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Published on: Dec 26, 2011 by Kalyani Gohokar
Last updated on: Dec 26, 2011
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Food is vital for our sustenance and health. However, the significance of food goes beyond its role of regulating metabolism and providing energy. Food contains information through which it interacts with our genes thereby affecting their function. It is a study about how our genetic code influences our nutrition and vice-versa. This discovery is called “nutrigenomics”. Earlier, nutritional science was limited to identifying essential vitamins and nutrients and their insufficiency. Diagnosis was based on lack of such nutrients and treatments were universal. However, over the years nutritional science has undergone a paradigm shift in focussing its attention towards molecular biology and genetics. The completion of many genome projects ha...
Published on: Dec 22, 2011 by Kalyani Gohokar
Last updated on: Dec 22, 2011
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Understanding Functional Medicine: Today people are seeking alternative methods of medical care. Functional medicine is a holistic approach to treatment and aspires to treat a patient not only physically but also on an emotional and spiritual level. Functional medicine is based on the assumption that every individual is unique and has a distinct biochemistry.  Functional medicine, often referred to as the medicine of the future is a holistic treatment which takes into account the well being and lifestyle of an individual. The treatments are usually personalised where the patient also plays an active role in the treatment as often radical changes in diet and lifestyle are required.   Functional medicine is anchored on the philosophy t...
Published on: Dec 22, 2011 by Kalyani Gohokar
Last updated on: Dec 22, 2011
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Autoimmune disease is a condition where the body’s immune system considers its own body tissues and organs as foreign and attacks them. Autoimmune conditions are usually chronic in nature and are more common in women. There are nearly hundred autoimmune diseases such as thyroid disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease etc that have been identified by the medical fraternity. Exact cause of such diseases is still unknown. However, factors such as heredity, stress and environmental toxins have been linked to such diseases. Autoimmune conditions cannot be prevented or cured as the cause of such conditions is still unknown. Symptoms such as low grade fever, feelings of malaise, joint pain and fatigue have b...
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