West Meet East
Holistic Therapy & Acupuncture Clinic
715 1/2 Adelaide Street N.
London, ON, N5Y 2L4
email:info@westmeeteastclinic.com
Tel:(519)-657-5106
Nutraceutical, a combination of the words “nutrition" and “pharmaceutical”, is a food or food product that provides health and medical benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease.
Health Canada (2002) defines the term as "a product isolated or purified from foods that is generally sold in medicinal forms not usually associated with food. A nutraceutical is demonstrated to have a physiological benefit or provide protection against chronic disease." Such products may range from isolated nutrients, dietary supplementsand specific diets, to herbal products.
With recent developments in cellular-level nutraceutical agents, researchers, and medical practitioners are developing templates for integrating and assessing information from clinical studies on complementary and alternative therapies into responsible medical practice.
Thus, nutraceuticals provide extra health benefits in addition to the basic nutritional value found in foods. Nutraceutical products typically prevent chronic diseases, improve health, delay the aging process, and increase life expectancy. Over 60% of the North American population takes at least one type of nutraceutical health product at present time.
The main use of nutraceuticals is to accomplish desirable therapeutic outcomes with reduced side effects, as compared with conventional approaches like pharmaceuticals. Nutraceuticals are protected by trademarks. Their prices directly reflect the potency, the quality of purification and extraction processes and the bioavailability.
The following table shows the differences among Nutraceutical, Nutrition and Pharmaceutical:
Nutraceutical |
Nutrition |
Pharmaceutical |
Natural food extractions |
Raw organic foods |
Synthesized compounds |
For health management |
For health |
For sick management |
Dosage is ample |
No specific amount |
Dosage is specific |
With minimum or no side effects |
With minimum or no side effects |
With side effects |
With specific functions |
For calories intake |
With specific functions |
Still needs standard controls |
No controls |
With standard controls |
For prevention and treatment of disease |
For growth and maintenance |
For prevention and treatment of disease |
For underlying problems and detoxifications |
For nourishment |
Not for underlying problems |
Related to Nutraceuticals:
Acupuncture
Moxibustion
Weight Loss Solution
Wellness Care
Cancer Patient Support
Men's Health
Women's Health
Skin Health
Joint Health
Heart Health
Vision Care
Men's Health
Women's Health
Skin Health
Joint Health
Heart Health
Vision Care
Payments Accepted
in network with most major insurance companies
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Hours of Operation
Monday 9:30 am - 6:30 pm
Tuesday 9:30 am - 6:30 pm
Wednesday 9:30 am - 6:30 pm
Thursday 9:30 am - 6:30 pm
Friday 9:30 am - 6:30 pm
Saturday 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
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