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Integrative Medicine Incorporation

Jun 30, 2014

How Some Prominent Specialties Incorporate Integrative Medicine While “whole patient” care and treatment is the foundation of Integrative Medicine, the concepts of this holistic method for health care lend themselves very well to incorporation by specialists across the medical spectrum. For example, noted cardiologist Mimi Guarneri spent years focusing on …

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Dr. Mimi Guarneri: Integrative Medicine is Good for People, the Planet & the Economy

May 14, 2014

Tampa, FL-Dr. Mimi Guarneri, accomplished cardiologist and founder of the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, ardently supports the implementation of Western allopathic principals − surgery and medication − when they are needed. Her preferred model for healthcare is designed to reduce the need for allopathic intervention through the principals of …

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Integrative Medicine is Good

May 06, 2014

Dr. Mimi Guarneri: Integrative Medicine is Good for People, the Planet & the Economy Dr. Mimi Guarneri, accomplished cardiologist and founder of the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, ardently supports the implementation of Western allopathic principals − surgery and medication − when they are needed. Her preferred model for healthcare …

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Integrative Medicine Nutrition

Apr 03, 2014

Integrative Medicine: Better Health through Individualized Nutrition One of the underlying tenets of Integrative Medicine is a willingness to take a broad view of different aspects of patient care. This might be particularly true when it comes to nutrition. For an integrative medicine physician, taking a broad view of the …

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Integrative Medicine Practice

Feb 07, 2014

How Integrative Medicine is Practiced in Clinics Across the United States Integrative Medicine’s growth as a specialty in the United States has happened, in large part, because of the wide variety of illnesses and maladies that can be effectively treated using its tenets. A whole-person approach to medical care encompasses …

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Why Integrative Medicine Now

Feb 07, 2014

3 Reasons Integrative Medicine has Earned Greater Prominence in the U.S. Integrative Medicine’s rising prominence in the United States as a model of healthcare has a lot to do with gradually shifting societal attitudes about medicine. This is in keeping with the historical evolution of how medical care has been …

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Integrative Medicine Board – January 2014 Update

Jan 24, 2014

Integrative Medicine Board – January 2014 Update Since announced in mid-2013, interest in the new American Board of Integrative Medicine (ABOIM) has been overwhelmingly positive.  An unprecedented number of applications were received by the December 1st deadline for the first exam administration, originally scheduled for May 2014, and this tremendous …

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Integrative Medicine Mainstream

Jan 06, 2014

Integrative Medicine Goes Mainstream with Board Certification from the ABOIM The field of Integrative Medicine has grown in stature over the past decade, in part as a response to the perceived shortcomings of the healthcare industry in the United States. Andrew Weil, M.D., founded the field of Integrative Medicine and …

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What Is Integrative Medicine

Nov 07, 2013

What is Integrative Medicine? There is an established definition of Integrative Medicine, and nowhere in it will you find the words “complementary” or “alternative.” Here is that definition from the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine and the American Board of Integrative Medicine (ABOIM): Integrative Medicine is the …

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Integrative Medicine Specialty

Oct 10, 2013

Why Integrative Medicine is a Distinct Medical Specialty Integrative medicine, which encompasses a broad spectrum of medical treatment methods and care systems, has developed into a distinct medical specialty as more and more physicians have embraced it as an approach to patient care, and as the public has become educated …

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