Orthomolecular medicine

As per available reports about 7 journals, 2 Conferences are presently dedicated exclusively to Orthomolecular Medicine and about 50 articles are being published on the current trends in Orthomolecular Medicine. Orthomolecular medicine is a type of alternative medicine mainly aims in maintaining health through supplements of nutrients and based on the assertion that there is a minimal nutritional environment maintained in the body. Orthomolecular medicine is a form of alternative medicine aimed at maintaining health through nutritional supplementation and based on the assertion that there is an optimum nutritional environment in the body and that diseases reflect deficiencies in this environment. The key idea in orthomolecular medicine is that genetic factors affect not only the physical characteristics of individuals, but also to their biochemical milieu. Biochemical pathways of the body have significant genetic variability and diseases such as atherosclerosis, cancer, schizophrenia or depression are associated with specific biochemical abnormalities which are causal or contributing factors of the illness.

The Journal of Nutritional Disorders and Therapy is an academic journal – hosted by OMICS International – a pioneer in open access publishing. Nutritional Disorders & Therapy Journal also covers the topic of Nutrition Education, Chronic diseases, Nutritional Disorders, Vitamin D Deficiency, Nutrient deficiencies, School Health, School Nurses, Sedentary lifestyle, etc. The Journal of nutritional disorders and therapy provides a unique platform to researchers and scientist to explore the advanced and latest research developments in the field of nutrition and Research therapies, thus bridging the gap between researchers and young scientists. The Journal provides an in-depth study of nutritional disorders and therapy, its types and disorders.

OMICS International – a pioneer in organizing "4th Nutrition Conference" which is also associated with Nutritional Disorders & Therapy on Oct 26-28, 2015 in Chicago, USA with a theme “Dissemination and application of Nutrition knowledge to address current issues of public health”.