Most people understand that nutrition is important for growth during childhood and for providing strength. At the other end of the spectrum lies dieting for weight loss. In between these two zones lies an area of great importance that is frequently forgotten. And that is nutrition for healing. In other words – correct nutrition to recover from illnesses. Once, nutrition was a part and parcel of the science of healing and doctors would explain in detail about the correct diet to be consumed during the process of healing in order to ensure complete recovery.
Food and nutrition form the basis of the development and regeneration of the body and if the nutrition is adequate, the body has the capacity and ability to heal itself faster and regain its lost strength. Conversely, if the nutrition is deficient or inadequate, the body takes a lot of time to heal and at times even falls prey to other illnesses.
Today medicine and nutrition have separated to quite an extent and while medicine has progressed very fast, the science of nutrition for healing has failed to progress to that level. As a result, in most cases the patient is left to his own devices to find the correct nutrition for healing, post illness. There are different nutritional requirements in different kinds of illnesses for optimum recovery. And they fall in these broad categories:
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