Lifestyle Changes, Nutritional Supplements, and General Preventive Medicine Recommendations That Can Simultaneously Improve Heart and Urologic Health: Part I. What Do I Tell Patients?

This article reviews the current literature on osteoarthritis in pet and laboratory guinea pigs. The associated clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment of osteoarthritis in pet guinea pigs will be discussed, with options for analgesia detailed. This condition is thought to be common in pet guinea pigs, even from an early age in some genetic lines, although osteoarthritis often goes undiagnosed in this species until advanced disease is present, posing a major welfare concern. Increasing awareness of this condition in veterinary practitioners should aid early diagnosis in pets and help improve their quality of life. Prevention may be possible using oral protective nutritional supplements to slow down the progression of this disease at an early stage. Lifestyle changes are also discussed for the management of this condition in pet guinea pigs.

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The Easy but Harmful Solution

Psychological and Psychiatric Issues in Patients with Chronic Pain ◽

10.1093/med/9780197544631.003.0015 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 127-134

Author(s):

Daniel M. Doleys ◽

Nicholas D. Doleys

Keyword(s):

Chronic Pain ◽

Nutritional Supplements ◽

Pharmacological Therapy ◽

Medical System ◽

Lifestyle Changes ◽

Smoking Reduction ◽

Long Run ◽

Number Of Patients ◽

The Common ◽

Common Problems

This case may represent one of the common problems faced by clinicians involved in treatment patients with chronic pain. There appears to be a growing number of patients with a sense of entitlement, which manifests itself in requests to medications to address a plethora of problems. They often resist, if not resent, suggestions for lifestyle changes, (eg, exercise, diet, smoking reduction, use of nutritional supplements, stress management, etc.). They perceive and prefer pharmacological therapy (ie, chemical coping). This helps to dissolver them of any responsibility for the problems and encourages iatrogenic dependence on the medical system. Sometimes writing a prescription is the most efficient way to end on office-based consultation. This approach, however, may be detrimental to the patient in the long run.

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The Role of Supplements in Integrative Preventive Medicine

10.1093/med/9780190241254.003.0012 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Joseph Pizzorno

Keyword(s):

General Population ◽

Chronic Diseases ◽

Preventive Medicine ◽

Nutritional Supplements ◽

Signs And Symptoms ◽

Dosage Forms ◽

Nutritional Deficiencies ◽

Nutrient Deficiencies ◽

Nutrient Adequacy

Foods common in our diet today, produced through modern agricultural methods and often processed, contain an inherently low ratio of nutrients in proportion to calories. The standards used to determine nutrient adequacy are flawed, especially considering the huge variations in individual nutrient needs. Nutritional deficiencies in the general population are much more common than generally recognized, and skilled nutritional supplementation is important for maintaining and optimizing health; therefore, expert use of nutritional supplements is a critical skill for integrative medicine doctors. This chapter will help the clinical practitioner become knowledgeable about the signs and symptoms of nutrient deficiencies, recognize the nutrients most useful for several chronic diseases, and prescribe the correct dosages and dosage forms needed by their patients.

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