By Today's Dietitian Staff — 2014
There's a range of none to poor nutrition education in medical curriculum. Doctors are functionally illiterate in nutrition, unless they make an effort to get themselves up to speed.—Andrew Weil
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Food is an important part of pleasure. And getting — and staying — healthy can often be as simple as optimizing what we eat. But how do you know what to pick in a sea of endless grocery stores choices?
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On a blustery Friday night in 2009, I received a call from my doctor’s office at 10 o’clock. The on-call physician beseeched me to go to emergency room, but informed me that I could not drive myself: I either had to take a cab or have a loved one take me.
Aviva Romm is a midwife, herbalist, ecologist, mother, writer, and Yale-trained MD. She is the author of seven books. Her latest, this amazing book, The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution, was the #1 bestselling thyroid and immune health book.
Have you ever been to the doctor to ask about the health symptoms you’re experiencing—like fatigue, anxiety, weight gain, cravings, hair loss, hormonal imbalances, thyroid symptoms—only to be told, “You’re fine, there’s nothing wrong with you”?