The role of a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) in the global perspective on traditional medicine as to diversity, sustainability, and accessibility

Title : The role of a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) in the global perspective on traditional medicine as to diversity, sustainability, and accessibility

Abstract:

Globally, traditional medicine is fairly an acceptable practice area for health and maintenance of well-being for all populations of different age groups. Methodically and through personal and professional observations and experiences, this presentation will identify the role of a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in the global perspective on traditional medicine and its diversity, sustainability and accessibility. In wellness, traditional medicine is accepted as a treatment in many cultures in the world especially in developing countries and economies. When a person gets sick, treatment modalities change from traditional medicine and its other entities to western medicine or vice versa (unless, that person follows traditional medicine from the start). For thousands of years, beliefs, needs, culture, and religious practices included traditional medicine, ethnomedicine and natural therapies. They have been embraced because of its efficacy. Cost is reasonable, accessible, and sustainable,  Here for prevention therapy, modality must have these characteristics: diversity, sustainability and accessibility. The goal of this presentation is to identify the role of a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in the global perspective on traditional medicine as to diversity, sustainability and accessibility. These methods are simple to follow and are already being used for treatment. A Registered Dietitian Nutritionist starts with foods, nutrition — and if needed — diets as appropriate to the diseased conditions. RDNs are food service health professionals. Their orientation is close to traditional medicine, botanicals, and/or herbal medicine.  Although the question arises about the safety of traditional medicine, we have reason to believe in the healing power of traditional medicine — its diversity is open to all regardless of age, sex, race, language, income, religion, education, and political differences. RDNs teaching styles would reinforce the diversity, sustainability, and accessibility of traditional medicine. Notwithstanding, their personal qualities are unique to the RDNs for global impact on the field of traditional medicine.

Biography:

Julieta Andico Songco has a Master of Science in Nutrition and a Master of Education (major in Community Nutrition), both from Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, USA. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), and a Cum Laude Consultant Dietitian and a Distinguished Member Awardee of AND Dietetics in Health Care Communities Dietetic Practice Group (DHCC-DPG). She has presented three papers at the International Congress of Dietetics (ICD) with one as both paper and poster presentations at the 17th International Congress of Dietetics at CapeTown, South Africa. She has also been an ICD attendee in Sydney, Australia and Montreal, Canada. She was the first Philippines Medical Mission RDN.