Achieving Balance Through the Art of Eating: Demystifying Eastern Nutrition and Blending it with Western Nutrition.
Eastern and Western approaches to nutrition are unique and possess both strengths and weaknesses. Blending the best of both techniques will allow for the development of an integrative nutrition system that is more effective than either tradition on its own. The Western view to nutrition is already adopting certain attributes of the Eastern medicine philosophy as exemplified by the progression towards individualized nutrition through methods such as nutrigenetics. Nevertheless, many differences still remain between Eastern and Western nutritional concepts. Becoming fluent in both Western and Eastern methodologies can ensure the extraction of the best from both techniques for the development of a comprehensive, systematic, and holistic nutritional approach to achieve optimal health.
UCLA Center for East-West Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), LA, USA.
Shannon
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Wongvibulsin
UCLA Center for East-West Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), LA, USA.
Suzie Seoyang
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Lee
UCLA Center for East-West Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), LA, USA.
Ka-Kit
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Hui
Holistic view of the individual; Integrative nutrition; Nutrigenetics; Pattern Diagnosis; Personalized nutrition