Integrative medicine:

practitioners of integrative medicine have training and interest in both conventional Western medicine and alternative and complementary therapies, bringing a variety of techniques to their practices.

(See also: Integrative medicine, Alternative Medicine, Body Mind and Soul)

INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE

Alternative and conventional (allopathic) methodologies are combined to stimulate the person’s natural healing response.

(See also: INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE, Alternative Health, Massage, Bodywork, Body Mind and Soul)

Integrative medicine: Combines conventional Western medicine, which primarily investigates and treats physical symptoms, with complementary practices, which also include the inner healing processes of mind and spirit. Treatment plans offer personalized approaches, e.g. combining surgery and medications with imagery, nutritional supplements and lifestyle counseling.

(See also: Integrative medicine, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Although yoga is best used as preventive medicine, some of its practices also have great therapeutic value. They can help those suffering from various difficult physical conditions, like back pain, scoliosis, and arthritis. However, ideally, your yoga practice should be an integral part of your efforts to maintain good health and prevent degenerative diseases.

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Encapsulation may refer to: information hiding and separation of concerns, in software engineering, the process of enclosing programming elements inside larger, more abstract entities integrated circuit encapsulation, in electronics the design and manufacture of protective packages micro-encapsulation, means to confine material molecular encapsulation, means to confine molecules encapsulation (pharmacology), to enclose medicines in a usable form

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This article is about the alternative medicine proponent. There are famous (unrelated) mathematicians named Andrew Wiles and André Weil Dr. Andrew Weil (born 1942) is a world-famous United States physician. He is one of the leading proponents of integrative medicine. He founded Weil Lifestyles LLC. He received both his undergraduate degree in biology (with a focus on botany) and his medical degree from Harvard University. Weil's first book was The Natural Mind, published in 1971. It was concerned wi ...

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• Andrew Weil - Drug Usage & Ideals
• Andrew Weil - Honors
• Andrew Weil - Works

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Deepak Chopra, M.D., (born 1947 in New Delhi, India) is a medical doctor and popular contemporary writer in the United States on spirituality, synchronicity, integrative medicine and Ayurveda. He claims Hinduism as his main influence, specifically the teachings of Vedanta and the Bhagavad Gita. Deepak Chopra - Background. Chopra is a trained physician and was board-certified in internal medicine and endocrinology. He graduated from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 1968, and after interning at ...

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• Deepak Chopra - Background
• Deepak Chopra - Writings
• Deepak Chopra - Criticism
• Deepak Chopra - Books
• Deepak Chopra - Quotes

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Tui na (推拏 or 推拿, both pronounced tūi ná), is a form of Chinese manipulative therapy often used in conjunction with acupuncture, moxibustion, Chinese herbalism and qigong. Tui na uses traction, massage and manipulation in conjunction with acupressure points and is used for both acute or chronic musculoskeletal conditions, as well as certain non-musculoskeletal conditions. It is an integral part of traditional Chinese medicine. Tui na is taught in acupuncture schools as part of formal training in Oriental medicine, and many East Asian martial arts schools teach tui na to their advance ...

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• Tui na - External link

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In medicine, a subluxation is a partial dislocation or abnormal movement of a bone in a joint. For example, nursemaid's elbow is the subluxation of the head of the radius in the elbow. In the chiropractic system developed by Daniel D. Palmer in the late 1800s, Palmer believed that he had discovered the cause of all diseases suffered by mankind: the subluxation. The current chiropractic definition of subluxation is "a complex of functional and/or structural and/or pathological articular changes that compromise neural integrity ...

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• Subluxation - History: Chiropractic perspective
• Subluxation - History: Skeptic's perspective
• Subluxation - Further reading

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Van Rensselaer Potter II (August 27, 1911 – September 6, 2001) was an American biochemist. He was Professor of Oncology at the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for more than 50 years. In 1970, Dr. Potter created the term bioethics to describe a new philosophy that sought to integrate biology, ecology, medicine, and human values. Bioethics is often linked to environmental ethics and stands in sharp contrast to biomedical ethics. Because of this confusion (and appropriation of the te ...

