WHY AREN'T MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS USING NUTRACEUTICAL THERAPIES?

 I had a friend who had his thyroid removed, ye he was never informed that there were foods that he should have avoided.  As a result, when he took a liking to Bok Choy, I thought nothing of it, because neutraceutical therapies have always had a rather, let's say, shady reputation with medical authorities. 

Sure, we pretty nearly all had stories about the benefits we experienced from our favorite dishes or foods and various preparation methods, and even though dieticians are schooled in dietary matters.  The very real need to warn people of dietary prohibitions that should accompany medical conditions, but no such warnings are given.  My friend continued to enjoy bok choy and thought nothing of it as problems started and continued to worsen, eventually leading to amputation, dementia, and death.

Now, while I can't say the actual outcome was due to his diet, I did, one day, out of curiosity, Google bok choy and learned that thyroid patients should never eat it.  If the medical profession had taken the arts of nutraceutical therapies more seriously sooner, I can't shake the feeling that this might have been avoided.  Thyroid sufferers and people with other problems for which there are dietary solutions or therapies should be so informed as a matter of practice by doctors.  I note that a few hospitals I have been admitted to do take some dietary considerations into their medical calculus.

It is my experience with food and diet, after paying more than passing attention to how I felt after eating certain foods, I am led to conclude that nutraceutical therapies should take a much higher level of consideration in the medical profession than is currently the practice.