Message From Our Medical Director

Food as Medicine

The Future of Enteral Nutrition Support

We have seen an unprecedented rise in the burden of chronic complex disease in the United States. In acute care settings, skilled nursing facilities, rehab centers and home care settings, the unique nutritional-metabolic demands of individuals continues to skyrocket. Traditional enteral nutritional supplements have usually been viewed as caloric-replacements, serving the simple need of "giving calories back" that an individual requires. Most of these formulations use processed ingredients, GMO-based corn and soy products, and can often be very high-glycemic in their metabolic effects.

Liquid Hope and Nourish are unique in their whole-food, organic, nutrient dense, and balanced macronutrient content. The diverse array of plant-based phytonutrients and quality protein is unlike anything on the market.

From a "Food as Medicine" perspective, Liquid Hope and Nourish are about much more than providing necessary calories. They both contain the essential macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and a rich array of plant-based phytonutrients. Plant-based phytonutrients have been shown to reduce inflammation and improve insulin signaling via epigenetic pathways that change how genes express themselves. In addition, plant-based fiber is proving to be a critical dietary source for improving the diversity of the human microbiome and human health.

Research from many disciplines is clear that what we ingest has the potential to:

Speak to our DNA, e.g., epigenetics, altering gene expression patterns

Lower inflammation

Improve glycemic balance and insulin signaling

Enhance cognitive function

Improve gastrointestinal-mucosal barrier integrity

Modulate pain

Improve energy, i.e., bioenergetics

Why would anyone choose a food that is not well designed to create health when Liquid Hope and Nourish are available options?