O
ver the past decade the field of
nutrition has expanded beyond limits we
never imagined. New avenues for work,
research and clinical care are opening up - it
is a fantastic time to be a part of this
movement! The question we should all really
be asking ourselves is: where do we want
nutrition to take us, and what part of this
movement do we want to be a part of? Big
changes are taking place, but slowly. The
University of Toronto for instance is making
modifications to their medical school by
integrating more nutrition focused content
in their curriculum. Meanwhile, physicians
are being bombarded with questions from
their patients about how nutrition can fix
their problems and are trying to seek
alternative areas of information to educate
and treat their patients not necessarily
through prescribing medications.
I think this is (one of) the many movements
we are seeing - people taking more control of
their own lives through realizing that they
can, to a certain extent, fix themselves
through what they eat. People are now
searching for nutritional options. For
example, a large portion of the population
may experience symptoms of depression
throughout their lifetime. A common
solution for physicians to address depression
and many other ailments is through
prescribed medications. These medications