Video: The best approach to lifestyle medicine
By Katherine Shagoury Practitioners can start to improve someone’s overall health by nudging them forward in any of the areas that are most important to well-being—feet, fork, fingers, sleep, stress, and...
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Experts weigh in on the future of integrative medicine
By Katherine Shagoury The integrative healthcare industry is in a unique position. While traditionally, medical treatments deemed “alternative” by the medical community were left to the niche practices that offered...
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Happy #NationalRegisteredDietitianNutritionistDay from Integrative Practitioner!
By Katherine Shagoury Today, March 8, 2017, is National Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day. We at Integrative Practitioner want to give a special shout-out to all of our readers who work...
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Tax Court allows medical deduction for alternative treatment
By Katherine Shagoury In a recent bench opinion, the Tax Court concluded that a taxpayer could deduct her expenses for integrative medical care as a medical expense under Code Sec....
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Open letters to Trump from IMCJ’s integrative/functional medicine group
By John Weeks by John Weeks, Publisher/Editor of The Integrator Blog News and Reports The February 2017 issue of the peer-reviewed Integrative Medicine: A Clinicians’ Journal (IMCJ) is devoted to a special...
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Could this diet defend against cancer?
By Katherine Shagoury We’ve all heard the saying—we are what we eat. The food we put in our bodies is strongly linked to our health. While no food or nutrient...
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Course targets hormone imbalance to treat chronic disease
By Katherine Shagoury Hormone imbalances are common issues that can lead to a host of chronic diseases. Oftentimes, conventional medicine doesn’t understand the significant role hormone imbalances play in many health...
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New non-profit focuses on integrative diabetes treatment and prevention
By Katherine Shagoury For years, many people waited to treat diabetes until after a diagnosis. More and more practitioners are realizing the benefits in proactive diabetes treatment and prevention, including...
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