ARFID is defined as a severe limitation on the number, types, and quantity of foods consumed, driven by a desire to avoid triggering gastrointestinal symptom flares. Over time, it can lead to significant weight loss, and nutritional deficiency. (Image: Bethany Doerfler, RD)
People living
with chronic digestive disorders like inflammatory bowel disease often figure
out the hard way—by trial and error—which food groups trigger their symptom
flares.
And since many
go for years without competent medical and nutritional guidance, they rely on
their own experience, the advice of friends, or online information to create
their own elimination diets.
All too often,
this means they end up avoiding so many different foods that they become
seriously under-nourished.
Written by Jacob Teitelbaum, MD, Contributing Writer
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Ayurveda–India’s 4,000-year-old system of medicine–can provide modern healthcare professions with many time-tested, lifestyle-based approaches to mitigate the burden of chronic inflammatory diseases that affect so many of our patients.
In this free webinar, the core faculty members of the Maharishi International University (MIU)–the leading US ayurvedic training center–share their experience applying ayurvedic principles for improving digestion, strengthening immunity, and balancing inflammation.
The session also serves as an introduction to MIU’s newFellowship and Master of Science in Integrative Medicine and Ayurveda for Medical Professionals.
In this free
webinar, we’ll cover:
The links between diet, chronic inflammation,
and overall health.
The fundamental principles of the
anti-inflammatory diet.
Ayurvedic concepts that further
illuminate the connections between digestion, immunity, and chronic
inflammation.
Practical Ayurvedic tips for promoting balanced digestion.
