Food as Medicine

“Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food” - Hippocrates

Many disease processors today can be linked to poor eating habits. Diabetes, obesity, behavioural disorders, digestive complaints, poor athletic performance and many allergic conditions all have a diet related component in regards to pushing the person along the path from wellness to disease. For this reason Food as Medicine is a well established part of our treatment here at Natremed.

Our Naturopathic practitioners have a detailed understanding of the nutritional value of food as well as how food affects the health of the body. Promoting specific dietary options is one way that the naturopath will help you regain a healthy eating pattern. Food as medicine consultations also focus on our relationship with food as this is often as important as what you are eating. In a Food as Medicine consultation we will focus on :

• What you are eating/ not eating
• The times you are eating
• Quantity and quality of foods eaten
• Your bodies physiological state when eating (relaxed, over adrenalised)
• How you absorb and eliminate food.
• Prescribe and encourage specific dietary (and sometimes basic lifestyle) advice aimed at improving your health and wellness.

Food as medicine is useful for many ailments and can be tailored depending on your current health status, your health goals and lifestyle. Food as medicine is especially useful for those with allergies/intolerances, digestive complaints; cardiovascular health, weight loss, unstable blood sugar, athletes or those who want to improve their training/recovery and others.