Integrative Men's Health

Integrative Men's Health
Author: MD, MPH Myles D. Spar
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2014-02-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0199843805

As a field, men's health is far behind women's health in terms of the availability of reliable, scientifically based information that men, their partners, and health care providers can rely on when seeking information and treatment. Moreover, integrative approaches are becoming more popular with men whose healthcare providers understand that most of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in men, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, urologic disease, and sexual dysfunction, can be ameliorated using an integrative approach, with more emphasis on the patient-provider relationship, lifestyle change, and the use of proven complementary modalities. Integrative Men's Health provides an evidence-based perspective on the health problems that affect men and the ways in which such problems may be prevented or treated utilizing a broad armamentarium of approaches - from conventional tools to complementary modalities. All chapters take into consideration of all the factors that influence men's health including body, mind, and spirit in a way that neither rejects alternative approaches nor accepts any of them uncritically.

Integrative Women's Health

Integrative Women's Health
Author: Victoria Maizes
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 713
Release: 2010-02-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0199702624

Women have made it clear that they desire a broader, integrative approach to their care. Here, for the first time, Integrative Women's Health weaves together the best of conventional treatments with mind-body interventions, nutritional strategies, herbal therapies, dietary supplements, acupuncture, and manual medicine, providing clinicians with a roadmap for practicing comprehensive integrative care. Presenting the best evidence in a concise, accessible format, and written exclusively by female clinicians, this text addresses many aspects of women's health, including feminine perspectives on aging, spirituality and sexuality, specific recommendations for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV, headaches, multiple sclerosis, depression, anxiety, and cancer, as well as integrative approaches to premenstrual syndrome, pregnancy, menopause, fibroids, and endometriosis. Homeopathic, Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners provide insight into the ways in which these systems manage reproductive conditions. As leading educators in integrative medicine, editors Dr. Maizes and Dr. Low Dog demonstrate how clinicians can implement their recommendations in practice, but they also go beyond practical care to examine how to motivate patients, enhance a health history, and understand the spiritual dimensions of healing.

Integrative Approaches for Health

Integrative Approaches for Health
Author: Bhushan Patwardhan
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2015-03-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128014342

Despite spectacular advances, modern medicine faces formidable global challenges in several key areas—notably the persistence of major killer diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, leprosy, and newer threats including HIV/AIDS, resistant infections, and Ebola. As such, modern medicine has not led to a significant decrease in chronic diseases like diabetes, obesity, and other degenerative and autoimmune diseases. The authors believe that modern medicine needs to experience a paradigm shift, an integration of traditions—in particular from the ancient systems like Ayurveda and Yoga. Integrative Approaches for Health: Biomedical Research, Ayurveda and Yoga brings together the basic principles of interdisciplinary systems approach for an evolving construct of future medicine. Such an approach is already emerging at the cutting edge of current research in omics, bioinformatics, computational and systems biology. Several leading institutions of medicine have adopted Yoga and complementary medicine to widen their reach, and deepen effectiveness in therapeutic practices. The amalgam of modern medicine, with its strengths in scientific rigor, blended with the basic principles of life drawn from Ayurveda and Yoga might evolve into a medicine of tomorrow. Integrative approaches are no longer alternative, perhaps taking these approaches is the only possible way to heal our sick planet. This book introduces important trends and tools for biomedical researchers and physicians alike, to innovate the practice of medicine for the better. - Contains a harmonious confluence of ancient and modern concepts, historical perspectives, philosophical underpinnings, and a relevant review of literature supported by worldwide case studies. - Provides a critical analysis of ancient wisdom, pointing to potential areas for future research, which provide food for thought for public debate on integrative health care for the twenty-first century. - Explains Ayurveda knowledge, and its relevance to drug discovery, nutrition, genomics, epigenetics, regenerative biology, longevity and personalized medicine. - Shares Yoga knowledge insights, and explains its relevance to body–mind complex relationships, psychology, neurobiology, immunoendocrinology, bioenergetics, consciousness, and cognitive sciences. - Offers illustrations and logic diagrams for enhanced understanding of the concepts presented.

Tapestry of Health

Tapestry of Health
Author: Daniel A Monti
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-09-09
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0979845696

Tapestry of Health artfully synthesizes the complex world of healthy living into a set of clear principles in guiding you to feel your best and thrive at your highest potential through evidence-based integrative medicine treatment of body, mind and spirit. Living a healthy lifestyle is not always easy. The conflicting health advice can feel overwhelming. Tapestry of Health takes the complex world of healthy living and gives you a set of clear, uncomplicated health principles that will show you how to feel your best and thrive, no matter your starting point. The book shares practical and easy-to-implement health plans that will help you: ? transform your health and weight ? improve your nutrition ? optimize your sleep ? manage your stress Doctor Monti and Doctor Bazzan are clinical and academic pioneers in the emerging medical specialty of integrative medicine. They having started the first-ever department of integrative medicine at a US medical school. In their book they share the principles and health plans they have used with their own patients over the last two decades to create transformative results. Their approach to health integrates all aspects of well-being, including the physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, social, and nutritional. They present here evidence-based restorative approaches and emerging cutting-edge strategies. They also offer a new perspective on how we view wellness in a way that reflects the shift from seeking medical care only when we are sick to one when we mindfully take responsibility for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. All this makes Tapestry of Health your partner on your path to optimal wellness.

