Conventional or traditional medicine utilizes diagnostic testing methods and treatments through the use of prescription medications and surgery. Alternative medicine employs a wide range of natural therapies ranging from acupuncture to therapeutic massage, to the use of herbs and supplements.

Integrative medicine is an approach to medical care which incorporates both conventional and alternative methods to evaluate and treat a person as a whole being through the most useful but least invasive therapies whenever possible. This approach looks at a person from a physical, emotional, and social standpoint opening the doorway to self-exploration and self-healing. An emphasis is placed on enhancing a person’s lifestyle through a thorough evaluation and management of diet and nutrition, exercise, habits, goals, stress factors, and social situations.

When one starts transforming one’s health the natural way, it is a process that takes time and patience. However, the reward is a strong mind and body and a gift of long lasting good health.