Orthomolecular medicine

Orthomolecular medicine emphasizes the use of natural substances found in a healthy diet such as vitamins, dietary minerals, amino acids, and essential fatty acids in the prevention and treatment of diseases. Orthomolecular medicine focuses on the role of proper nutrition in relation to health. Nutrition comes first in medical diagnoses and treatment and drug treatment is used only for specific indications.

Related Topics:
Vitamin - Dietary mineral - Amino acid - Essential fatty acid - Nutrition

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Dr. Linus Pauling proposed the term Orthomolecular Medicine in 1968 in the journal Science. The field of orthomolecular psychiatry deals with the use of orthomolecular medicine to treat psychiatric problems. Some practitioners also use the term optimum nutrition to describe orthomolecular medicine.

Related Topics:
Linus Pauling - ''Science'' - Orthomolecular psychiatry - Optimum nutrition

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