Misinformation about the nutritional qualities of common foods leads people to make incorrect choices. The consequences are as serious as obesity, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and premature death.Dr. John McDougall is a board-certified internist, author of 11 national best-selling books, host of the worldwide syndicated TV show “McDougall MD” and medical director of the 10-day, […]
Orthomolecular Psychiatry
Nutritional therapy has its roots in orthomolecular medicine. Orthomolecular medicine is the practice of preventing and treating disease with optimal amounts of substances—usually nutrients—that are natural to the body. Orthomolecular psychiatry is a branch of orthomolecular medicine whose proponents believe that dietary supplements and other dietary restrictions can be effective in treating mental illness. The […]
The History of Nutritional Therapy
Foods have long been valued for their therapeutic properties, but it was Hippocrates who first proclaimed that diet was medicinal. Before the development of modern pharmacology, people looked to foods and plants as a way of maintaining health and curing ills. For centuries, traditional healers have known that foods can have powerful healing effects on […]
Different Grades of Supplements
Vitamins and other nutritional supplements created for human consumption are made from two different grades of raw materials: Pharmaceutical Grade: Meets pharmaceutical standards Food Grade: Meets standards for human consumption The main difference with each grade is quality and purity. During the manufacturing process various substances are added, so no product is 100% pure. Pharmaceutical […]