ABOUT INTEGRATIVE HEALTHCARE
Integrative healthcare manifests as:
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Healing-oriented medicine that takes into account the whole person: body, mind, spirit, family, community and environment
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Openness to combining conventional and complementary medical approaches based in good science
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Active participation by patients in their own healthcare
Integrative medicine promotes optimal health and disease prevention by focusing on diet and lifestyle factors, as well as carefully selected complementary therapies, alongside appropriate conventional care.
For more information on Integrative Medicine, explore these links:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
University of Wisconsin Dept of Integrative Medicine
University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality & Healing