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CLINICAL NUTRITION / NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE
CONTENTS:
- What is Optimum nutrition
- Nutritional and Environmental Medicine
- Conditions Treated with Nutritional & Environmental Medicine
For an appointment or further information:
Phone.: (08) 9430 7890, or 0500 567 500
P.O. Box 789, Fremantle 6160, W. Australia
What is Optimum nutrition
The optimum nutrition approach is not new and it is not ‘rocket science’. In AD 390 Hippocrates said “Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food”. In the early twentieth century Thomas Edison said “The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet and the cause and prevention of disease”. In the 1960s Dr Linus Pauling coined the phrased ‘orthomolecular nutrition’. Quite simply - by giving the body the right (ortho) molecules, most disease would be eradicated. “Optimum nutrition”, he said “is the medicine of tomorrow”.
What you eat and what you drink really are vital parts of what you are - and what you will become. Every time you choose something to eat - be it a meal, a snack, something on the run, you are making a decision that affects you and your body in a positive or a negative way.
Many diseases are often at least in part, linked to poor nutrition. Food is not only vital fuel, but also fundamental medicine and it is vital that we pay attention to the quality and quantity of fuel that we feed our bodies. From this assertion we are told to eat a balanced diet.
What is a Balanced Diet?
We are told to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables daily. But how are we supposed to know an average portion? Many people are advised to cut out fat from their diet; but your body needs certain fats for mental health, immune support and healthy skin. A small amount of fat is needed to transport the fat soluble vitamins A, and E in the body.
What is Optimum?
UK Clinicial Nutritonalist Patrick Holford says that, “Optimum health is characterised by a consistent, clear, high level of energy, emotional balance, a sharp mind, a desire to maintain physical fitness and a direct awareness of what suits our bodies, what enhances our health and what our needs are in a any given moment. Health is not merely the absence of pain or tension, but a joy in living, a real appreciation of what it is to have a healthy body with which to experience the many pleasures of this world”.
Optimum Nutrition is giving yourself the best possible intake of nutrients to enable your body to function and be as healthy as possible.
Your optimum nutrition is the intake of nutrients that- promotes your optimal mental performance
- elevates your emotional well-being
- enhances your optimal physical performance
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Nutritional and Environmental Medicine
is defined as the study of the interactions of both nutritional and environmental factors with human physiology, biochemistry, pathology and anatomy and the clinical application of these interactions in the optimisation of health and the prevention and treatment of disease. This may involve the removal of certain foods or chemicals from the patient's environment, the use of rotation diets and the provision of vitamins, minerals, trace elements and essential fatty acids or other nutritional supplements. Excesses or deficiencies of any nutrient or the presence of basic chemicals or electromagnetic radiation results in cellular dysfunction and illness.
Tests
Some metabolic tests are available which may indicate imbalances within the body. These include: hair analysis, which gives an assessment of minerals and heavy metals; the prolonged glucose tolerance test, which analyses blood sugar levels; urine samples and various blood tests designed to evaluate vitamin, mineral or hormonal excesses or deficiencies. The evaluation of prostanoids and free radical activity is relatively new. Lipid Peroxidation and antioxidant status are rapidly becoming important clinical investigations.
Treatment
Treatment is aimed at correcting the basic imbalance and its cause, as well as providing symptomatic relief. Proper balance is achieved by providing the molecular environment that allows the body to heal itself. This is done by attention to basic nutrition, providing those nutrients that are found lacking or reducing those found in excess. Mineral and vitamin supplements are added where diet cannot satisfy the individual need for nutrients. (see remedies used) (see conditions treated)
Environmental Medicine
is concerned with those physical and psychological symptoms that result from allergy or sensitivity to various inhalants, foods, beverages and numerous chemical substances in air, water and food. The central nervous system, with its rich blood supply, is particularly susceptible to the effects of allergens and toxins. Consequently, individuals exhibiting physical or mental illness are suspected of having a sensitivity to some environmental factor that is upsetting the balance of nutrients within the body.
Environmental toxins are eliminated as far as possible. For optimum results, a regular program of physical exercise and relaxation is advised. Stresses of emotional, psychological and social origin must also be dealt with, as part of a total treatment program.
