nutritional medicine information

Nutritional Medicine is the practice of supporting health through the proper consumption of food and supplements to balance the various systems of the body.  By eating a well-mixed diet, patients can support the proper functioning of digestion, including the balance of intestinal flora and other often ignored systems of the body.  Biochemical dysfunctions are common among patients that exhibit nutritional deficiencies, and these often lead to the development of chronic health conditions. Nutritional Medicine is practiced by medical doctors who understand the value and effect of eating correctly.
Diets - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Humans may alter their usual eating habits for many reasons, including weight loss, disease prevention or treatment, removing toxins from the body, or to achieve a general improvement in physical ands....

Ornish Diet - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

The Ornish diet was developed by Dean Ornish, M.D. Ornish was the first physician to demonstrate that heart disease c...

Atkins Diet - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

The Atkins diet is a high-protein, high-fat, very low-carbohydrate regimen. It emphasizes meat, cheese, and eggs, whi...

Pritikin Diet - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

The Pritikin diet is a low-fat regimen that promotes eating whole grains, vegetables, and fruit over animal protein, ...

Macrobiotic Diet - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

A macrobiotic diet is part of a philosophy of life that incorporates the ancient Oriental concept or theory of yin an...

The Zone Diet - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

The Zone Diet program is a food management system that claims to promote optimal metabolic efficiency in the body by ...

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nutritional medicine videos

Integrative Medicine: Nutrition
Integrative Medicine: Nutrition

An Integrative Medicine Nutritionist, MaryBeth Augustine describes the nutritional profile of Hempseed Oil; the Therapeutic role of EFAs (Essential Fatty Acids); and a comparison of Hemp Oil to Fish Oil, Flaxseed Oil and Soybean Oil.

Herbal Medicine Thought Leader Interview
Herbal Medicine Thought Leader Interview

Susan Weed is an author of many books on herbs and especially women's health. Her worldwide teaching encompasses herbal medicine, ethnobotany, pharmacognosy, psychology of healing, ecoherbalism, nutrition, and women's health issues.

Ayurvedic Medicine: Natural Remedy for Erectile Dysfunction
Ayurvedic Medicine: Natural Remedy for Erectile Dysfunction

India Herbs' Vajikarana doctors combine a proprietary herbal formula based on centuries old wisdom with advice on diet, exercise, mental training, and relaxation to help men reach their peak and overcome sexual concerns through safe, natural means.

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nutritional medicine blogs

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For example, is known to be caused by an overactive thyroid. Traditionally conventional medicine treats Graves’ disease by trying to inhibit the thyroid. Tess Thompson explained that traditional t...

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Arch Acupuncture  and Health Center

What is Chinese Medicine? What are the Characteristics of TCM? TCM, unlike western medicine, is holistic. The body is inseparable from the rest of nature. It automatically regulates its inter...

High Crest Health & Wellness Center in Fairfield NJ

In recent times, our society has been taking a look outside of traditional medicine to find alternative solutions for taking control of our health needs.  At High Crest Health, Physicians have foun...

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Every Thursday evening at 8:00 diabetics can get free cooking demonstrations and educational presentations on live computer broadcast from the . reports that PCRM’s nutrition experts hope to teach...

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We have previously explained to altMD readers of alternative medicine expert, Dr. Weil’s, many natural remedies for arthritis . Now, new research indicates that another way to combat the painful sy...

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