What is it?
Integrative Medicine is a philosophy of healthcare with a focus on individual patient care. It combines the best of conventional western medicine with evidence-based complementary medicine and therapies.
Who can it help?
Integrative Medicine:
reaffirms the importance of the relationship between practitioner and patient.
focuses on the whole person
is informed by evidence
makes use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches, healthcare professionals and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing
takes into account the physical, psychological, social and spiritual wellbeing of the person
uses the most appropriate, safe and evidence-based treatments available.
can incorporate Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (NEM) which is concerned with the interaction of nutritional and environmental factors that can result in physiological and psychological symptoms and pathology.
