our wonderful family.