Yet, diet alone cannot and should not replace medicine in all circumstances. Although many illnesses can be prevented, treated, or even cured by dietary and lifestyle changes, many others cannot.
Diet alone cannot and should not replace medicine in all circumstances. Although many illnesses can be prevented, treated, or even cured by dietary and lifestyle changes, many others cannot.
Most of the Medicines or drugs are extracted from plants. If we choose to be organic and replace some portion of our diet with herbs, which not only cures our alinments but also leave subtle side effects. What do you guys think???
Yes it should be. As food provide essential nutrients that the body need for wellness
It plays maintenance roles in most cases but not curative role in the body.
Eating the right food serves as preventative medicine in times of health, and during illness serves still as medicine however needs will be different. Fasting is quite often the call with simple illnesses which if we deal with in the correct way then more serious illnesses should be kept away.
An anti-inflammatory diet will enhance the immune system (no processed foods or meats with adequate protein and "good fats" [salmon, tuna, unsalted tree nuts, avocados]). In addition adding zinc (50 mg/d), probiotics (10-20 billion count/d) and vitamin D (to reach D3 blood level of 40-60 ng/ml) will also enhance the immune system.
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