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Integrated Medicine - Is the proper combination of medial practices of medicine for the benefit of the individual being treated for a disease or condition that results in maximum health. Often times many people incorrectly assume that integrated medicine is simply the use of alternative forms of medicine. This leads to a question of what are considered “alternatives” and what is the “norm” or contemporary medicine practiced. Dependent upon your geography that differs greatly.

Medicine is typically considered the science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of a diseased state of the body. The word medicine is derived from the latin ars medicina, meaning the art of healing.

In the United States more contemporary medicine is considered to encompass biomedical research, biomedical sciences, genetics and typically has used surgery and pharmacological applications to treat injury and prevent disease.

More modern definition of medicine incorporates all effective treatments and incorporates acupuncture, chiropractics, homeopathy, osteopathy, naturopathy, and anthroposophic medicine, just to name a few.

Just as there are many recipes for making a cake, so too there are several proper combinations for true integrated medicine. It must be remembered that although combinations may vary certain requirements are necessary for medicine to be considered “integrated medicine” and show the results that provide for the maximum health of the individual.