博客來Even today, orthomolecular medicine remains almost completely unknown to mainstream, traditional medical practitioners. Yet, in spite of this general unawareness, a small but steadily increasing number of such medical practitioners are beginning to realize that judicious vitamin, mineral, and nutrient supplementation does have a role to play in the wellness of their patients. However, the fact that proper supplementation can literally replace most prescription medicines is not even remotely appreciated. While it should not be stunning that the body responds better to the restoration of natural substances and nutrients when it is sick, most doctors still feel that the only truly effective therapies they have to offer their patients must be prescribed.
Helen Saul Case introduces the reader to orthomolecular medicine and its superior role in both reversing disease or just in maintaining good health. Quite literally, as initially put forth by Dr. Linus Pauling, the word orthomolecular means that the right molecules need to be given in the right amounts. Furthermore, it has now been well-established that the right molecules to be given are those natural molecules that are depleted in the diseased tissues. In other words, orthomolecular medicine strives to restore a normal state in the body by reconstituting the levels of normal molecules both inside and outside the cells. Many cumulative years of clinical experience with this approach have now clearly demonstrated that when this can be achieved, the body heals itself very effectively. And prescription medications are only really indicated when this reconstitution of normalcy cannot be achieved and ongoing symptoms need to be suppressed in order to make the patient feel better.