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• Van Rensselaer Potter - Publications
• Van Rensselaer Potter - Popular
• Van Rensselaer Potter - External link

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The WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) is an international treaty which sets down minimum standards for most forms of intellectual property regulation within all member countries of the WTO. Specifically, TRIPs deals with copyright and related rights (ie. rights of performers, producers of sound recordings and broadcasting organisations); geographical indications (including appellations of origin); industrial designs; integrated circuit layout-designs; patents (including the pr ...

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• Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Background and history
• Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - The requirements of TRIPs
• Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Controversy
• Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Access to essential medicines
• Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Software and business method patents
• Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Use for enforcement of industrial espionage cases
• Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Post-TRIPs expansionism
• Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Panel reports

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Bioelectromagnetics is the study of how electromagnetic fields interact with and influence biological processes. Common areas of investigation include the mechanism of animal migration and navigation using the geomagnetic field, studying the potential effects of man-made sources of electromagnetic fields, such as those produced by the power distribution system and mobile phones, and developing novel therapies to treat various conditions. While several treatments based on the use of magnetic fields have been reported in peer-reviewed j ...

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• Bioelectromagnetics - Introduction: general features of observed interactions
• Bioelectromagnetics - Thermal vs nonthermal nature
• Bioelectromagnetics - Noise-masking time and space integration cooperativity
• Bioelectromagnetics - Intrinsic fields
• Bioelectromagnetics - Natural fields
• Bioelectromagnetics - Primary interaction mechanisms
• Bioelectromagnetics - Membrane polarization
• Bioelectromagnetics - Electrorotation
• Bioelectromagnetics - Ion cyclotron resonance and ion parametric resonance
• Bioelectromagnetics - Nonlinear kinetics
• Bioelectromagnetics - Frohlich-style macro dipole interactions
• Bioelectromagnetics - DNA conduction
• Bioelectromagnetics - Microtubule waveguides
• Bioelectromagnetics - Ferromagnetic domains
• Bioelectromagnetics - Frequency selectivity from spatial features
• Bioelectromagnetics - Effects on the level of a cell or below
• Bioelectromagnetics - Calcium efflux
• Bioelectromagnetics - Neurotransmitter systems
• Bioelectromagnetics - DNA strand breaks and genotoxicity
• Bioelectromagnetics - Ornithine decarboxylase
• Bioelectromagnetics - Melatonin
• Bioelectromagnetics - Bacterial growth and metabolism
• Bioelectromagnetics - Effects on the level of an organ or system
• Bioelectromagnetics - Blood-brain barrier permittivity
• Bioelectromagnetics - EEG changes
• Bioelectromagnetics - Wound healing regeneration and bone growth
• Bioelectromagnetics - Cancer promotion
• Bioelectromagnetics - Whole-organism effects
• Bioelectromagnetics - Electrical sensing organs fish etc
• Bioelectromagnetics - Navigation bees pidgeons etc
• Bioelectromagnetics - Effects on embryonic development
• Bioelectromagnetics - Behavioral effects
• Bioelectromagnetics - Effects of artificial fields
• Bioelectromagnetics - Powerlines
• Bioelectromagnetics - CRTs
• Bioelectromagnetics - Cell phones
• Bioelectromagnetics - Radar
• Bioelectromagnetics - Other transmitters radio TV ...
• Bioelectromagnetics - Medical applications
• Bioelectromagnetics - Bone fracture healing
• Bioelectromagnetics - TMS and related
• Bioelectromagnetics - Low-level Laser Therapy LLLT
• Bioelectromagnetics - Strong magnetic pulses for disinfection
• Bioelectromagnetics - Other

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Integrative Medicine: Unlike conventional doctors, integrative medical practitioners take a holistic approach to healing. Rather than treating symptoms, these practitioners seek out the root of the problem and may use a combination of conventional and alternative therapies in order to restore the body to optimum health.

(See also: Integrative Medicine, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Integrated Awareness (IA): IA is founded on the principle that movement at each level of consciousness-the mental, physical, energetic and emotional-affects movement of another. By exploring our habitual movement patterns, we become aware of limiting rules and inhibitions that prevent us from healing or manifesting what we most desire. Through touch, the IA processes guide us to find new choices that give us more freedom. When we feel increased freedom of movement, we experience life differently-feel less pain, enjoy a greater sense of fulfillment, and give ourselves permission to change.

