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Posted on 15/11/2019 in Current Affairs
Nutrition and lifestyle took center stage in the Week of Acupuncture. It was precisely in that week that the AD* reported that newly graduated doctors feel they lack knowledge about nutrition and are unable to advise their patients adequately on this matter. While poor nutrition is the leading cause of death worldwide, says Gert Jan Hiddink, retired professor of nutrition education at Wageningen University. He conducted research on nutrition education in medical schools, both nationally and internationally.
A group of medical students at Radboud University has taken matters into their own hands. Together with the university, they have set up an elective course 'Nutrition as Medicine?!'. Unfortunately, too few students can participate in this course each year.
Acupuncture study and nutrition
Anyone studying Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) also automatically receives nutrition education. In the first lessons on the Five Elements, it's already about the five tastes and you learn to think about the 'nature' or energetics of food. Food can be warming or cold, set in motion or slow down, induce sweating, stimulate the intestines, stimulate or inhibit the energy and functioning of organs.
TCM intertwined with lifestyle
Nutrition is, alongside acupuncture, Chinese herbal therapy, Tuina and Qi-gong, and Tai-Chi, an important part of TCM. The human and their health cannot be separated from external influences, including what you eat. There are students who, after completing the acupuncture training (including nutrition), continue with further education in Chinese nutritional therapy or pursue a study in orthomolecular medicine. By combining insights from TCM and knowledge of modern nutritional science, the acupuncturist or herbalist can provide practical and targeted advice.
Nutrition and five elements
For the Acupuncture Week, blogs have been written about nutrition and more broadly, about lifestyle, about all kinds of aspects that help you do something about your health yourself. Below you will find the link to the starting article Vital with the Five Elements and much more.
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