In phases of high physical and mental strain as well as for certain risk groups and in the case of health disorders, the need for natural vital substances is especially high. These substances include vitamins, minerals, trace elements as well as fatty and amino acids. Following the ideas of Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling, orthomolecular medicine is meant to maintain health and counteract illnesses by optimising the dosage of these vital substances which are normally also contained within the body.
Orthomolecular therapy can cover the high demand of certain vital substances during the treatment of malignant diseases with chemotherapy or radiotherapy or during other chronically progressing illnesses. It is furthermore also helpful in growth phases, during pregnancy and breast feeding, during the menopause and at old age.
Apart from the sole or therapy-accompanying application in the case of existing health disorders, preventive application when faced with respective risks, such as pollutants in the environment or at the workplace, is also decisive. Highly sensitive laboratory diagnostics enable the individual planning of a sensible optimisation of vital substances.