(See also: Integrated Awareness, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine defines complementary and alternative medicine as "a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine". One distinction that the NCCAM makes is that complementary medicine is used in conjunction with conventional medicine whereas alternative medicine is used in place of conventional medicine. The NCCAM also defines integrative medicine as the combination of "mainstream medical therapies and CAM therapies for whi ...

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Alternative medicine, Alternative medicine - Complementary and alternative medicine, Alternative medicine - Regulation, Alternative medicine - Contemporary use of alternative medicine, Alternative medicine - Medical education, Alternative medicine - Support for alternative medicine, Alternative medicine - Efficacy, Alternative medicine - Danger reduced when used as a complement to conventional medicine, Alternative medicine - Criticism of alternative medicine, Alternative medicine - Efficacy, Alternative medicine - Safety

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In the West, TCM is often considered alternative medicine; however, in mainland China and Taiwan, TCM is widely considered to be an integral part of the health care system. The term TCM is sometimes used specifically within the field of Chinese medicine to refer to the standardized set of theories and practices introduced in the mid-20th century under the government of Mao, as distinguished from related traditional theories and practices preserved by people in Taiwan, Hong Kong and by the overseas Chin ...

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Traditional Chinese medicine, Traditional Chinese medicine - Uses, Traditional Chinese medicine - TCM theory, Traditional Chinese medicine - TCM diagnostics, Traditional Chinese medicine - Diagnostic techniques, Traditional Chinese medicine - TCM treatment techniques, Traditional Chinese medicine - TCM and science, Traditional Chinese medicine - The question of efficaciousness, Traditional Chinese medicine - Purported mechanism of action, Traditional Chinese medicine - Safety of Chinese medicines, Traditional Chinese medicine - The relationship between TCM and Western medicine, Traditional Chinese medicine - TCM and Animals

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Iron deficiency (or "sideropenia") is the most common known form of nutritional deficiency. In the human body, iron is present in all cells and has several vital functions -- as a carrier of oxygen to the tissues from the lungs in the form of hemoglobin, as a facilitator of oxygen use and storage in the muscles as myoglobin, as a transport medium for electrons within the cells in the form of cytochromes, and as an integral part of enzyme reactions in various tissues. Too little iron can interfere with t ...

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Iron deficiency medicine, Iron deficiency medicine - Introduction, Iron deficiency medicine - Causes, Iron deficiency medicine - Symptoms, Iron deficiency medicine - Likely lab test results in people with iron deficiency, Iron deficiency medicine - Consequences, Iron deficiency medicine - Treatment

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Integrative Dentistry: Treats the teeth and jaw with the philosophy that oral health has a large impact on overall health. These dentists seek out hidden infections under and around the teeth that may have an adverse affect in other areas of the body and one’s energy level and overall health.

(See also: Integrative Dentistry, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Dental amalgams have been suspected by some medical practitioners, particularly of integrative or alternative medicine, of causing many physical and/or psychological problems. They reason that, since mercury is poisonous, so must be anything in the mouth which contains and releases mercury; hence, that amalgams in the mouth are poisonous. While amalgam fillings are universally regarded as hazardous waste outside the mouth, after removal, and as hazardous material before insertion into the mouth, the dispute rests o ...

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Dental amalgam controversy, Dental amalgam controversy - History of dental amalgam, Dental amalgam controversy - Appearance, Dental amalgam controversy - History of controversy, Dental amalgam controversy - Composition, Dental amalgam controversy - Regulation, Dental amalgam controversy - Environmental impact, Dental amalgam controversy - Amalgams and Alternative Medicine

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Chakrology is a neologism sometimes employed by Alternative Medicine practitioners or esoteric philosophers for the study of chakras. There are many different chakrologies, some of them based on ancient Indian Hindu Tantric esoteric traditions, New Age interpretations, or Western occult analyses, as well as ancient Greek and Christian references. Croatian esoteric philosopher and physicist Arvan Harvat notes that it would be very difficult to develop a unified coherent chakra science that would integrate all the elements of the various present chakrologies. See also:

Chakra, Chakra - Introduction, Chakra - The Seven Basic Chakras, Chakra - Origins and Development, Chakra - Chakras and the endocrine system, Chakra - Various models, Chakra - The Tantric Chakras, Chakra - Hesychastic centres of prayer, Chakra - Scientific basis, Chakra - References in Fiction, Chakra - Reference Material and Books

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