FOOD AS MEDICINE, WRITTEN CAREFULLY

Functional foods with the claims turned down — and the sources turned up.

OTCFood translates traditional food-as-medicine ideas into English-language functional nutrition: adaptogens, targeted diets, and ingredient comparisons. We write “supports” and “may help,” never “cures.”

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Start with a problem, then the botanicals, then the caveats.

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Dialysis Diet: Foods That May Help and Foods to Limit

People searching “dialysis diet foods that help or worsen” usually want a kitchen map that works with hemodialysis—not a promise that food replaces the dialyzer. NIDDK describes hemodialysis…

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Narcolepsy Diet: Foods That May Help and Foods to Limit

People searching “narcolepsy diet foods that help or worsen” usually want kitchen timing tips that support nighttime sleep and daytime alertness—not a claim that food replaces prescription stimulants,…