Integrative Nursing

Integrative Nursing
Author: Andrew Weil
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 745
Release: 2018-11-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 019085104X

The second edition of "Integrative Nursing" is a complete roadmap to integrative patient care, providing a guide to the whole person/whole systems assessment and clinical interventions for individuals, families, and communities. Treatment strategies described in this version employ the full complement of evidence-informed methodologies in a tailored, person-centered approach to care. Integrative medicine is defined as healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person (body, mind, and spirit) as well as all aspects of the lifestyle; it emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and makes use of appropriate therapies, but conventional and alternative. -- From publisher's description

Integrative Health

Integrative Health
Author: Adrienne Stewart
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2014-05-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781497309852

Life gets busy – so busy that even when we want to read a great article about health and wellness, we don't always have the time. We promise ourselves that we will come back to it when we can, but months later we can't quite remember where to find it.We understand. Life gets busy for us, too. That's why we created this book, a compilation of our most recent articles in one place. We want to make it convenient, even fun, to pick it up and read them or share them with family and friends. Our mission is to empower you with the information and tools you need to stay healthy and the wisdom to seek advice when issues arise.In this book you will find:•A compilation of our best articles, all in one place•Some of the most common questions from our patients•Powerful information to transform your healthWe cover topics that are important to you:•Balancing your life•Managing your mood•Increasing your overall health•Optimizing your hormones•Exploring seasonal topics•Increasing your quality of nutrition•Understanding which foods to eat and which ones to avoid•Improving your inner and outer beauty•Managing detox•Thriving through pregnancyHealth in life is what keeps us going. It is the foundation of everything we do – helping us fulfill our purpose in life, be the best parents to our children, or spend those last remaining years energized and vibrant.Health is what allows us to do the things that bring us joy and happiness. We are honored to support you and to provide a guide to living well.

Integrative Environmental Medicine

Integrative Environmental Medicine
Author: Aly Cohen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2017
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0190490918

'Integrative Environmental Medicine' looks at the history and changing landscape of environmental issues in the United States, including water supply, air quality, extensive plastic pollution, harmful chemicals in cleaning and personal care products, radiofrequency radiation, food additives, pesticides, and medications

Integrative Psychiatry

Integrative Psychiatry
Author: Daniel A. Monti
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 513
Release: 2010
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0195388372

In this volume in the Weil Integrative Medicine Library, the authors describe a rational and evidence-based approach to the integrative therapy of mental disorders, integrating the principles of alternative and complementary therapies into the principles and practice of conventional psychiatry and psychology. The authors will examine what works and what doesn't, and offer practical guidelines for physicians to incorporate integrative medicine into their practice and to advise patients on reasonable and effective therapies.

Integrative Sexual Health

Integrative Sexual Health
Author: Barbara Bartlik
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 585
Release: 2018
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0190225882

Integrative Sexual Health explores beyond the standard topics in men's and women's health, drawing on a diverse research literature to provide an overview of sexual biology and sexual dysfunction, diverse lifespan, lifestyle and environmental impacts on sexual function, integrative medicine solutions to sexual problems, and traditional eastern and western treatment approaches to healing sexual difficulties. This comprehensive guide written by experts in the field provides clinical vignettes, detailed treatment strategies for mitigating the side effects of both medications and sexual dysfunction associated with medical illness and poor lifestyle habits, and extensive further reading resources. Integrative treatment modalities not typically consulted in mainstream medicine, such as traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, aromatherapy, and botanical medicine, are presented with the best evidence, in a clinically relevant manner. Part of the Weil Integrative Medicine Library, this volume is a must read for the specialist and non-specialist alike who wish to address sexual problems using an integrative medicine approach, and acquire tools to maintain lifetime optimal health and vitality that supports healthy sexuality. Integrative medicine is defined as healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person (body, mind, and spirit) as well as all aspects of lifestyle; it emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and makes use of appropriate therapies, both conventional and alternative. Series editor Andrew Weil, MD, is Professor and Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Weil's program was the first such academic program in the U.S., and its stated goal is "to combine the best ideas and practices of conventional and alternative medicine into cost effective treatments without embracing alternative practices uncritically."

Integrative Medicine: Principles for Practice

Integrative Medicine: Principles for Practice
Author: Benjamin Kligler
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 961
Release: 2012-09-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0071811915

By integrating complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) with traditional medical treatment, this volume represents the next generation in the evolving field of integrative medicine. Features a unique approach and case studies immediately applicable to clinical practice. Far more than a review of CAM modalities, this is an evidence-based and clinically authoritative guide for family medicine and primary care providers.