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Integrative medicine is beneficial for people who want to maintain good health, as well as those who are looking to improve their current health. Evidence-based studies have shown that integrative medicine therapies reduce pain and anxiety, enhance healing, speed recovery, and promote feelings of peace and relaxation.

The Chambers Center for Well Being offers more than 20 different healing treatments, including holistic health assessments, nutritional assessments and counseling, lifestyle coaching, acupuncture and massage. Our experts can help you address current health concerns or work with you to prevent health issues such as high blood pressure and cholesterol, weight issues, stress and more.

Our outpatient services are available at two New Jersey locations, including Summit and Morristown, and one physician practice in Morristown.

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Atlantic Health System Integrative Medicine offers free bedside services throughout our hospitals, including therapeutic massage for new moms, acupressure, reflexology, aromatherapy, relaxation techniques and guided imagery. These services are for maternity, cardiac, orthopedic, pediatric, ICU, emergency room and all other patients throughout our hospitals.

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Integrative medicine is an approach to care that seeks to integrate the best of Western scientific medicine with a broader understanding of the nature of illness, healing and wellness. Easily incorporated by all medical specialties and professional disciplines, and by all health care systems, its use not only improves care for patients, it also enhances the cost-effectiveness of health care delivery for providers and payors.

A practical strategy, integrative medicine puts the patient at the center of the care and addresses the full range of physical, emotional, mental, social, spiritual and environmental influences that affect a person's health.By treating the whole person, both the patient's immediate needs as well as the effects of the long-term and complex interplay between a range of biological, behavioral, psychosocial and environmental influences are addressed. This process enhances the ability of individuals to not only get well, but most importantly, to stay well.

The defining principles of integrative medicine are:

The patient and practitioner are partners in the healing process.

All factors that influence health, wellness and disease are taken into consideration.

The care addresses the whole person, including body, mind, and spirit in the context of community.

Providers use all appropriate healing sciences to facilitate the body's innate healing response.

Effective interventions that are natural and less invasive are used whenever possible.

Because good medicine is based in good science, integrative medicine is inquiry-driven and open to new models of care.

Alongside the concept of treatment, the broader concepts of health promotion and the prevention of illness are paramount.

The care is individualized to best address the persons unique conditions, needs and circumstances.

Practitioners of integrative medicine exemplify its principles and commit themselves to self-exploration and self-development.

Gofor the report, "Integrative Medicine: Improving Health Care for Patients and Health Care Delivery for Providers and Payors"

Gofor the report, "The Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of Integrative Medicine"

Goto learn about The Summit on Integrative Medicine and the Health of the Public and listen to the presentations

Goto read stories from patients who have been helped with integrative medicine

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Overview

Mayo Clinic's Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program offers wellness-promoting treatments that complement conventional Western medical care. We offer a range of services, including resilience training, meditation, massage therapy, acupuncture and herbal medicine.

We work closely with you and your health care team to understand and address your health needs. We will help you integrate alternative medicine therapies and wellness programs into your overall treatment plan. Our goal is to provide exactly the care you need based on what's right for you.

During this consultation, a physician trained in integrative medicine will talk with you, assess your needs and help you develop a treatment plan. Recommendations may include:

A physician and other health care providers who specialize in integrative medicine techniques will help you learn to manage general life stress or situational stress. Learn about stress management.

Resilience education and training will help you develop a resilient disposition and positive strategies to manage stress. Learn about resilience training.

A nationally certified massage therapist works with you and uses techniques based on the therapist's ongoing assessment and your goals. Learn about massage therapy.

You will be treated by a physician trained in acupuncture or a licensed acupuncturist who works under the supervision of a physician. Techniques include acupuncture with manual and electrical stimulation, acupressure and cupping. Learn about acupuncture.

You will learn how meditation can relax and rejuvenate the mind and body. It helps many people refocus and gain happiness and inner peace. Learn about meditation.

Appointments for Complementary and Integrative Medicine services are available to established Mayo patients. You will need a referral from a physician at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.

Sara E. Bublitz, L.Ac., acupuncturist

Susanne M. Cutshall, R.N., C.N.S.

