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Balsam Health
MS, RDN, Personal Trainer, Women's Fitness Specialist, CES
"when mainstream fails"
Balsam
Food serves many purposes in our lives. It takes significant knowledge and a deep understanding of nutrients and exercise to properly integrate these elements to promote your optimal health. That's what we're here for.
Behind the Name
Bal-sam
/ˈbôlsÉ™m/
an aromatic resinous substance, such as balm, exuded by various trees and shrubs and used as a base for certain fragrances and medical and cosmetic preparations.
historical nomenclature
Balm of Gilead
from Latin balsamum "gum of the balsam tree," from Semitic, Aramaic busma, Arabic basham
and Hebrew basam, "spice", "perfume": Balsam owes its name to the biblical Balm of Gilead.
a rare resin known for its medicinal properties, derived from the plant: Commiphora gileadensis, and drawing its name from its place of origin: Gilead. Used by priests in the anointing oil. Known figuratively as the "universal cure".
Balsam
Where practical nutrition and fitness meet your lifestyle goals for the long-haul. Evidence Based Powerful Results
Disclaimer: I am not a medical doctor. I am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. I do not claim to cure. The name "Balsam" is suggestive of the powerful effects that food, herbs and their nutrients may have on one's life. One might liken it to align with Hippocrates' statement: "Let food be thy medicine..."
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