Nutritional and Micronutritional Medicine consultation

Nutritherapy could be defined as the study of needs, deficiencies and pathologies of the body.

Nutritherapy, is based on understanding the biochemical mechanisms of the organism, bioavailability and synergistic action of nutrients and micronutrients. It seeks to know how they are metabolized in every cell and how their excesses or deficits can cause physiological disorders manifested by various warning signs. Nutritherapy is an integral part of functional medicine. It is based on the diagnosis and correction of the patient’s field. It provides a preventive and therapeutic dietary advice focused on the correction of deficits and the administration of vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids, appropriate amino acids, conditions required for optimal health.

Diseases requiring  a nutritional approach

• Mood disorders, depression,
  attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, memory
  neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer, Parkinson,
  dementia …
• Cardiovascular diseases: hypertension, atherosclerosis,
  angina, myocardial infarction, stroke,
  tromboembolism …
• Autoimmune diseases: systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple
  sclerosis, autoimmune thyroiditis …
• Type 1 as type 2 diabetes
• Allergies, some forms of asthma
• Some forms of eczema, psoriasis, ….
• Prevention and adjuvant treatment of cancer
• Osteoporosis
This is a non exhaustive list of diseases which can be prevented and supported by a nutritional approach.