Liza J. Dion, massage therapist

Alexander Do, L.Ac, acupuncturist

Nikol E. Dreyer, massage therapist

Debbie L. Fuehrer, L.P.C.C., clinical counselor

Amber E. Hammes, L.Ac., acupuncturist

Jennifer L. Hauschulz, massage therapist

Molly J. Mallory, L.Ac., acupuncturist

Crystal R. Narveson, massage therapist

Nancy J. Rodgers, massage therapist

Susan J. Veleber, L.Ac., acupuncturist

The Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program at Mayo Clinic was created in large part to address the challenges people face every day in deciding if or how to use integrative and alternative medicine. Mayo Clinic physicians conduct dozens of clinical studies every year to learn which treatments work, and they share that information with their patients and colleagues.

By identifying effective therapies and bringing them into clinical practice, physicians in the Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program help Mayo Clinic maintain its leadership position in providing excellent health care mind, body and spirit.

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Integrative Medicine is an approach to medical care focusing on the whole person and recognizing the interactions of mind, body and spirit to optimize health and healing.

Integrative Medicine combines conventional western medicine with complementary treatments such as acupuncture, massage, yoga and stress reduction techniques, in an effort to treat the whole person and improve their quality of life.

Every year, millions of people see a health care professional for symptoms that diagnostic tests can't explain. In many of these patients, the cause of the illness is stress, particularly stress that isn't fully recognized. Managing stress is all about taking charge of your thoughts, emotions, and the way you deal with problems.

Jupiter Medical Center, in collaboration with the University of Massachusetts Medical Center's Center for Mindfulness, is pleased to offer Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Classes (MBSR). This comprehensive, eight-week training in mindfulness meditation, is based on ancient healing practices that are designed to help you achieve health and well-being in the face of stress, pain or illness. To learn more about Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, click HERE.

Our Integrative Medicine Program also offers meditation, yoga, tai chi classes and massage therapy.

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To learn more about our integrative medicine program, please call (561) 263-5775.

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Northwestern Medicine Osher Center for Integrative Medicineoffers a full range of complementary and integrative therapies.

Integrative Medicine has been called the new medicine but in many ways, it is a return to the original practice and philosophy of medicine. It emphasizes the relationship between the doctor and patient, the innate healing ability of the body and the importance of addressing all aspects of an individuals life to attain optimal health and healing.

Our complementary physicians and practitioners consciously blend the very best of conventional medicine, cutting-edge diagnosis and treatment with appropriate therapies. We strive to include therapies backed by scientific evidence to improve health and promote healing, while minimizing any side-effects or harm. All factors that affect health, wellness and disease are considered to promote optimal healing of the mind, body and spirit in all their complexity.

At theNorthwestern Medicine Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, we provide a unique healthcare experience. As soon as you walk through the entrance, you arewelcomed into a gentle healing environment. Your visit may begin with a board-certified internist who performs a thorough evaluation of medical conditions and suggests an array of integrative treatment options.

Specially trained complementary medicine practitioners also are available to provide a full range of therapies from diverse healing traditions. Physicians and practitioners work as colleagues and work in partnership to benefit your health.

Our physicians have training in both conventional and integrative medicine and are devoted to fostering integration of care between these diverse fields. We work with you to create your individualized treatment and lifestyle plan. Our other practitioners include trained specialists in acupuncture, massage, naturopathic medicine and health psychology.

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Carolinas Medical Center Family Medicine Residency was chosen in 2008 to be one of the eight original pilot sites for the Integrative Medicine in Residency (IMR) program developed by leaders in Integrative Medicine (IM) through the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. This program has now expanded to over 30 residencies in the US and Canada, serving as a national model for online, competency based education.

All of our Family Medicine residents are given dedicated time during their rotations over their three years of residency to complete this 200 hour online curriculum. This web-based curriculum is case-based and highly interactive.Including streaming video, assessment questions, and links to reference materials and research. The IMRs content contains both evidence-based conventional and complementary approaches to the management of medical problems common to Family Medicine.

Here at CMC Department of Family Medicine, the residents IMR learning is reinforced throughout their three years through experiential and group process-oriented activities, didactics, and direct patient care. We strive for an integrative approach to all our patients, providing them with patient-centered, holistic and evidence based care. Residents receive training in this in both their general continuity clinics as well as through their participation in our Integrative Medicine Consultation Clinic. Patients are referred to this clinic from both within the CMC family of clinics as well as from private providers throughout the community. This clinic is a teaching clinic which allows residents to work with patients under the guidance of our Fellowship trained faculty on an in depth Integrative Medicine approach to the patients medical condition or desire for general wellness.

