Integrative Medicine
Healthy Living | Focusing on your body's innate healing response
What is integrative medicine?
Integrative Medicine, as defined by the American Board of Integrative Medicine® (ABOIM) and the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine, is the practice of medicine that reaffirms the importance of the relationship between practitioner and patient, focuses on the whole person, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches, healthcare professionals, and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing.
Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
Andrew Weil, MD, a visionary physician and author, helped establish the field of integrative medicine as a specialty. His ideas about the treatment and care of the whole person integrate scientifically-validated therapies of conventional medicine with select practices derived from areas sometimes considered to be complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). His defining principles of integrative medicine include:
- A partnership between the patient and the practitioner
- Consideration of all factors that influence health, wellness, and disease – including mind, body, and spirit
- Use of conventional and alternative methods to facilitate the body’s innate healing response
- Appropriate consideration is given to the use of less-invasive and less-harmful interventions, when possible, while addressing the whole person in addition to the disease.
- The concept that medicine is based on good science, is inquiry-driven and open to critical consideration of new paradigms
In addition to scientifically sound treatment concepts, we espouse the broad concepts of health promotion/illness prevention and healthy living.
I exemplify these tenets and remain open to self-exploration & self-development.
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