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(source: Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine )
• Abscess • Acid Reflux • Acidosis • Acne • Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome • AIDS • Addictions • Adrenal Disorders • Aging • Alcohol Abuse • Alcoholism • Alkalosis • Allergies • Alzheimer's Disease • Anemia • Anorexia Nervosa • Anxiety • Aphasia • Arteriosclerosis • Arthritis • Asthma • Athlete's Foot • Attention Deficit Disorder • Autism • Back Pain • Bad Breath • Beriberi • Bladder Problems • Bowel Problems • Breast Problems • Breastfeeding Problems • Bronchitis • Bruising • Bruxism • Bulimia • Burns • Bursitis • Cancer • Candidiasis • Canker Sores • Cardiovascular Disease • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome • Cataracts • Celiac Disease • Cerebral Palsy • Chickenpox • Childhood Trauma • Chlamydia • Cholesterol Problems • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome • Circulatory Problems • Common Cold • Conjunctivitis • Constipation • Cough • Crohn's Disease • Croup • Cystic Fibrosis • Cysts • Dandruff • Depression • Dermatitis • Diabetes • Diarrhea • Diverticulitis • Down's Syndrome • Drug Addiction • Dysbiosis • Dysplasia • Ear Problems • Eczema • Edema • Emphysema • Endocrine Disorders • Endometriosis • Energy Problems • Environmental Toxicity • Epilepsy • Eye Problems • Eyestrain • Fatigue • Fever • Fibrocystic Disease • Fibroids • Fibromyalgia • Flatulence • Flu • Food Poisoning • Fungal Infection • Gallbladder Disorders • German Measles • Gout • Gum Problems • Gynecological Problems • Hair Loss • Hay Fever • Headache • Hearing Loss • Heart Disease • Hemorrhoids • Herpes • Hiatal Hernia • High Blood Pressure • Hives • Hyperactivity • Hypertension • Hypoglycemia • Immune Dysfunction • Impotence • Infertility • Inflammation • Insect Bite • Insomnia • Intertrigo • Irritable Bowel Syndrome • Jaundice • Kidney Problems • Lactose Intolerance • Learning Disorders • Liver Problems • Low Blood Sugar • Lung Disease • Lupus • Lyme Disease • Macular Degeneration • Malabsorption Syndrome • Malnutrition • Mastitis • Measles • Memory Problems • Menopause Problems • Menstruation Problems • Migraine • Mineral Deficiency • Mood Swings • Multiple Sclerosis • Mumps • Muscle Pain • Myasthenia Gravis • Nausea • Nervousness • Neuritis • Neuropathy • Nicotine Addiction • Obesity • Osteoporosis • Overweight • Paget's Disease • Pain • Pancreas Problems • • Parasites • Parkinson's Disease • Pellagra • Personality Disorder • Phlebitis • PMS • Pneumonia • Poisoning • Polyps • Pregnancy Problems • Premenstrual Syndrome • Prostate Problems • Psoriasis • Respiratory Ailments • Retinopathy • Rheumatic Fever • Rheumatism • Rickets • Rosacea • Sarcoidosis • Scabies • Schizophrenia • Sciatica • Seborrhea • Senility • Sexually Transmitted Disease • Shingles • Sinus Problems • Skin (Dry) • Skin (Oily) • Skin Problems • Skin Rash • Sleep Disorder • Sore Nipples • Sore Throat • Spina Bifida • Spinal Disorders • Stomach Problems • Stress • Stretch Marks • Stroke • Substance Abuse • Thyroid Problems • Tinnitus • TMJ Syndrome • Tonsillitis • Tooth Decay • Toxemia • Toxicity • Tuberculosis • Tumors • Ulcer • Underweight • Urination Problems • Vaginitis • Varicose Veins • Vertigo • Vitamin Deficiency • Vitiligo • Worms • Yeast Infection
For an appointment or further information:
Phone.: (08) 9430 7890, or 0500 567 500
P.O. Box 789, Fremantle 6160, W. Australia
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