The three-year IMR curriculum consists of Modules in the following areas:

Year One

Year Two

Year Three

All courses have an interactive core content and contain case studies allowing you to apply the new knowledge to patients encountered in family medicine. Content includes evidence-based conventional and complementary approaches to the management of the medical problems presented.

Throughout the curriculum, we will emphasize well-being and balance in residency; this interactive and experiential part of the curriculum will encourage residents to work on an individual plan to maintain well-being and balance while in residency.

For more information on the IMR program, view the following video.

Read the article, "Integrative Medicine in Residency Education: Developing Competency Through Online Curriculum Training." (PDF)

For further information regarding the IMR in general, please refer to the University of Arizonas College of Integrative Medicine website. For additional information regarding the Integrative Medicine curriculum at Carolinas Medical Center Family Medicine Residency, please contact Dr. Michele Birch.

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Cancer and its treatments can have major effects on the patient and those who are close to the patient. The Integrative Medicine Center works cooperatively with the primary oncology team to build comprehensive and integrative care plans that are personalized, evidence-based and safe to improve health, quality of life and clinical outcomes.

Our team can assist with choices you may face regarding integrative medicine. Richard T. Lee, M.D. and Gabriel Lopez, M.D. provide advice to patients who wish to incorporate integrative therapies into their conventional cancer care.

Social, mind-spirit and physical aspects of health will be explored during your visit at the Integrative Medicine Center.

For more information on research and education please visitthe Integrative Medicine Program.

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Take advantage of our free cooking classes provided by an integrative oncology nutritionist.

Learn how to prepare tasty, whole food meals, that are beneficial to your health.

Call us today to reserve your spot at 713-794-4700

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NEW Programs for Kids offered by Integrative Medicine:

Activities for pediatric inpatients and outpatients ages 3-12 years and their caregivers.

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On August 11, 2014 the Integrative Medicine Center started a new service line: Exercise and Physical Activityconsultation.

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Friends of Integrative Medicine exists to raise awareness within MD Anderson and the larger Houston community of the important role of integrative medicine in cancer prevention and in helping those with cancer live better and longer.

Become a member today for access to lectures and exclusive, member-only events.

Contact Kira Taniguchi for more information.

Oncology Massage may help patients address anxiety, relieve pain, decrease fatigue and improve sleep quality. We offer our services for MD Anderson inpatients, outpatients and for their caregivers.

Book your appointment today at 713-794-4700

Physician's order is required.

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The Celebration Singers is a choir program at MD Anderson that is open to cancer patients and their caregivers.

For more information about the choir or to sign up contactthe choir's director, Michael Richardson.

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Integrative Medicine Center offers acupuncture services for MD Anderson inpatients and outpatients.

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At Providence we believe connected and integrated care honors health care modalities that our patients are using in our community. Since 2002, when Providence first opened our Integrative Medicine clinic, we have been using evidence-based medicine with regards to non-conventional therapies to help patients optimize their quality of life regardless of their health issues. We look forward to continuing to grow our program in order to meet the needs of our patients. Loch S. Chandler, ND, MPA:HA, MSOM, LAc

With an emphasis on positive and proactive health management, Providence Integrative Medicine Program offers an excellent complement to conventional medicine. As part of the multidisciplinary treatment model at Providence Health & Services, our naturopathic physicians work alongside a patients other care team members.

The goal of integrative medicine is to help patients achieve optimal health, even in situations where they simply dont feel well, but dont have a diagnosis. Providence Integrative Medicine Program providers use therapies that are supported by modern medical research. Our expert clinicians are trained to provide treatment that is current, safe and evidence-based.

Modern research supports the use of complementary medicine to treat conditions such as:

Because we take time to get to know you as a whole person, we are able to provide reasonable and appropriate naturopathic care that is tailored to your individual health needs.

Offerings include acupuncture, naturopathy and dietary counseling.

Nutrition, exercise and natural medicine to reduce risk, enhance survival and improve quality of life.

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The Integrative Medicine Center at Schneck Medical Center incorporates the healing techniques of people who long before medical schools and highly-specialized physicians used herbs, acupuncture, diet supplements, and massage, and who emphasized the healing power of the mind. Today theres a new interest in this natural, holistic approach.

