How can working with a medical doctor who specializes in integrative medicine and lifestyle medicine help me?
elimination of the cause(s)
treatment of the condition
rebuilding of the body
the continuing support of a rejuvenation program
Integrative Medicine is healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person, including all aspects of lifestyle. It emphasizes the therapeutic relationship between practitioner and patient, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all appropriate therapies.
Integrative medicine uses a variety of techniques to deliver whole-person care. It is an approach to wellness that combines Conventional (traditional western) medicine, which includes drugs, surgery, and lifestyle changes with Complementary therapies which may include chiropractic therapy, yoga, meditation, massage, acupuncture, use of herbs, and food as medicine, and much more.
Complementary therapies do not replace conventional treatments. They help you cope with symptoms, complications or side effects. Integrative medicine maximizes well-being with:
Lifestyle Medicine is a medical approach that uses evidence-based behavioral interventions to prevent, treat and manage chronic disease. We help you better understand the role of diet, physical activity, sleep, stress management, interpersonal relationships, and other lifestyle behaviors that affect, alter, prevent, and potentially reverse age related chronic disease.
"Our goal is whole-person health- physical, emotional, and mental health. I hope to help you reach your maximum potential by utilizing the different treatment modalities that are right for you. We will help you become the CEO of your own health to heal your mind, body, and spirit ."