(Nutrition and Health) 1st ed. 2020 Edition
by Diana Noland (Editor), Jeanne A. Drisko (Editor), Leigh Wagner (Editor)
This textbook is a practical guide
to the application of the philosophy and principles of Integrative and
Functional Medical Nutrition Therapy (IFMNT) in the practice of
medicine, and the key role nutrition plays in restoring and maintaining
wellness. The textbook provides an overview of recent reviews and
studies of physiological and biochemical contributions to IFMNT and
address nutritional influences in human heath overall, including poor
nutrition, genomics, environmental toxicant exposures, fractured human
interactions, limited physical movement, stress, sleep deprivation, and
other lifestyle factors. Ultimately, this textbook serves to help
practitioners, healthcare systems, and policy makers better understand
this different and novel approach to complex chronic disorders. It
provides the reader with real world examples of applications of the
underlying principles and practices of integrative/functional nutrition
therapies and presents the most up-to-date intervention strategies and
clinical tools to help the reader keep abreast of developments in this
emerging specialty field. Many chapters include comprehensive coverage
of the topic and clinical applications with supplementary learning
features such as case studies, take-home messages, patient and
practitioner handouts, algorithms, and suggested readings.
Integrative and Functional Medical Nutrition Therapy: Principles and Practices will
serve as an invaluable guide for healthcare professionals in their
clinical application of nutrition, lifestyle assessment, and
intervention for each unique, individual patient.
