Integrative Medicine
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A Movement Whose Time Has Come
What has come to be called integrative medicine is a rapidly growing and highly credible field that seeks to integrate the best of Western scientific medicine with a broader understanding of the nature of illness, healing and wellness.
In seeking to return the soul to medicine, integrative medicine is grounded in the healing relationship—working together, practitioners and patients seek ways to achieve optimal health. This approach to care focuses on healing the whole person and addresses a person’s body (physical self), mind (mental and emotional state), spirit (personal connection to the transcendent), and community (the web of relationships and the environment).
Informed by evidence, integrative medicine makes use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches, healthcare professionals and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing, and strives to achieve wholeness and health as well as cure illness and disease. Because an informed, empowered patient will make better choices about his or her healthcare and lifestyle options, patient education is an essential element of integrative care.