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“Food is Medicine”

By: Shane Spaulding


introduction
• What does it mean to
say food is medicine?

• Why is this statement so


different from
conventional medicine?

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COURSE BENEFICIAL FOODS/
TRIGGERING FOODS

AGENDA
5

MEDICINAL QUALTIES
7

ESSENTIAL VITAMINS
9
BENEFICIAL
SUPPLEMENTS
10
SUMMARY
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primary goals
Beneficial Foods
• Avocados
• Certain nuts including walnuts, macadamia, pine, and pistachios
• Extra Dark Chocolate
• Mushrooms
• Sesame Seed and Oils
• Lean high-quality meats, including wild caught fish and pasture-raised
animal meats
• Foods low in lectins

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Triggering Foods
GRAINS, BEANS & LENTILS

REFINED STARCHES,
SUGARS AND SWEETENERS

SOY, SEEDS, AND LEGUMES

FOODS HIGH IN LECTINS DAIRY


Medicinal Qualities

FOOD AS MEDICINE CAN WORK

o Diabetes
o Hypertension
o Improvements in Diet and Health Literacy

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Essential Vitamins

• Iron
• Vitamin A
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin D
• Vitamin E
• Zinc

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Beneficial Supplements

PROBIOTICS REDS AND


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DAILY-WOMENS-SHELF-STABLE- PRODUCTS/FIBER-SUPPLEMENT VED=2AHUKEWJ_YS-
K3BN9AHUWJIKEHVZMD78Q_AUOANOECAEQBA&BIW=1368&
VEGETARIAN-CAPSULES BIH=801&DPR=2#IMGRC=ZKZRFLPS8HZFNM

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Summary

Questions?

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Thank You
Shane Spaulding
Spauldingholisticmedicine.weebly.com
Health & Wellness Capstone
References
• Bare Performance Nutrition. (2023 Feb 7). Reds and Greens.
https://www.bareperformancenutrition.com/blogs/content/the-benefits-of-strong-greens-and-strong-reds
• Graber, E. (2022 Feb 22). Food is Medicine. American Society for Nutrition. https://nutrition.org/food-as-medicine/
• Johnson, V. R., Washington, T. B., Chhabria, S., Wang, E. H.-C., Czepiel, K., Reyes, K. J. C., & Stanford, F. C. (2022). Food as Medicine
for Obesity Treatment and Management. Clinical Therapeutics, 44(5), 671–681. 
https://doi-org.libauth.purdueglobal.edu/10.1016/j.clinthera.2022.05.001
• Kottemann, K (2022 Dec 28). Dr. Gundry’s Superfood to Eat in 2023. https://www.innerbody.com/dr-gundry-superfood-to-eat
• Mayo Clinic Staff. (n.d.) Dietary Fiber: Essential for a healthy diet.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/fiber/art-20043983
• Merz, B. (2021 Feb 15). Micronutrients have major impact on health. Harvard Medical School.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/micronutrients-have-major-impact-on-health
• Pronschinske, J. (2021 June 24). Support your immune function with good nutrition.
https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/support-your-immune-function-with-good-nutriti
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• Tam, E., Keats, E. C., Rind, F., Das, J. K., & Bhutta, A. Z. A. (2020). Micronutrient Supplementation and Fortification Interventions on
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Meta-Analysis. Nutrients, 12(2), 289. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12020289

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