Blending scientifically proven alternative practices with the best of conventional medicine, Integrative Medicine defines health as much more than the absence of disease. Focusing on preventive care, it views health as the cohesive balance of mind, body, and spirit.

The Integrative Medicine Center offers:

Integrative Medicine features Dr. Steve Windley, a board-certified family practice physician with special training in integrative medicine. Dr. Windley recommends the therapy that best serves each patients needs, one which will stimulate or facilitate ones own natural healing potential. Moreover, the Integrative Medicine Center simplifies patients lives by making herbal medicines and nutritional supplements available for sale at the Center.

The following links provide more detailed information from Dr. Windley on specific health concerns: Aches I Detoxification I Diabetes I Food Allergy I Hormone Replacement I Multivitamin I Optimal Diet Plan

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Alternative medicine generally refers to that which is not in our traditional medical schools. Alternative medicine is a subset of integrative medicine. Integrative medicine utilizes what is safe and effective of both alternative and traditional medicine to come up with a well rounded, optimal health treatment plan. In the example of our clinic, we will work with your current medications to offer suggestions such as dietary modification, nutritional supplements, herbal therapies, acupuncture, or IV therapies to complement what is already being done.

Our center tries to utilize the treatment that is safe, beneficial, and cost effective. This will include traditional and nontraditional therapies.

Many patients already have a working relationship with a primary care physician. I think this is fine. I try to assist you to optimal health, and will make suggestions to aid what is already being done. Our office better serves patients with mild to severe chronic problems, as well as prevention. I try to make sure patients have an established primary care physician to meet the health needs that our office cannot provide.

Absolutely. Our office tries to find the best available supplements for your condition. The choice of a given supplement is determined by safety, how effective the supplement is, and cost. I have spent many hours comparing different choices to find what's most appropriate for our patients.

There are several treatments available to aid these problems. Some supplements make up the main part of a program, others are to be used in conjunction with traditional medicine.

Acupuncture is typically very relaxing. While some acupuncture points can initially be tender, many are painless. Often, patients fall asleep during the treatment.

Careful attention is given to make sure that the supplements we suggest will not interfere with your current medication.

Several aspects should be addressed for weight loss. Exercise, appropriate diet, weight lifting, and nutrient supplementation should all be considered to attain an ideal weight. I try to discuss all these topics with patients so that a multi pronged approach can be started right away. Treatments such as acupuncture can be helpful for some people.

For an appointment with Dr. Windley, call (812) 523-5865.

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The Progressive Health Center is a unique resource dedicated to helping individuals improve their quality of life through complementary and alternative medicine that are integrates well with conventional medical treatments. Our experienced practitioners specialize in a wide range of therapies that include nutrition, stress management, acupuncture, massage therapy and more. These high-quality services are integrated into personalized treatment plans that are designed to heal and strengthen the mind, body, spirit and emotions of each individual, while enhancing the continuum of care available to achieve specific health and wellness goals.

Allison Archard, MD

What is CAM?

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) defines CAM as:a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine website.http://nccam.hih.gov)

What is Complementary Medicine?

consists of therapies that are used to complement/enhance conventional medicine

What is Alternative Medicine?

consists of therapies that are used in place of conventional medicine

What is Integrative Medicine?

Integrative Medicine = CAM + conventional medicineHealing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person (body, mind, and spirit), including all aspects of lifestyle. It emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and makes use of all appropriate therapies, both conventional and alternative.

(Rakel, D. Integrative Medicine. Philadelphia: Suanders Elsevier, 2007)

Importance of weighing risks and benefits

What Integrative Medicine is NOT:

Alternative Medicine

NEVER encourages patients to abandon their conventional therapy

may use alternative therapies, but not without conventional medicine

A cure

Integrative medicine emphasizes difference between healing and cure

Healing can take place in absence of cure

Why is Integrative Medicine important?

approximately 38% of U.S. adults aged 18 years and over and approximately 12% of children use some for of CAM. (2007 Statistics on CAM use in the United States.http://nccam.nih.gov/news/camstats/2007)

Isnt Integrating CAM going to cost more money?

