NUTRITION

ABOUT NUTRITION AND NUTRITIONAL THERAPY

whole_foodAll true healing occurs as a result of the body’s own healing forces within.  This is the primary philosophical premise surrounding Naturopathic Medicine and Nutritional Therapy.  Most of us lack  the necessary natural raw materials to provide the building blocks of the human body.

Whole food nutrition works with the entire body, supporting each organ system and gland.  Nutrition assists the body with the removal of  the underlying cause(s) of a dysfunction or disease process.  Whole food provides the appropriate supplements required rather than focusing on alleviating or masking symptoms of a condition.  Nutritional therapy can effectively treat many conditions and prevent many others from occurring. Nutrition also provides the medicine we need to obtain and maintain good health.  We can say our food is our medicine and our medicine is our food.

Nutritional Therapy is a holistic discipline that represents the all-embracing fundamental principle used since Hippocrates, the founder of western medicine.  Food scientists continue to support the role of Nutritional Therapy as  the foundation of preventative health care.  Americans accept this premise, but  continue to miss-understand what foods or nutritional supplements are beneficial for them to consume.

The speed at which we live and work — the pressure of the deadline — pushes us into a fast-eating culture.   Eating on the job, on the run, or under pressure denies us the pleasure of the experience.  This lifestyle also denies us the purpose and the benefits of food as nutrition.  The quality of our food becomes secondary.   Modern supermarkets are stocked with many processed  foods lacking in the required nutritional values.  Television commercials and other forms of advertising lead us to falsely believe we are eating healthy.   The unfortunate fact is we are starving ourselves of our essential nutritional needs.

Jim Harris will help you to see beyond the nutritional myths.  He will provide you with a plan for appropriate food intake.  You will be put on the path to a better quality of health with essential dietary support.