Preventive Nutrition Services
About
- is a Registered Dietitian
- is licensed to provide nutrition counseling
- has an MS in Health Education
- has researched nutrition since 1990
- eats this way too
- focus on scientific evidence
- focus on your goals and needs
- guide you to your best choices
- respect you and your traditions
- respect your state of health
- respect your food preferences
- respect your privacy
- dictate food choices
- profit by selling a product or supplement
- push unreasonable food advice
- treat symptoms instead of causes
The Roles of Nutrition and Medicine
All treatments have their role in modern health, and even drugs and surgery have a place (such as emergency trauma). But, when possible, we should always start with the safest, most natural and most gentle approach first. This way we can support the body’s natural wisdom to restore balance, treat disease, and heal itself. We recognize that the mind, body, emotions, spirit and environment are all part of a single whole person.
Since nutrition factors into nearly all major conditions, much of the current emphasis on drugs and surgery should be replaced with nutrition (and other lifestyle changes). And in most cases, nutrition can provide the same benefits---effectively, at less cost, without a prescription, without wasting time calling doctors or pharmacies, and with little risk of complications or dangerous side effects.
Mark can also work with your physician to evaluate continued use of prescription drugs, but does not support stopping use of your medicines without physician evaluation.
Supplements and Other Therapies
The best source of nutrients is food, but vitamin, mineral and essential fat supplements can be useful for some people. On the other hand, multiple supplements, pills or powders cannot replace a healthy lifestyle. While Mark supports the use of herbs, homeopathic remedies and other holistic treatments, he cannot provide counseling on these topics. Mark recommends you consult a qualified practitioner.
Links
These are organizations which I find useful and supportive. I hope you will too.
American Institute for Cancer Research
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Earthsave Baltimore
Environmental Working Group
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Vegetarian Resource Group
http://www.dietsinreview.com/
