Do you believe doctors should teach nutrition instead of pharmecudical addiction?

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Pollution and parasites. Two big terms to cover the causative factors of human dis-ease. Right food choices can heal...yet hospital food is highly processed and full of chemicals and doctors continue to focus on what conventional treatment they can use to cure the symptoms of imbalance. Do you think it is time for doctors to address whole nutrition as a means of healing?

Specializes in Med-Surg.

I agree Timothy.

Staying on the topic of nutrition (we could go way off tangent with alternative vs. medical therapies), it's more of a preventative measure we all need to be taking, rather than a treatment for disease for the most part. However as I stated above, a revamped diet and weight just might get a person off of medication, or keep a person off medication, or allow them to be on medication only for the short term until some changes occur. We've all read stories of someone who last 100 lbs and got off diabetic and hypertensive medications.

I like the medical model. I studied it, and I nurse by it. I think though we could do better utilizing all knowledge we have and incorporating it, rather than replacing it.

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Specializes in RN, Cardiac Step Down/Tele Unit.
But at least they haven't given the concession to McDonalds yet.

There is a McDonalds inside one of the hospitals in my area!!!

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i agree with timothy, in fact the mds in this area are very up to date with the cardiac and diabetic pts being encouraged to follow proper diet

unfortunately they don't come in cntact with mds and rds until there is a problem and after their eating habits are ingrained

we need more education at elementary and high school levels to make good eating habits that will benefit them all their lives

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