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The inferior physician treats gross disease

The mediocre physician treats disease just manifesting

The superior physician treats before there is a disease

-- (Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon)

Our Mission

The Center for Primary Care and Integrative Medicine is a primary care clinic thatapplies both eastern and western medicalmodalitiesand provides themost effectivepatient care. Our practice is founded on a few underlying principles/desires:

First, we strongly believe in the value of preventative care, a conceptgrounded intraditional Chinese medicine.Brian Carter's Pulse of Oriental Medicinestates the traditional Chinesedoctor's job was to keep the village from getting sick and they in return would make sure his needs were met. Once theybecame sick, they were unable to take care of the doctor, therefore, it onlymadesense for him to keep them well.Our role is to keep you well before any signs of diseasesurface. By keepingmind, body and spirit inbalance, maintaining appropriate nutrient levels and exercising a positive lifestyle, oneis proactively taking care of themselves.

Second, we believe in natural healing. The body has an innate ability to heal itself, we simply assist you on your journey towards wellness. While western medication is effective at treating many illnesses, it can also act as a double-edged sword; the chemicals in pills and other drugs can have many potentiallyharmful side effects. Ourdoctors takea comprehensive look at your medicalconcerns and prescribe the healthiest solution that isindividualized for your needs.

Third, the Center for Primary Care and Integrative Medicine seeks to reduce the increasingly prevalent abuse of narcotics. The United States consumes 60% of the world's narcotics, and these are increasingly prescribed unnecessarily. This has adverse effects on the patient's body. This is not to say that medication/narcotics are bad, but we should reduce their use as much as possible without compromising pain control. Today, more and more people are turning tonatural methods of healing. The Center for Primary Care and Integrative Medicineincorporates the best of conventional and alternative medicine to provide the highest quality of carepossible.

While preventing chronic disease has been our main focus of practice, we emphasize the importance of helping patients who already suffer from a variety of chronic diseases actively recover. In addition to regular cardiopulmonary rehab, we offer Taichi, massage, and acupuncture to help patients from a variety of chronic conditions, e.g., chronic Congestive Heart Failure, COPD, Parkinsons disease, etc., improve functional status. Studies have shown that acupuncture and Taichi can favorably affect heart rate variability and thus decrease post-myocardial infarct mortality. Taichi-based cardiac rehabilitation was associated with an increase in peak oxygen consumption, a marker of functional capacity, in patients with recent MI. Acupuncture has been shown to reduce interleukin-17 (IL-17, inflammation marker) in asthmatic patients and increase 6 minute walking distance and quality of life in COPD patients. Taichi and Scalp acupuncture effectively slow down disease progress in Parkinsons disease patients and improve quality of life.

Last, but not least, we strive to reduce the cost of medicine for both individuals and the nation. Health care costs have been rising for several years and remains a focus of worldwide discussion. National health expenditures have doubled over the past decade from $1.3 trillion in 2000 to $2.6 trillion in 2010. Total health care expenditures grew at an annual rate of 4.4 percent in 2008,outpacing inflation and the growth in national income. Indeed, we are a nation providing the best "sick" care. If we looked atreplacing"sick" care with preventative medicine,wewould be a healthierand wealthier nation. Spending on new medical technology and prescription drugs has been cited as a leading contributor to the increase in overall health. The Center for Primary Careand Integrative Medicine focuses on prevention and treatmentof chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and chronic pain.Integrative medicinehas been known to be highly effective in the treatment of such illnesses. In addition,the Center also gives consults to patients who want to learn taichi and yoga to improve well being.

Center for primary care and Integrative Medicine has also been actively collaborating with world renowned institutes to explore mechanisms underlying the effects of acupuncture, Ethnopharmacology, and the application of traditional Chinese Medicine in health regimen.

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