Science-Based Nutrition vs. Trial-and-Error Nutrition
By Dr. Michael Badanek, DC, BS, CNS, DACBN, DCBCN, DM(P)
INTRODUCTION
As a doctor with an appreciation for the importance of good nutrition, I have experienced the frustration of seeing patient after patient whom I know needs nutritional assistance, yet not always being able to meet their needs. On one hand, I have patients in need, on the other, I have the many and varied combinations of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other adaptogens at my disposal. How do you bring the two together effectively? Where do you begin? We offer an answer to these questions in the form of an analytical, systematic approach.
The goal at our facility is nutritional specificity, i. e., a means of testing each individual for his/her specific nutrition needs. A scientific testing system has been developed by which you can for the first time begin to realize the full potential of clinical nutrition. I will, with these tests, be able to categorize all our patients in terms of their metabolic imbalances. These metabolic imbalances can be the sole criteria upon which I treat my patients, regardless of what their symptoms or conditions may be.