Therapeutic Nutritional Consultations
Tara Carpenter, NC.
Nutrition Consultant helping people create digestive strength.
Tara Carpenter, NC. is a Nutrition Consultant helping people, of all ages, create digestive strength during times of illness and disease. She is adept at designing therapeutic meal plans and bringing balance to yeast overgrowth.
All consultations are held remotely.
Reclaim your inner smile.
Ethics
- Holistic integrative approach to encompass whole organic foods, nutritive herbs, lifestyle choices, stress management, and environmental factors to promote digestive health.
- Scientific, non-dogmatic approach to promote good nutrition based on individual dietary and health needs.
- Based in integrity with honest, fair, objective perspective.
- Safeguard client confidentiality and respect client autonomy.
Primary Interests
- Body Ecology Diet
- Digestive & Digestive-Related Issues
- Gut & Psychology Syndrome
- Low FODMAP Diet
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Nutritional Deficiencies
- Proper Food Combining
- Specific Carbohydrate Diet
- Weston A. Price Diet
- Yeast Overgrowth (i.e., Candida, Candidiasis)
Secondary Interests
- Bacterial Overgrowth (i.e., small intestinal bacterial overgrowth)
- Eat Right 4 Blood Type
- Food Allergies & Sensitivities
- Histamine Intolerance
- Macrobiotics
- Paleo Diet
- Parasitic Overgrowth (i.e., helminthic, protozoan overgrowth)
- Prenatal & Postnatal Nutrition
- Viral Overgrowth (i.e., influenza, rotavirus, herpes)
Experience
- 1996-2024: Therapeutic Personal Chef
- 1998-1999: Kitchen Apprentice, Vega Healing Retreat with Japanese Masters (Cornelia Aihara, Shizuko Yamamoto), Chico, CA.
- 1999-2001: Natural Foods Baker, Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA.
- 2001: Kitchen Apprentice, Tassajara Zen Center, Carmel, CA.
- 2014-2024: Administrator of FaceBook Support Groups (B.E.D. Support, B.E.D. Kids, B.E.D. Recipes).
- 2014-Present: Therapeutic Nutrition Consultant
Education
- 1996-1997: Study Abroad, University of Tasmania, Australia.
- 1998: Bachelor of Science, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, Boston, MA.
- 2000-2001: Esalen Massage Training, Big Sur, CA.
- 2009-2011: Therapeutic Counselor/Chef Training, MacroAmerica with Cynthia and David Briscoe, Oroville, CA.
- 2008-2011: Nutrition Consultant, Bauman College, CA.
- 2011: Chef Training, America Culinary Institute, Atlanta, GA.
For inquiries or to book a therapeutic nutritional service, please email tara@happybellies.net
May all bellies be happy!
