Unimportant Molecules and Medical Philosophy.

Abstract

In Parts 1 and 2 of my editorials on "Unimportant Molecules," I reviewed the research on how modern agriculture has seriously distorted the food supply. In this editorial I showed how this oversimplification and lack of recognition of the importance of whole food molecules also illustrates the deep conceptual differences between the reductionistic medical interventionist model and the probabilistic nurturing model of health medicine. I believe we need both approaches, and by understanding the differences we can better integrate perspectives for the best patient outcomes.