The umbrella organization of hospitals, etc., largest anywhere around here and the one you will remember, includes now the word/specialty, "integrative" medicine, spelled with a small "i". This is what they are calling her office, in addition to "supportive medicine". Her M. D. was/is in Family Medicine. I'd have never been referred to her except that the surgeon's nurse is really impressed with her.
In my (admittedly limited) knowledge, "integrative" began with the growing reputation of Dr. Andrew Weil and his classes for already-accredited doctors, in healing-touch, acupuncture, some pharmacology, yoga, nutrition. I agree with some of his thinking, but he is more of an author than someone who publishes his own scientific studies or nutrition research, so I've not run across him very often. I'll probably never manage to get to all the books that are by those I do know. I believe Kathryn once posted that she'd read one of his.
I have looked at the food pyramid this integrative doctor gave me and assume Weil's influence is there. Not too strict, quite a few choices I haven't made in a long, long time, but in general sensible for someone who is just reducing animal products, not focused on limiting them. Heavier emphasis on reducing meat - he's fine with fish. You wouldn't feel good about all the nuts, but there's an alternative - oils. (smile. That would defeat my purposes but not everyone's. I find common ground with him on occasional avocados!)
K-2 - I haven't done the math on whether I get enough K in my diet or not, just assume that I do with the greens and fruits. I realize this is not K-2 until my intestines do the work to change from K-1 to 2, but I'm assuming I'm managing that. I also don't know if, at some age point, I may do a poorer job when I'm not a spring chicken anymore. (I usually figure I'm a spring chicken, until hit in the face with some reason to doubt it, then, after thought, stop doubting it, lol.) Good job researching this.
I don't know a lot about keto, except that HRH must never do classic keto because of kidneys. I have heard of plant-based keto, but don't know what it entails, except that within the paleo framework there's a lot of fiber, so nutritionists point to overwhelming plants in the diet to reach the "paleo fiber threshold" (but I don't know how much that is).
Oh, well, sitting here thinking nutritional thoughts and this man of mine comes in and says, "can you make some brownies?"
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