Clinical Nutrition is a fundamental influencing factor in all aspects of health. Nutrition and diet do not necessarily mean the same thing. Diet is what one eats, but nutrition considers what happens inside the cells as the nutrients influence cellular function. Clinical Nutrition considers the effects that nutritional factors have on influencing all disease and health processes, in a clinical or medical setting. Objective diagnostic assessment using advanced laboratory tests for measurable outcomes is a critical component of this discipline. For this reason, clinical nutrition has a broad scope in which it is useful.
Dr. Douglas Husbands is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist trained in Functional Medicine, as well as a chiropractor. Many common diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, high cholesterol, depression, and heart disease have been successfully treated with clinical nutrition and without medication. Functional Medicine is a science-based field of health care grounded on the principles of nutrition, biochemical individuality, patient-centered care, and the dynamic balance of health processes. With this type of health care, we look at the processes that bring on disease, and intervene in those processes to restore health. As a result most diseases can be helped by functional medicine and clinical nutrition.
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