Many of us are not so sure that the key to curing what ails us lies in medication. There's a growing belief that better health and more effective treatment of disease starts with nutrition. Dr. Jonathan Prousky is a naturopathic doctor, researcher and author, who uses an orthomolecular approach to treat his patients. He discusses how orthomolecular medicine can be used independently or in conjunction with allopathic treatments to prevent and fight illnesses, including cancer, heart disease, bipolar disorder and depression.

It is estimated that as many as half a million Canadians are absent from work every day because of mental illness, costing the economy a staggering $51 billion annually. Increasingly, research is making the link between severe illnesses, such as autism, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, with imbalances in the body caused by vitamin and nutrient deficiencies or excesses. Dr. Aileen Burford-Mason, PhD and expert advisor to Orthomolecular Health explores this issue.

Check out the Orthomolecular Health podcast series hosted by Charmaine Gooden, contributing editor of Zoomer magazine. Interviews with healthcare practitioners and patients explore this option in complementary medicine; how it works and how it can be used to treat and prevent various diseases such as MS, heart disease, schizophrenia and more.

The following podcast with Dr. Jonathan Prousky, ND and Expert Advisor to Orthomolecular Heath, and Peter Leeds Multiple Sclerosis patient explores this option in complementary medicine; how it works and how it can be used to treat and manage various diseases such as MS.

The following podcast with Dr. Jonathan Prousky, ND and Expert Advisor to Orthomolecular Heath, along with Rosalie Moscoe, Registered Holistic Nutritionist, whose son uses orthomolecular medicine in his treatment of schizophrenia, explores this option in complementary medicine.