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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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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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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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Antioxidants are molecules that bind and neutralize free radicals in the body. Free radicals are the molecules that run around our bodies and cause the degeneration and damage to cells most closely correlated with aging. The antioxidant capacity of any food is measured using an ORAC score. ORAC stands for oxygen radical absorbance capacity, and the higher an ORAC score the greater the antioxidant capacity of the food. In this article we have Dr. Mark Iwanicki go over which foods and spices have the highest ORAC scores.

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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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Oil pulling (also known as Karach’s therapy) is an ancient practice that is receiving recent interest due to it becoming an adjunct in people’s oral hygiene and wellness routine. The practice has been used for thousands of years as an Ayurvedic Indian folk remedy that traditionally used sesame or sunflower oil. Coconut oil has been found to be an ideal choice due to the lauric acid binding with the bacteria in the mouth during the “pulling” process.

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Dr. Beth McDougall, MD, explains how the cutting edge of Quantum Medicine recognizes that information in the form of frequency and wavelength is primary and underlies our physiology. The most fundamental medical treatment identifies and corrects imbalances in the field of information.

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According to recent surveys and statistical trends, more than one third of Americans are now seeking out alternative medical options to conventional treatment and as the collective wisdom of patients increases, when it comes to cancer, it's no surprise as to why. Here are the top 5 alternative cancer treatments utilized in advanced integrative medicine.

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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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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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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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Computers and medicine may seem like a perfect union, but we outline the limitations in clinical practice

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