PATHOLOGY PREVENTION With NUTRITION

We have categorized the health management effort into six practices, all of which utilize general management principles with additional specialized management practices to enable industry standardization, increased effectiveness and efficiency. However, proficiency in all management categories is recommended. The Health Guardian becomes increasingly effective when competency in each category is integrated into one ‘Best-Practice’ for each individual being cared for.

NUTRITION PRACTICES

Vitamin D—nicknamed the "sunshine vitamin" due to its ability to be absorbed by the body through sunlight—is a major player in keeping the human body healthy. Individual vitamin D status can be estima...

Vitamin K status can be estimated using prothrombin time (PT). PT is used to evaluate the common pathway of blood clotting. The synthesis of clotting factors II, VII, IX, and X are vitamin K dependent...

Vitamin E status can be estimated by measuring serum alpha-tocopherol or the ratio of serum alpha-tocopherol to total serum lipids. A low ratio suggests vitamin E deficiency. Deficiencies are uncommon...

Vitamin A deficiency is common in prolonged malnutrition and reported a year or longer after gastric bypass surgery and biliopancreatic weight loss surgery. The oxidative stress associated with major ...

Iron is an essential trace mineral that is vital for specific functions in the body. It is responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. About 70 percent of the iron in your ...

The organ systems are benefited from different herbs, some herbs producing a medical action within one system and not another. This is a three-part series of articles highlighting specific herbs benef...

The organ systems are benefited from different herbs, some herbs producing a medical action within one system and not another. This is a three-part series of articles highlighting specific herbs benef...

The organ systems are benefited from different herbs, some herbs producing a medical action within one system and not another. This is a three-part series of articles highlighting specific herbs benef...

The body has two methods for signaling other systems, either through nerve connections, or through hormones. The endocrine system is responsible for producing the majority of hormones used by the body...