Personalized Nutrition Programs

Personalized Nutrition Programs

A "Personalized Nutrition Program" is drawn up by a nutritionist within the structure of the Complementary Medicine Center. Situations which vary from person to person must be perfectly specified by the dietician while a nutrition program is planned. These include age, gender, height, weight, metabolic rate, blood findings, lifestyle, physical activity, illnesses, if any, drugs used, if any, hereditary and familial diseases, and foods liked or disliked. If required it can also be supported with a variety of herbal supplements which are scientifically proven and reliable. It is also very important to trace the sustainability of the nutrition program drawn up considering all that stated above, by the person concerned.  Proper nutrition has always complementary feature in the treatment of diseases and in providing a healthy lifestyle. It constitutes a whole together with other applications that restore our spiritual and physical health.

What is the purpose?

• Strengthening the immune system and metabolism
• In case there are risks of familial disease, reducing such risks
• In case there is an illness, increasing the effectiveness and quality of the treatment. Minimizing side effects, if any.
• Providing with accurate habits and lifestyle
• Giving the responsibility of his/her health
• Increasing the quality of life and making him/her feel good
• Preventing chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and heart diseases
• Ensuring healthy living and healthy aging

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is completely a scientific treatment method applied by dipping needles into specific points of the body for the purpose of curing various illnesses. Acupuncture has been used notably in China and other Far Eastern countries in order to cure diseases for a period of over 5,000 years. Today it is a complementary medicine method which is widely used in many western countries such as Germany, Austria, France and the USA. The main philosophy of such treatment is based on the unity, equilibrium and harmony between the energy flows that exist everywhere in the whole universe whether living or non-living. Acupuncture in this sense is a balance therapy.

The World Health Organization acknowledged acupuncture treatment as a scientific method in 1979 and publicized a list of medical conditions wherein it is effective. In our country, "the Regulations on Acupuncture" was issued in 1991 and the conditions of application of such treatment and the qualifications of the practitioners were prescribed. Acupuncture might be applied by medical doctors who completed the 500 hours course opened with the approval of the Ministry of Health and succeeded in the examination and thereby granted the certificate accredited by the Ministry of Health.

Ozone Therapy

A Latin word, “ozone” means "smelling". As we know it, ozone is a gas which is formed by conversion of O2 to O3 by UVB rays in the upper layers of atmosphere. It is a heavy gas and has a unique smell. Ozone was first defined in late 1800s by Christian Friedrich Schönbein, a German Chemist. Ozone is used for surface cleaning, water cleaning, sanitation and kills viruses and bacteria. Ozone cannot be taken by inhalation because it is toxic if inhaled. It can only be applied as a cream which is produced with olive oil. If mixed with other oils, it flames up. Or it may directly be injected into a muscle or a joint. There is also another method called “major hemotherapy". In this method, the patient's blood is transferred to a vacuum bottle where it is enriched with ozone and administered back to the patient. Also, there are treatment methods called "bag therapy" to treat foot lesions called "diabetic foot” and extremity lesions, which are applied by keeping the extremity in a special ozone-oxygen mixture.