Dr. Dave Recognized as a Leader in the Whole Foods and Natural Healing Communities

Jamesburg, NJ , December 3, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Dr. Dave Wendel, DC, ACN, CTT, the popular director of Natural Health & Wellness Center located in Jamesburg, NJ and the host of “Naturally Speaking” on WCTC, 1450 AM radio’s The Sound Advice Hour, is proud to announce that he has received a Certification as Clinician in Whole Food Nutrition (CCWFN) from The International Foundation for Nutrition and Health (IFNH).  

The IFNH focuses on whole food nutritional research spanning over 140 years from many renowned leaders in the fields of medicine, biochemistry and dentistry and believes that most of the research on nutrition before the mid-1940s was done with natural whole foods, whereas the research after WWII was done in most cases with synthesized chemical by-products and that the answers to many of our health needs are well stated and documented in these earlier works using natural whole foods. Dr. Wendel is among the first doctors in the state of New Jersey to have received the CCWFN. 

Decades of research shows us that people who live a lifestyle fueled by a natural whole food diet, generally have a healthier, more active and productive lives. My staff and I understand that good health starts from the ground up. We know that natural whole food is therapeutic and pride ourselves on having the ability to support and mentor our patients and their families in their quest for long-term health.

David Wendel, Dr.

“The CCWFN certification program used to be offered in Medical schools until the 1950s when the pharmaceutical companies lobbied to have it removed in favor of more toxicology courses to sell drugs rather than use food to get people well.” says Dr. Dave. The program resurfaced in the early 1990s through the International Foundation for Nutrition and Health.  Through the IFNH clinicians are able to get their CCWFN certification and are recognized as leaders in the whole foods and natural healing communities. 

“The program focuses on the foundational issues and those root causes that upset body chemistry, in other words, we are looking at function, not pathology.” Says Dr. Dave.  “Decades of research shows us that people who live a lifestyle fueled by a natural whole food diet, generally have a healthier, more active and productive lives. My staff and I understand that good health starts from the ground up. We know that natural whole food is therapeutic and pride ourselves on having the ability to support and mentor our patients and their families in their quest for long-term health”, he said.

About Dr. Dave Wendel:  Dr. Dave Wendel, DC, ACN, CTT, is the director of Natural Health & Wellness Center based in Jamesburg, NJ.  Dr. Dave began practice in 1992, and moved to his current location in 2008.  He practices functional medicine, checking every patient for biochemical, hormonal and neurological imbalances.  During his career, Dr. Dave has helped thousands of people regain their health and discover freedom from disease states.  For more information regarding Dr. Dave visit his website at www.docwendel.com. 

From IFNH: At the core of the CCWFN certification program is the Foundation of Nutritional Therapy course and the Nutritional Exam which consists of many hands-on tests and workshops. These tests were extensively used as part of the physical exam taught in most medical schools throughout the 1940s and 1950s.  They offer a quick and easy evaluation that looks at function vs. pathology. Although most of these tests could be run and interpreted with accuracy within five minutes, their use was discontinued in favor of new technology that is many times more expensive and time-consuming.  This methodology lacks the intimacy and personal contact the original standard tests offered to the all-important doctor/patient relationship.  Each individual person has a unique biochemical thumbprint.  This thumbprint, however, is similar enough in function to respond to and benefit from certain fundamental nutritional principles.  For example, the body is a self-healing mechanism.  It is capable of healing, repairing, and reconstructing itself when provided with adequate amounts of good water, air and proper food. 

Food, whether liquid or solid, is the source of all nutrients required by the body to perform its many biochemical processes; and, without these required nutrients, the chemical processes are unable to come to fruition.  Since nutritional deficiencies are normally not life threatening at first and take time to manifest themselves, most patients tend to ignore subtle warning signs.  As a result, existing deficiencies may eventually manifest themselves in varying degrees of illness through a pattern of symptoms, depending on the state of the patient’s health.  Today’s use of processed foods, genetically engineered foods, and foods grown on depleted soil has greatly reduced the availability of proper foods needed to meet the body’s requirements.  As a result, the use of whole-food concentrates over an adequate amount of time is often necessary to correct the resulting deficiencies, promote healing, and return the body to a state of homeostasis.  The practitioner must be able to identify these abnormal patterns, verify the abnormalities through appropriate testing, and improve the patient’s nutritional status, ideally through changes in eating habits, but more likely through whole food concentrated supplements combined with changes in diet and lifestyle. 

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