The Wild Lily Institute
The Rainbow Program
Welcome to The Rainbow Program. Learn about holistic nutrition in the form of herbs, essential oils, teas, and whole foods, and their role in maintaining health.
The Rainbow Program is non-numerical nutrition and is not focused on numerical values such as calories, grams of protein, or individual vitamins, but instead encourages people to eat one serving of each colour each day to obtain all the necessary nutrients.
The foods listed are whole foods: grains, legumes, vegetables, fruits, seeds, and nuts, and can be consumed without fear of gaining weight due to intuitive eating and maintaining balance.
This food program and its focus on antioxidant-rich foods is ideal for patients wanting to recover from cancer, but particularly autoimmune disorders. It includes the research of Emily Isaacson and cutting-edge information about cellular communication by including foods that contain essential saccharides, or “essential sugars.”
These necessary sugars are found in very specific fibre-containing foods and modulate immune function. This is part of Emily Isaacson’s 20 years of research into healthy sugars that are bitter and low on the glycaemic index. They rebuild the immune system and can be consumed in certain fibres or purchased as a supplement.
There are many different forms of healing available, but there is also a common language between them. The Rainbow Program provides this common language with a program that crosses language and cultural barriers, providing nutrition and healing principles that apply to anyone regardless of their disease or condition. It gives the possibility of healing the mental, physical, and spiritual person by providing an intuitive dimension to holistic nutrition.
The Rainbow Program also teaches an intuitive, spiritual element that allows each patient the tools to recover based on a healing colour approach. Colours are provided as wavelengths through healing foods, herbs, and essential oils. A sense of wisdom must prevail in natural medicine—a sense of applying the appropriate cure that has its roots in both scientific evidence and the patient’s individual needs. To find holistic health, one must improve the overall functioning of the body, which then improves emotions, thoughts, behaviours, habits, and constitution. As one’s constitution is strengthened, one becomes more resilient, more balanced, and more able to consume nutrients in the right proportion for health.
This holistic approach makes nutrition practical, defines what to buy at the grocery store, and shows how to minimise allergic reactions to foods by consuming them in their whole natural state in all colours, helping the patient transition to a healthful lifestyle. Discover how to substitute food colourings for the benefit of naturally coloured foods, providing a balanced spectrum to the body.
The Rainbow Nutritionist​
The Rainbow Program was created by Emily Isaacson, ROHP, a licensed and certified nutritionist and certified personal trainer. Emily holds a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition from Bastyr University and has extensive experience as both a clinical and community nutritionist. She served as the nutritionist at the Abbotsford Food Bank from 2012 to 2014, helping individuals and families in need.
Since its launch in 2005, The Rainbow Program has grown into a respected holistic health initiative. Originally designed as a support group for mothers of children with ADHD, it has evolved into a full-spectrum nutritional philosophy integrating colour-based healing, whole foods, and intuitive eating.
The Rainbow Program website, established in 2006, has welcomed thousands of visitors from around the world. Emily Isaacson has taught this program in high schools, food banks, community centres, support groups, and health clinics, sharing her insights on practical holistic nutrition. The program’s unique approach was also featured in The Mission Record in 2007, highlighting its early impact within the community.