{"id":10828,"date":"2017-03-01T13:18:18","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T21:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/?p=10828"},"modified":"2019-02-18T20:58:36","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T04:58:36","slug":"cbsla-food-med","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/healthcare\/pwi-co-lab-staff\/cbsla-food-med\/","title":{"rendered":"Prescription Food: Doctors Are No Longer Using Pills To Cure Ailments \u00ab CBS Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Opening Insights<\/h2>\n\r\n\t<style>\r\n.rTable {    \r\ndisplay: table;    \r\nwidth: 100%; \r\n} \r\n\r\n.rTableRow {    \r\ndisplay: table-row; \r\n} \r\n\r\n.rTableHead {    \r\ndisplay: table-header-group;  \r\nwidth: 50%;\r\nbackground-color: #ddd;  \r\nfont-weight: bold; \r\ntext-align: center; \r\n} \r\n\r\n.rTableCell, .rTableHead {    \r\ndisplay: table-cell;    \r\npadding: 3px 10px;   \r\n\twidth: 50%;\r\nborder: 1px solid #FFFFFF; \r\n} \r\n\r\n.rTableFoot {    \r\ndisplay: table-footer-group; \r\nwidth: 100%; \r\nfont-weight: bold; \r\ntext-align: center;  \r\nbackground-color: #ddd; \r\n} \r\n\r\n.rTableBody.Bold {    \r\ndisplay: table-cell; \r\nfont-weight: bold; \r\ntext-align: center;  \r\n}\r\n\t\t\r\n.rTableBody.Italic {    \r\ndisplay: table-row-group; \r\nfont-style: italic;\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CIxEMtMH3Ys\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Informational Insights<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><strong><a title=\"undefined\" href=\"\/\/losangeles.cbslocal.com\/2017\/02\/22\/prescription-food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LOS ANGELES\u00a0(CBSLA.com) <\/a><\/strong>\u2014 Pharmaceuticals may not be the best <span class=\"vm-hook-outer vm-hook-default\"><span class=\"vm-hook\">medicine<\/span><\/span> for patients. Some doctors are now changing the way they treat patients \u2013 by taking them <span class=\"vm-hook-outer vm-hook-default\"><span class=\"vm-hook\">grocery shopping<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Physicians, such as Dr. Daniel Nadeau, are prescribing food rather than pills to fix the <span class=\"vm-hook-outer vm-hook-default\"><span class=\"vm-hook\">body<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly half of all Americans routinely take prescription drugs, and 75 percent of all doctor visits involve drugs.<\/p>\n<p>To counter the dependency on drugs, Loma Linda University School of Medicine incorporated a special emphasis on lifestyle medicine in which physicians learn how to prescribe food instead of narcotics.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, there is rising interest from <span class=\"vm-hook-outer vm-hook-default\"><span class=\"vm-hook\">doctors<\/span><\/span> at the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/foodasmedicineinstitute.com\/food-as-medicine-4th-annual-symposium\/\">Food as Medicine Symposium<\/a> on Feb. 11-12.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe go to our doctors. We live an <span class=\"vm-hook-outer vm-hook-default\"><span class=\"vm-hook\">unhealthy<\/span><\/span> lifestyle, and we just say: \u2018Give me a pill for that,\u2019 and \u2018I want to be healthy\u2019,\u201d Nadeau said. \u201cYou might get your numbers down a bit, but you\u2019re not going to feel the best that you could feel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nadeau is part of the monthly\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.stjosephhoaghealth.org\/For-Patients\/Shop-With-Your-Doc.aspx\">Shop With Your Doc<\/a> program at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoag.org\/news\/shop-with-your-doc\/\">St. Joseph Hoag Health Alliance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Each month, Nadeau roams the aisles of supermarkets, giving shoppers new ideas to chew on.<\/p>\n<p>Food can help remedy the most common issues with aging, according to Nadeau. \u201cYou can really do so much for your brain by including fresh or frozen berries in your diet everyday,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Nadeau suggests consuming the following items to improve your health naturally:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Avocados: have\u00a0very healthy oil, which helps to lower cholesterol<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Carrots: contain a lot of beta\u00a0kerotene, which is good for the eyes<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blueberries: help prevent dementia<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Plant-based proteins: beans, seeds and nuts can lower the risk of heart disease<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCultures that eat the highest number of beans in their diet have the longest life expectancy,\u201d Nadeau explained.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Shop with Your Doc program, <a href=\"\/\/www.stjosephhoaghealth.org\/For-Patients\/Shop-With-Your-Doc.aspx\">click here<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Possibilities for Consideration<\/h2>\n<h3>Take a moment and examine\u2026<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>As you reviewed the material above, what stood out to you?<\/li>\n<li>What is the potential impact, economically and\/or socially?<\/li>\n<li>What action is needed to stop or support this idea?<\/li>\n<li>You may want to consider whether you:\n<ul>\n<li>want to be <em>aware<\/em> of,<\/li>\n<li>should become <em>supportive<\/em> of,<\/li>\n<li>would want to be <em>active<\/em> in this topic?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Add Your Insight<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. 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