Since receiving her Board Certification and Texas Licensure, she has expanded her nutrition consulting practice to include Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practices of acupuncture and herbal therapy.

Additionally, Ms. Siegel has the added advantage of being the only Registered and Licensed Dietitian in Texas who can integrate principles of Western dietetics and Chinese food therapy with acupuncture and herbal formulations. In addition, she was appointed in 2008 by Governor Rick Perry to sit on the Texas State Board of Examiners for Acupuncturists and is a member on the Ethics and Licensure committees on that State Board.

For more than 20 years, Ms. Siegel has specialized in the treatment of anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and compulsive eating.

As one of the first dietitians in Texas to pioneer nutritional treatment of this difficult disorder, she gained national and international recognition with TV and radio appearances, as well as with her educational seminars in the U.S, England and Israel.

In addition she has co-hosted an Internet talk show called Healthy Talk, which explored different avenues to health care including the incorporation of alternative medicine alongside traditional western medicine. Once again, Ms. Siegel is trailblazing new territory as she is using her skills in Chinese Medicine with the treatment of eating disorders.

Since incorporating TCM into her practice, Ms. Siegel has been successful in treating a wide variety of emotional and physical problems using acupuncture and herbal medicine.

She employs various strategies of TCM to help patients overcome acute and chronic problems with:

• Pain
• Symptoms of menopause
• Menstrual difficulties
• Digestive problems
• Depression
• Emotional instability
• Alcohol and smoking withdrawal

In addition, Ms. Siegel receives great pleasure in treating soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and offers her services to the Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research who help soldiers integrate back to American life. She is a strong advocate of working with a team and often refers patients to medical doctors, psychotherapists or for physical therapy.

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Ms. Siegel earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Vermont.

She completed her internship at the University of Texas, Houston and received a Masters in Public Health degree from the University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston.

She attended the American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine where she received a Masters of Science Degree in Oriental Medicine.

Ms. Siegel is Board Certified and a Diplomat in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology and is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian.

She is a member of the Texas Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Acupuncturists without Borders, Houston Area Dietetics Association, American Dietetic Association, National Eating Disorders Association and ANAD (Anorexia and Associated Disorders).

David A. Treviño

Born in Mexico City, Mexico and bilingual in both English and Spanish, Mr. Treviño earned his bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Science from
Texas A & M University in 1986, a Masters degree in Physical Education from the University of Houston in 1996, and a M.S. in Oriental Medicine from the American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in 2002.

Prior to working as a Chinese medicine professor and practitioner, Mr. Treviño worked extensively with patients suffering from traumatic brain injuries, and later as an exercise physiologist at Memorial Hermann’s Southwest Hospital Cardiovascular Rehabilitation program. At that time Mr. Treviño was credentialed at the hospital to provide acupuncture in both in-patient and out-patient settings.

In the last five years, Mr. Treviño worked as a faculty member and student clinic supervisor at Daoist Traditions School of Chinese Medical Arts in Asheville, North Carolina. While in Asheville, Mr. Treviño also worked in a large private practice of Chinese Medicine and has been involved in learning Classical Chinese Medicine with Jeffrey Yuen and recently completed a two year graduate mentorship program focusing on Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of various internal medical conditions under the instruction of Sharon Weizenbaum.

Mr. Treviño has a special interest in Men’s health issues as well as treating individuals with digestive issues, headaches, internal medical conditions and women’s health related issues.

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Acupuncture & Nutrition Clinic
9660 Hillcroft, Suite 202
Houston, Texas 77096
Phone: 713-721-7755
Fax: 713-723-8065