Change your life, change your diet
Build a lifelong wellbeing thanks to our food programs
We believe that food is medicine.
We are one of the first centres in China providing plant based education and resources.
Our journey began in 2015 in Ningbo China as part of a life long passion of founder Denise Bradford to bring wisdom on healthy living and saving the planet into reality.
Denise saw a need in communities to address rising health epidemics, worsening environmental and climate degradation. However, she recognised that most lifestyle changes by an individual were extremely challenging and often failed as an endeavor. At the core of addressing this issue was paying attention to the family unit and providing the community support to make the transition to sustainable lifelong habits of whole food plant based living.
This led to the vision and establishment of Essential Wellness Center, a community support network to help individuals and families achieve their goals and share a passion of loving and preserving our planet for future generations of all species.
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Why live plant based ?
Weight Loss
Eating more plants instead of processed meats and packaged products, is one of the most valuable actions we can take to treat obesity. This is because gram for gram, whole-food plant-based foods are lower in calories, higher in fibre, minerals and vitamins and significantly more filling.
Reverse Disease
Harvard Medical School — which considers their own Harvard Healthy Eating Plan to be one example of a balanced, plant-based diet has stated that “The latest and best scientific evidence shows that a plant-based diet rich in vegetables, whole grains, healthy fats, and healthy proteins lowers the risk of weight gain and chronic disease.”
Living Stronger
Having a plant-based life slows down aging. The blue zones in the world are inhabited by people who live primarily live on a plant-based diet.
Our programs
28 Day Whole Food Plant Based Program
We know that becoming plant based isn’t easy. It takes time to change lifestyle habits. We’re here to walk you through that process, so you don’t do it all by yourself.
Integrated Medical Coaching
Integrative Health Coaching (IHC) empowers you to make lasting health behavior changes that are the cornerstones of lifelong well-being. We help bridge the gap between medical recommendations and your abilities to successfully implement those recommendations into your complex life.
Take the first step of your new life
Attend our classes!
Based in Ningbo, China or closeby? Pop by our centre to attend some of our in person classes to get the full immersive experience.
Bring us to your company!
Our Corporate Nutritional Programmes are designed by plant based medical professionals to help introduce the concepts of healthy eating to employers and employees.
Our Success Stories
Mrs. Sun is a 58-year-old a woman from Henan. She left Henan on October 4 and went to Ningbo for 2 weeks to participate in our 28-day program and learn how to reverse type 2 diabetes. Before she left Henan, she underwent a fasting blood glucose test at the local hospital – 11.35! Two weeks after starting a new diet according to our diet guidelines, her fasting blood sugar dropped to 6.29 in 14 days. She enjoyed the food and never went hungry. She preferred Chinese food but Western, Indian or any other cultural food is still possible. No matter what cultural background you have, you will find this program powerful! It is likely she will continue to reduce her BSL and will gradually go off her diabetes medications if she continues with her dietary program.
“When I first had a glimpse of this whole food plant-based course at the end of April, I wondered what is so special about it from what I have been already doing as a vegetarian for the past 15 years. Due to my love for cooking, I am always on the lookout for new recipes that can expand my current menu and methods that can enhance my culinary skills. When I finally joined the course at the last minute, I quickly realized that I am stepping into a new realm of cooking, which requires a paradigm shift in the age-old traditional approach that I have been following for all these years. Through this course, we were exposed to daily reading materials, scientific articles, webinars by experienced nutritionists in the field, and occasional practical cooking lessons by Denise Bradford, which all put together was a complete and enjoyable recipe for a course. Ditching cow's milk to replace it with oat's milk, cooking my favorite curries without oil, and increasing the amount of green leafy vegetables and fruits in every meal became the new norm of my family. Transitioning to a 100% plant-based diet would not be possible without this course. I highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to be a healthy, lifelong eater and lead a healthy life”.
I had been on a vegan/plant-based diet for 2 years. I felt frustrated because I was, for some reason not losing the excess weight as I have always been overweight all my life. I have had so many “aha!” moments whilst doing the course. The biggest one being calorie density. The lights came on. Now I have been cooking without oil for almost two months and counting. I am thoroughly enjoying this journey. Learning every day. I am trusting the process. The course material is a treasure. The live zoom sessions with the likes of Jenny Cameron and Dr McKay are amazing.
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