1. 2 Lecture Notes Integrative Medicine and Complementary Therapies
Classroom Activity to Accompany Diseases of the Human Body Fifth Edition
Carol D. Tamparo Marcia A. Lewis

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3. Some patients, though conscious that their condition is perilous, recover their health simply through contentment with the goodness of the physician.
—Hippocrates, 460–400 B.C.

4. Integrative Medicine and Complementary Therapies
Changing climate for complementary therapies
NCCAM reports 38% of adults use complementary medicine
More than half of medical schools have courses in alternative medicine
NCCAM=National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

5. Integrative Medicine and Complementary Therapies
Definition of terms
Integrative: blends conventional and nonconventional therapies
Alternative: one therapy is used instead of another
Complementary: one therapy is used alongside traditional medicine

6. Integrative Medicine and Complementary Therapies
Which term refers to the blending of traditional and nontraditional therapies?
1. Alternative
2. Integrative
3. Complementary
4. Naturopathic

7. Integrative Medicine and Complementary Therapies
History of conventional medicine
René Descartes: separation of mind and body
History of integrative medicine
Health linked to harmony, disease linked to disharmony
Integration of both worlds

8. Integrative Medicine and Complementary Therapies
Separating fact from fallacy
Determine those who are legitimate providers
Identify those who will do no harm and those whose treatment will do harm

9. Integrative Medicine and Complementary Therapies
Alternative systems of medical practice
Ayurveda
Traditional Chinese medicine
Homeopathy
Naturopathy

10. Integrative Medicine and Complementary Therapies
Additional therapies referred to as alternative
Bioenergetic therapies
Diet and nutrition
Herbal medicine
Manual healing
Mind-body medicine

11. Integrative Medicine and Complementary Therapies
Other factors to consider
Mind’s connection to health and disease
Personal responsibility
Lifestyle
Environment
Nutrition
Stress and distress
Managing negative emotions
Laughter and play
Love, friendship, and play

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