Loading up on nutrients to help fight disease and maintain health

Vitamins are one of the nutrients used in orthomolecular medicine to help maintain health and treat disease. — Photos.com

Orthomolecular medicine involves providing the body with optimal amounts of substances that are natural to it in order to prevent and treat disease.

The term “orthomolecular” combines “ortho”, which is Greek for “correct” or “right”, with “molecule”, which describes the simplest structure of a compound.