The Bravewell Collaborative report:The Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of Integrative MedicineInteresting facts in the report: comprehensive lifestyle change program: 80% of participants able to safely avoid heart surgery or angioplasty, saving almost $30,000 per patient in the first year. in 2005, corporations involved in a health and wellness program for employees experienced an average 26% reduction in health care costs.(The Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of Integrative Medicine: A Review of the Medical and Corporate Literature. Bravewell Collaborative website.)http://bravewell.org/content/IM_E_CE_Final.pdf)

If you are new to the Center, we invite you to schedule an appointment for an initial 30-minute consultation with one of our practitioners at the Center. The consultation is $30. The purpose of this meeting is to acquire your medical history information as well as to conduct an initial assessment of your specific mental, emotional, physical and spiritual needs. The practitioner will also provide you with information about the Center, our range of customized services and programs and available payment options, which include cash, check, Visa, Master Card, and Health Savings Account (HSA). Follow-up sessions can be scheduled to discuss specific treatment recommendations. Our practitioners are also available to confer with patient physicians on your behalf.

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Integrative Medicine combines conventional medicine with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), including mind-body-spirit approaches to health and healing, so that patients receive a more comprehensive and holistic approach to their health care.

The mission of the Program on Integrative Medicine (PIM) is to enhance the publics health and to improve effectiveness and safety of health care through the appropriate integration of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) with mainstream health-care. Areas of emphasis include research, education, clinical practice, and community collaboration. PIM serves UNC faculty, staff, students, and health professionals and the public throughout the State.

Integrative Health Care brings together complementary, alternative, and mainstream medical research, knowledge, and practice to provide the safest, most effective options for patients and consumers. Your gift will help us to achieve our mission of raising the standard of integrative medicine education, research, and clinical care throughout North Carolina.

The overall goal of this program is to recruit talented postdoctoral health professionals and allied scientists for training in research designed to examine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, mechanisms of action and cost-benefits of complementary and alternative medical therapies (CAM), and integrative medicine. Click here for more information.

Help support Integrative Medicine at UNC: Click here for more information about funding needs at PIM. Click here to donate to the Program on Integrative Medicine.

Basic/Foundation (8-week) and Graduate (4-week) courses offered throughout the year. Information on the Mindfulness Program, including dates for classes:

The Spring 2015 Mind-Body Medicine Skills Courses begin in March- for healthcare professionals and also for the general public.Register now!Click here for more information.

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The Institute for Health & Healing is an integrative medicine practice within Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation that offers a personalized approach to your care. Our physicians and allied health practitioners provide evidence-based medicine that combines conventional and complementary medical care, such as Homeopathic medicine, Chinese medicine, and acupuncture. Our holistic philosophy goes beyond symptom treatment, serving the whole person to facilitate the bodys innate healing response. Whether you want physician oversight to manage a serious illness or are seeking a therapeutic massage, our goal is to work with you to optimize your overall health and well-being.

We can bill Medicare, PPO, POS and SutterSelect plans for most physician and nurse practitioner services. Your insurance plan may not cover all of our services, and it may limit the number of acupuncture, chiropractic and psychotherapy visits. Contact your insurance provider to determine your benefits. All nutrition, massage, bodywork, and skin care services are self-pay.

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University of Michigan Integrative Medicine, an interdisciplinary program, is committed to the thoughtful and compassionate integration of complementary therapies and conventional medicine through the activities of research, education, clinical services and community partnerships. As a healing-oriented approach to medical care, integrative medicine takes into account the whole person (body, mind, spirit and emotion), including all aspects of lifestyle.

The vision, mission and values of the University of Michigan Integrative Medicine (UMIM) program reflect our belief that patients and our community are best served when all available therapies are considered in concert with an approach that recognizes the intrinsic wholeness of each individual. It also reflects our belief that the best medicine is practiced in collaboration with a wide variety of healthcare professionals and with our patients.

Our vision: To facilitate healing and wellness of mind, body, heart and spirit through clinical services, research and education.

Our mission: To provide responsible leadership in the integration of complementary, alternative and conventional medicine.

Our values: To live and work in balance with the community, the environment and each other. To touch beyond our reach and see beyond our vision.

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, health care professionals and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing.

