Nutritional Medicine Discussion

1) Eating and providing the body sustenance is necessary for life. Explain why nutritional medicine should be the first place to start in any intervention plan for yourself or a client.
2)Chronic disease is reaching near epidemic proportions. Explain how the current state of the standard American diet (SAD) relates to both allostasis and hormesis.For those in other countries: It has been documented that countries that adopt parts of the SAD begin to show the same issues. Explain how this shift is affecting health.
3)Food intolerance, not IgA mediated, was once thought to be fantasy. Research is clearly showing that food intolerance can play a major role in a number of autoimmune conditions. Standard IgA substances are well-known. What are some of the lesser known or less prominent food sensitivities?
4)What are some common presentations of food intolerance? What happens after the presentation disappears? Is the sensitivity still there? Does a food sensitivity ever go away? Can it be resolved? Support your position.

5)Fat is a much-maligned macronutrient. What is current research showing about the consumption of fat?
6)The assigned articles provide additional perspectives on nutritional interventions such as herbs which are only lightly covered in the nutritional medicine textbook. What can be done for something like the common cold or bronchitis?
7)More and more often the gut system is being called an organ system. Make an argument that this is an accurate description. What evidence is there to support this assertion?

8)Dr. Steven Gundry, author of the popular book The Plant Paradox, recommends removing lectins from the diet. What evidence is available to support this as a valid diet? What is notable about the available research
9)The ketogenic diet flies in the face of years of conventional teaching that individuals should eat a low-fat diet. What evidence is available to support this as a valid diet? Is there anything notable about the available research?
10)Nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics are the up and coming darlings of individualized medicine. What are some of the positives and negatives of the field as it stands now? What should an individual know before testing?

11) Respond to student
Markus
Chi Mai, thank you so much for this inspiring post. I am really interested especially in herbs that are used in traditional chinese medicine and other medicinal systems that have thousands of years experience in treating different diseases. I am using Artemisia annua, Andrographis paniculata, Cats claw with much success in treating upper and lower respiratory infections. It is impressive that a lot of these plants have been studied well and have some strong evidence based in studies, as well. I really much like your little discurs on the different immune cells, as well. It is imperative to not just use the herbs in the acute phase of the infection, it is not lesser important to make sure your immune system is in good shape on a daily basis (zinc, vitamin C, vitamin D).