The Five Elements: Our Mission Statement and Core Values

Nourishing Medicine’s Mission Statement is:
•To alleviate physical and emotional pain and support healing.
•To ease anxiety and calm the mind.
•To mitigate the adverse effects of chemotherapy and radiation while promoting deep nourishment.
•To teach meditation, promote relaxation, and encourage people to listen to their own inner healer.
•To inspire people to eat well, cook simply, and strengthen the digestive system to feel healthy.
•To support each person’s vision of their path toward balance and well-being.

The Nourishing Medicine Mission Statement is drawn from these Core Values that guide the relationship Elie Cole develops with her patients. The Mission Statement is inspired by the five elements of Chinese medicine:

Guidance and Communication of Metal
The ultimate healing comes from deep within us when the patient becomes the healer. Elie serves as a guide who points to and explains the signposts that lead to wellness.

Peace and Healing of Water
A peaceful space is the easiest place to let go of worries and fears. From this place of peace, Elie offers many paths to healing oneself, first and foremost, by walking one herself.

Abundance and Nourishment of Earth
We live in an abundant world where health and wellness are available to us at every moment. Learning how to deeply nourish ourselves is where we begin.

Consistency and Flexibility of Wood
Consistency throughout the healing process is the ground upon which Elie’s relationship with her patients rests. Allowing for flexibility enables us each to grow and transform uniquely.

Vision and Accountability of Fire
Just as Elie holds a vision of wellness for her patients, She invites them to paint their own. Elie motivates her patients to understand and implement the steps necessary to manifest that vision. She trusts her patients to be accountable for arriving at that envisioned place of wellness.