Integrative Medicine

Question 1

Conventional Medicine

Answer 1

medical doctors and other healthcare professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery.

Question 2

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Answer 2

characterized by its focus on the whole person as a unique individual, on the energy of the body and its influence on health and disease, on the healing power of nature and the mobilization of the body’s own resources to heal itself

Question 3

Integrative Medicine

Answer 3

Combines treatments from conventional medicine and CAM for which there is some high-quality evidence of safety and effectiveness

Question 4

How many Americans use Integrated medicine

Answer 4

38%

Question 5

evidenced-based integrative therapies

Answer 5

o Depression: strong for mindfulness meditation, psychotherapy, St. John’s wort ; mixed for SAM-e, omega-3 fatty acids
o Anxiety: strong for psychotherapy, physical activity; mixed for relaxation techniques, nutrition (e.g,. omega-3’s, vitamin B)
o Migraine: strong for nutrition (e.g., eliminate wine, cheese), psychotherapy, acupuncture, hypnosis, sleep, exercise; mixed for supplements (e.g., magnesium), biofeedback, botanicals (e.g., valerian root)
o Hypertension: strong for exercise, weight loss; mixed for fish oil, mind-body techniques (e.g., yoga, relaxation)
o Diabetes: strong for exercise, diet, relaxation, stress management, biofeedback, yoga, tai chi; mixed for supplements (e.g., magnesium), fish oil, botanicals (e.g., ginkgo)
o Osteoporosis: strong for supplements (e.g., calcium, vitamin K), exercise
o Obesity: strong for diet (e.g., reduce caloric intake), exercise; mixed for sleep, stress management, mind-body techniques