What is Integrative Medicine?
“It is much more important to know what sort of a patient has a disease than what sort of disease a patient has.”
Integrative medicine strives to achieve health and wellness through preventing disease and promoting the body’s own ability to heal. An integrative medicine practitioner focuses on relationship-centered care, allowing for more of an individualized and effective approach to healing. They integrate both alternative modalities and conventional medical treatment to best serve the patient. Instead of focusing on treating symptoms, Integrative Medicine aims to find the root cause of the issue. This whole picture approach takes into account not only a patient's unique biology, but also his or her lifestyle to ensure true holistic care.
