Nutritional Medicine

Nutritional medicine focuses on both diet and nutritional supplements. It is an essential practice for maintaining a balance of both macronutrients and micronutrients. Macronutrients are made up of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, while micronutrients are made up of vitamins and minerals.

Your body requires a healthy balance of both macro and micronutrients to achieve optimal health and longevity. A unhealthy diet, runs the risk of developing health conditions and chronic disease.

Processed and fast foods – a silent killer

So many people today are indulging on fast foods and processed foods, which are poor in nutrition, toxic and highly inflammatory. These particular foods contain a wide array of toxic additives and preservatives. These toxins substances include monosodium glutamate (MSG), artificial food colourings, artificial sweeteners, artificial flavours, trans fats, hydrogenated fats, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), sodium benzoate, sodium nitrate/nitrite, genetically modified organisms (GMO) and more.

Poor dietary choices causes malnutrition, which results into imbalances and deficiencies within the body. According to the ‘Centre of Science of Public Interest’ unhealthy eating and physical inactivity are the leading cause of death in the United States. Unhealthy dietary habits contributes to approximately 678,000 deaths each year in the U.S.

Depleted soils

Modern farming and agriculture has depleted soils around the world and as a result the nutrient content of plants have decreased. Subsequently this means our diets have become nutrient deficient and we are becoming more and more malnourished by the day. Nutritional medicines including both natural supplements and a healthy diet, can help to correct these imbalances and deficiencies within the body. They are key to optimal health and wellbeing.

According to the Harvard School of public health, a health diet and weekly exercise helps to reduce the risk of certain disease. Diseases include heart disease, diabetes, stroke and cancer.

In the US alone there are 80,000 synthetic chemicals to which many of them have not been adequately tested on the effects of human life. Our body struggles to deal with this bombardment of toxins each day and that’s where supplements come in. Supplements have the capacity to support many organs and systems within the body, allowing it to better deal with daily assaults.

With so many chemicals, toxic exposure, soil deficiencies and malnutrition, healthy nutrition becomes a key component to help rebalance the body, in turn reducing the risk of chronic disease.

Benefits of Macronutrients

– Protein – assists in muscle health, bone health, energy production, enzyme synthesis and strengthens immunity.

– Fats – assists with hormone production, brain function, energy production, reduce cardiovascular risk and protect your cells.

– Carbohydrates – provide energy, help with brain function, improve gut health and bowel motions.

Benefits of Micronutrients

– Vitamin B complex – helps to utilise energy from food breakdown, reduces stress and improves mood, regulates immunity, helps with detoxification.

– Vitamin C – strengthens immunity, reduced oxidation, collagen synthesis and reduce risk of heart disease.

– Vitamin D – hormone production, modulates immunity, improves mood and strengthen bones.

Our practitioner can provide you with an individualised treatment plan which includes diet, nutritional supplements and herbal medicine to support your heath condition. For more information on nutritional medicine and how it may help you, contact our office.

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