Definitions for "Orthomolecular medicine"
The treatment of disease by increasing, decreasing, or otherwise controlling the intake of natural substances, especially vitamins. The term "orthomolecular" was coined by Linus Pauling in 1968 and refers to creating the optimal molecular environment for the cells of the body.
(as defined by Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling) The preservation of health and the treatment of disease by the provision of the optimum molecular constitution of the body.
Employing vitamins, minerals, and amino acids to create optimum nutritional content and balance in the body, orthomolecular medicine targets a wide variety of conditions, including depression, hypertension, schizophrenia, cancer and other mental and physiological disorders.
A term for the administration of an exact amount of a substance needed to maintain health.