Integrative Medicine Is a Patient-Centered Model Samanda Durand, DO, a Diplomate of the American Board of Physicians Specialties® (ABPS) and integrative medicine practitioner in Nevada, credits her patients for inspiring her to embrace integrative medicine. “I was seeing patients with lots of chronic conditions who were not only dealing with …
Read MoreA Case for Vascular Dementia Dementia is a disease characterized by cognitive decline, personality changes, and behavioral disturbances. Since Dr. Aloysius Alzheimer’s first description of dementia in 1906, several other types of the disease have been discovered. But Alzheimer’s disease continues to be regarded as the most common cause of …
Read MoreHealth Benefits of Blueberries Wild blueberries have been grown in Maine for more than 10,000 years and are one of America’s oldest indigenous crops and one of only a handful of crops indigenous to North America. Unlike farmed blueberries, wild blueberries grow naturally anywhere and in extreme temperatures. For centuries, …
Read MoreVascular Dementia – By Edward Senu-Oke MD, ABIM, ABOIM Alzheimer’s disease was first described in 1906 by Dr. Aloysious Alzheimer, a German Neuropathologist who associated specific neuropathologic findings with stereotyped memory and personality changes. It is questionable whether Dr. Alzheimer was the first to diagnosed dementia, but what is known …
Read MorePatient Experience With Integrative Medicine in Primary Care Integrative medicine, as defined by the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine and the American Board of Integrative Medicine® (ABOIM), is the medical practice that reaffirms the patient-practitioner relationship, focuses on the patient as a whole person, arrives at conclusions …
Read MorePurpose-Driven Health The annual physical exam might be a waste of time, Myles Spar, MD, says. For many years, these checkups have followed a similar pattern: a doctor reviews a patient’s complaints, orders lab tests, goes over the results, and has the same discussions about how the patient should lower …
Read MoreHeather Auld, MD, on Fighting the Flu While hand washing is one of the most effective methods of warding off germs and viruses, our immune system is the body’s first line of defense against illnesses. Dr. Heather Auld, MD, an integrative medicine specialist with Lee Physician Group and a Diplomate …
Read MoreThe Integrative Approach After 13 years of practicing conventional medicine – the kind of medicine found in most doctor’s offices – Dr. Julie Reardon found another approach that she believed was more effective, one that combines the best parts of conventional medicine with many other common-sense wellness practices. This approach …
Read MoreWhy More Doctors Are Embracing Scientifically Sound Integrative Medicine An experienced physician knows that even when patients of the same age and with the same illness display similar symptoms, their treatment plans may be markedly different. This is because a physician must take into account a host of factors, including …
Read MoreGrowing Trend Toward Integrative Medicine A new report by the consultancy Pure Branding says that more doctors are utilizing integrative medicine concepts in their practices. With more than 1,000 integrative MDs and DOs included, the survey was the largest pool of currently practicing integrative physicians ever surveyed in a landscape …
Read MoreMedical organizations throughout North America understand that our rigorous certification standards prove that ABPS Diplomates are capable of delivering the best patient care possible.