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Cleveland Clinic Childrens Center for Pediatric Integrative Medicine is dedicated to addressing the increasing demand for integrative healthcare by researching and providing access to practices that address the physical as well as lifestyle, emotional, and spiritual needs of children. As the body of evidence for integrative medicine grows, we remain at the forefront of providing the most updated education and practices to our patients. We are able to care for children through their mid-20s, then provide seamless transition to adult providers.

Integrative Medicine services have become very popular in the United States, with more than 70 percent of Americans using them in some form.

Your child may benefit from integrative medicine as a complement to the care they are already receiving to treat chronic illness. Integrative medicine may help to reduce the severity or frequency of disease episodes, decrease stress related to chronic disease, and enjoy a better quality of life.

Our team members can coordinate appointments together to provide the patient with the best care.

Conditions that are commonly treated with integrative medicine include:

Our team of dedicated pediatric physicians and therapists are certified to perform a number of complementary therapies, including:

Increasingly, research shows that how we live, what we think, and how we feel affect our health. While conventional medicine can help diminish the consequences of unhealthy lifestyles, integrative medicine can reverse those consequences, prevent illness and reduce symptoms, resulting in:

Our team of dedicated pediatric physicians and therapists are certified to perform a number of complementary therapies, including:

The Center for Pediatric Integrative Medicine looks into the role of mind, body, spirit and lifestyle changes and how they can affect chronic disease. Studies yield evidence-based results that continue to encourage medical schools, hospitals and physicians to accept and incorporate these methods.

For example, research at Cleveland Clinic has shown that integrative medicine, including guided imagery, massage or Reiki, can help patients reduce their anxiety before surgery, to cope better with postoperative pain and to maximize their recovery.

To learn more, we invite you to explore research from the:

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Cleveland Clinic's Center for Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine is dedicated to addressing the increasing demand for integrative healthcare by researching and providing access to practices that address the physical as well as lifestyle, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients.

As the body of evidence for alternative medicine grows, we remain at the forefront providing the most updated education and practices to patients. Cleveland Clinic's Center for Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine sees more than 5,000 patients per year for a variety of services.

Learn about our wide range of services and treatments including acupuncture, massage and lifestyle management programs.

Meet the Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine team of physicians and specialists.

Womens Wellness Week is a complete program that gives you physical, nutritional and informational tools you need to live healthier.

Disclaimer: Cleveland Clinic does not endorse Young Living Essential Oils Products and has not authorized the use of its name in association with Young Living Essential Oils Products.

Treat someone you love to a gift certificate good for any Cleveland Clinic Center for Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine service even physician consults and holistic psychotherapy.

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Dear Holistic, Alternative and Integrated Health Practitioners, and all persons interested in Integrative Medicine,

We cordially invite you to join our Association for Integrative Medicine.

We believe that the combined knowledge of old and new healing modalities is ultimately superior to a single-model approach to health and wellness.

It is our philosophy that diverse modalities such as Massage, Counseling, Reiki, Yoga, Shiatsu, Biofeedback, Chiropractic, Hypnosis, Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Cranio-Sacral Therapy, the Arts Therapies, Western Medicine and many others can work in conjunction with each other as part of a unified team rather than in competition. This integrated approach ultimately will lead to safer, faster and more effective healthcare.

If you would like to be considered for a position on our Board of directors or advisory Board, please send a written statement as to how you are qualified for the position, why you would make an effective Board member, how you bring diversity or representation of the general public to the Board, and why you are interested in the post, your vision for AIM and how you would be able to assist in achieving it.

For any additional information, questions or comments, please don't hesitate to write or call us.

Sincerely Yours,

Peter Redmond, D.C. and Eric Miller, Ph.D.

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Research shows that integrative medical care improves mood, promotes relaxation, optimizes overall health and reduces pain, fatigue, insomnia and the risk of chronic conditions. At the Ohio State University Integrative Medicine Clinic, our specially trained physicians and practitioners blend complementary and conventional treatments and therapies to heal the mind, body and spirit. Clinical services include:

Acupuncture is a 3,000-year-old Chinese stimulation technique that relieves a variety of medical conditions.

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Ayurveda (the science of life) is a natural, prevention-oriented medical system that started in the ancient Vedic times of India.

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Chiropractic care focuses on the relationship between the bodys structuremainly spineand how it functions.

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Guided imagery can help patients relax, improve sleep, prepare for surgery, experience greater clarity, compassion and gratitude and feel more calm, confident and comfortable.

