Therapeutic Chef
Tara Carpenter, NC.
Nutrition Consultant helping people heal from yeast, bacteria, and viral overgrowth/infection with a therapeutic way of eating.
I retired as a Therapeutic Chef to become a Nutrition Consultant to help people heal yeast, bacteria, and viral overgrowth with consultations and meal plans.
I began my career as a Personal Chef in 1996 then studied more in-depth with trainings and apprenticeships to be a Therapeutic Chef and now a Nutrition Consultant based in Vermont. I stopped cooking for people in 2023 to sit at my desk with the knowledge I retain and offer to people round the world struggling with mild to severe dietary/health conditions.
For 25+ years I have helped people feel better (sometimes get better). Step by step I studied the person I cooked for, talked to them, then created nutritious, easy-to-digest meals designed to promote health and well-being. Now I consult by phone/Zoom and create meal plans, recipes included.
You are in good hands with Tara ~ J.S., Worcester, VT.
My interest in healing with food started when I was 10. I read my mom’s natural food books cover to cover to learn ways food can be prepared to make the body stronger in times of illness. I read every Encyclopedia Brittanica lining the shelves in the den of my family home to learn words and meanings of the human body. I was so lit up about this. In middle school, I served neighbors a changing seasonal menu at my family’s table. In high school I made a little cookbook for parents of the school my mom ran with recipes and remedies for various health conditions (sniffly nose, cough, rash, etc.). As I got into my twenties I became interested in the digestive system (mouth to anus) and that has never left me!
I left home for a number of years in order to travel the United States to learn how to cook with elder chefs using traditional, medicinal cooking styles. I lived and breathed how to help people with serious health issues.
Tara individualizes nutritional needs to the dot. I recommend her if you are converting to a healthier lifestyle while leading a busy life ~ K.B., Montpelier, VT.
I am honored to share all I learn and have experienced over the years through my nutritional consultations, meal plans, and bite-sized blog posts. I understand that altering ingrained habitual ways of eating is hard. I get that. Many people I work with have chronic symptoms go away with concentrated time, attention, and discipline eating from a meal plan customized to meet dietary/health needs.
Disclaimer: Tara Carpenter is a trained Therapeutic Chef and Holistic Nutrition Consultant offering individualized nutritional guidance, meal planning, and food preparation. She is not a licensed physician who manages, diagnoses, or treats health conditions nor a dietitian licensed with the state of Vermont. Her service is complimentary to the guidance received from a licensed medical care professional(s) and she works in partnership with you, and sometimes a doctor, to provide healing meals customized to meet individual dietary and health needs.
