Unfortunately idea of the Goddess Hygieia and the philosophy of health through nutrition is largely ignored by the medical community. The philosophy of wellness should be balanced out by complimentary ideas, including emergency care, recuperation, beauty, hygiene and nutrition.
These days, if you are enthusiastic about nutrition, or if you are a doctor prescribing nutrition, you are seen as being on the fringe of society. This is unfortunate because good nutrition is essential for your health throughout your years of growth, maturity and old age. Good nutrition is good medicine. Every cell in the body is influenced by the foods that you eat.
In our office, we emphasize fresh, natural foods to maintain your good health. Don't take our word for it, though. Read some of these books to educate yourself on the philosophy of eating good food.
I found Deep Nutrition to be a really interesting book so far. It's talking about the way our foods interact with our gene expression. It links the foods that we eat today to the health of the kids we have in the future. Very interesting ideas.
The Paleo Solution diet tells a story of the author going from using the fad of vegetarianism to discovering that high-inflammatory foods such as grains were making him sick. This is a great overview of the paleo diet.
Wheat Belly is my favorite book in the subject so far. Wheat Belly talks bout how the wheat that we eat today is far different than the wheat we ate 75 years ago. Wheat has been hybridized to the point that it is unrecognizeable from the wheat that our grandmothers cooked with in their day. Get this book.
Todd Lloyd, DC
Chiropractic physician in Salt Lake City.
