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5 Tips to Choosing the Right Doctor
It’s not always easy to find the right doctor for you. It can be even trickier when going out of network and locating an integrative practitioner that can satisfy your unique, and sometimes complex health needs. The more prepared and informed you are about what to look for in an integrative practitioner, the better your chances for recovery are. Here are some tips for choosing the right doctor for you: 1. Find an Integrative Doctor, not a Specialist In conventional medicine, if you have a skin rash, you go to a dermatologist. If you have a stomach issue, you see […]
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The 5 Wrong Medical Questions Patients Ask Doctors
Patients are curious by nature, and often have a variety of questions to ask their practitioner before, during and after their appointments. However, in our conventionally-inclined world, patients have been ingrained with questions that don't necessarily prompt the answers they should be looking for - answers that will truly help them get to the bottom of what is causing them to feel sick, and the steps they need to take to regain health. We’ve compiled a list of the top 5 wrong medical questions patients ask their doctors, along with the questions they should be asking.
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A Doctor’s Story: Identifying Root Causes
Doctors today have become swamped with an ever-growing number of tests and data. And while this increasing amount of information can lead to improved symptomatic treatment, it does little to truly shine a light on the source, or root cause, of a dysfunction. We turn to Beth McDougall, MD, from the CLEAR Center, to provide insight on how an Innovative Medicine approach can help identify root causes of disease.
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A Short Guide to Breathing Right – the Buteyko Breathing Method
There is a right and wrong way to breathe for optimal health, and contrary to what many think, it isn't necessarily about long deep breaths. The Buteyko Breathing Method teaches you how to bring your breathing volume back toward normal or, in other words, reverse what’s called chronic hyperventilation or chronic over-breathing. The simple technique focuses on specific nose and diaphragmatic breathing that encourages the activation of the parasympathetic nervous system, resulting in a reduction of blood pressure, a reduction of stress and the strengthening of the immune system. Here's how to do it...
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Top 5 Alternative Therapies for Pain Relief
According to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies approximately 100 million U.S adults are burdened by chronic pain in the United States alone, with the most common pain issues being lower back pain, neck pain, nerve pain, sciatica, and fibromyalgia. Fortunately, Innovative Medicine has searched the world and found the most advanced and effective alternative therapies for pain relief. Here are the top five.
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A Doctor’s Story: Going Beyond Functional Medicine
Louis Esquivel, MD, shares his experience with Innovative Medicine, and his challenges / limitations working with a number of functional diagnostic assessments. Hear how the doctor ushered in a renaissance to his practice through the application of Innovative Medicine.
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Dragon’s Blood as a Super Antioxidant
Continuing on from the last post on antioxidants and ORAC scores, I wanted to introduce you to this tree. It's called Croton lechleri, aka Sangre de Grado or Dragon's blood. That red viscous fluid in the image below that looks like blood is actually the sap from the tree. The tree is found all over South America and its sap has been used medicinally for wound healing and internally for diarrhea by local people's for centuries.
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Top 5 Alternative Therapies for Infectious Diseases
While many see vaccines and antibiotics as the answer, the fact remains that the rate of infectious disease outbreaks is on the rise even after billions in research and development of new vaccines and antibiotics, this according to the same Brown University Study spanning the course of 33 years. It’s not just the number of outbreaks that’s growing, either: The diversity of the diseases affecting humans is also increasing. Here are the top 5 alternative therapies for infectious diseases...
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The Mythology Of Science-Based Medicine
Dr. Larry Dossey tackles a very important question - what exactly does science-based medicine mean? The perception of validity in the evidence-based medicine model (one that uses evidence from well designed and conducted research) guides decisions on treatment of diseases, but is there an actual correlation between what is "scientifically proven" and effectiveness? New data suggests that an evidence-based approach to selecting medical options may be severely limited, and that other highly effective methods in the scope of alternative medicine are ruled out, when simply their mechanism of action may not be fully understood.
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Naturally Beat Jet Lag While Traveling
With record numbers expected to travel to Europe and other areas around the world this summer, travelers are seeking for solutions to deal with the dreaded daytime fatigue, grogginess, and disturbed sleep that is known as jet lag. Beyond difficulty sleeping and tiredness during the day, other jet lag symptoms include irritability, difficulty focusing, headaches, nausea, and upset stomach. Fortunately, advanced and natural solutions to combat jet lag exist, and the pain of traveling across multiple time-zones can be considerably eased.
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Innovative Medicine at Paris Event to Change the Medical Paradigm
A workshop to discuss the ambitious goal to build an integrated model for medicine and eventually change the current paradigm and the world view was held in Paris on May 19. Here is a quick recap and who attended.
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Solving Sleep Related Disorders like Idiopathic Hypersomnia
Getting a good night's sleep and still feeling tired? Or maybe you're just having a really hard time getting out of bed even after a solid 10 hours of rest. According to new medical research, idiopathic hypersomnia is a growing sleep disorder in which a patient is excessively tired during the day, either with or without a long sleep time. Everything from obesity to cardiovascular disease to a weakened immune system have been attributed to poor sleep cycles. But what is at the core of this growing health concern?
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