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Heart-centered practices can help you become more compassionate, forgiving, grateful and loving.

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A study led by Qi Chen establishes the benefits of high-dose vitamin C in ovarian cancer patients. Read more >>

Nourishing the whole person -- body, mind and spirit -- and stimulating the body's natural healing response, is our mission at KU Integrative Medicine. We combine the best therapies from conventional medicine with our integrative medicine approach, to form a comprehensive system of biomedical care.

From a patient's very first visit with us, we attempt to uncover the underlying story ofthe patient'sjourney from wellness to disease. We listen. Based on our findings, we tailor a plan for each individual patient based on their lifestyle, their needs and their preferences. We consider the patient an integral part of the treatment team, and encourage patients to take control of their medical care.

Practitioners at KU Integrative Medicineinclude physicians, a naturopathic doctor, nurses, certified neurofeedback technicians and registered dietitians. We hope that you want to learn more about us, our services, and how we can help youforge a new path to healing and wellness.

Because Integrative Medicine attempts to dig deeper, very specialized lab work is often ordered. This also enables us to personalize your care and cater to your biochemical individuality.

NUTRITION: Eating healthy isthe key to feeling good and being well. Our counseling includes meal planning and supplements based on your biochemistry, lifestyle and food preferences. Let us help you create a personalized nutrition plan or sign up for a cooking class. Learn more >

NEUROFEEDBACK: You can rebalance your brain, and by doing so address stress, fatigue, pain and negative behaviors and emotions in your life. Our treatment maps your brain's activity, allowing patients to visualize its patterns and alter its function. Learn more >

INFUSION: Research shows that intravenous vitamin C at high doses, used in conjunction with chemotherapy or radiation, kills cancer cells in the early stages of the disease. We offer this additional treatment in conjunction with a patient's chemotherapy regimen. Learn more >

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With these new advances in science, we have a choice to shape the new paradigm in health and medicine.

Dr. Shamini Jain

Assistant Prof, UC San Diego; Founding Director, Consciousness and Healing Initiative (CHI)

The excuse for a lack of time is wiped away when we look at the effectiveness of high intensity interval training (HIIT). The metabolic and cardiovascular benefits of this form of training exceed conventional workout wisdom.

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Chantelle is a health coach, writer and student of integrative medicine. Her mission; to help others bloom into their fullest expression.

A growing number of scientific studies underscore the need for more training in and, by extension, dialogue about alternatives to conventional medicin...

These systems need to be extremely well-maintained, checked and cleaned, or all these benefits are trumped by breathing problems and infections. More so, keeping the room temperature so cold has other negative consequences.

Eva M. Selhub, M.D.

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Experts explore new ways to treat the mind, body, and spirit -- all at the same time.

What makes integrative medicine appealing? Advocates point to deep dissatisfaction with a health care system that often leaves doctors feeling rushed and overwhelmed and patients feeling as if they're nothing more than diseased livers or damaged joints. Integrative medicine seems to promise more time, more attention, and a broader approach to healing -- one that is not based solely on the Western biomedical model, but also draws from other cultures.

"Patients want to be considered whole human beings in the context of their world," says Esther Sternberg, MD, a National Institutes of Health senior scientist and author of The Balance Within: The Science Connecting Health and Emotions.

Sternberg, a researcher who has done groundbreaking work on interactions between the brain and the immune system, says technological breakthroughs in science during the past decade have convinced even skeptics that the mind-body connection is real.

"Physicians and academic researchers finally have the science to understand the connection between the brain and the immune system, emotions and disease," she says. "All of that we can now finally understand in terms of sophisticated biology."

That newfound knowledge may help doctors to see why an integrative approach is important, she says.

"It's no longer considered fringe," Sternberg says. "Medical students are being taught to think in an integrated way about the patient, and ultimately, that will improve the management of illness at all levels."

The Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, takes a similarly broad view of health and disease. The center, which includes a patient clinic, says on its web site: "Integrative medicine seeks to incorporate treatment options from conventional and alternative approaches, taking into account not only physical symptoms, but also psychological, social and spiritual aspects of health and illness."

To promote integrative medicine at the national level, the Osher Center and Duke have joined with 42 other academic medical centers -- including those at Harvard, Columbia, Georgetown, and the University of Pennsylvania -- to form the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine.

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