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Gettingwell , califpacific wrote:

 

 

from website at: http://www.orthomed.org/

 

 

Orthomolecular medicine describes the practice of preventing and

treating disease by providing the body with optimal amounts of

substances which are natural to the body. The term " orthomolecular "

was first used by Linus Pauling in a paper he wrote in the journal

Science in 1968. This paper first described the theoretical

foundations for what was later to become a specialty within

complementary medicine.

 

The key idea in orthomolecular medicine is that genetic factors are

central not only to the physical characteristics of individuals, but

also to their biochemical milieu. Biochemical pathways of the body

have significant genetic variability in terms of transcriptional

potential and individual enzyme concentrations, receptor-ligand

affinities and protein transporter efficiency.

 

Diseases such as atherosclerosis, cancer, schizophrenia or depression

are associated with specific biochemical abnormalities which are

either causal or aggravating factors of the illness. In the

orthomolecular view, it is possible that the provision of vitamins,

amino acids, trace elements, electrolytes or fatty acids in amounts

sufficient to correct biochemical abnormalities will be therapeutic

in preventing or treating such diseases.

 

Want to learn more? The following essays give a more detailed

overview of the nature, efficacy and history of orthomolecular

medicine :

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