Our Western culture does not often foster healthy living.  We are slowly harming ourselves with a rising prevalence of autoimmune disorders, metabolic dysfunction and chronic inflammation that fuels neurodegenerative processes, chronic pain, and disease. Traditional medicine treats conditions once they have fully declared themselves and focuses on symptoms; rarely does it promote preventive care. This system does not allow the time required to address the whole person or to catch disorders before they start. It rarely provides attention or resolution of underlying issues, nor provides a path toward comprehensive health and longevity.

Integrative medicine encompasses all the positive attributes of Western medicine and incorporates more holistic, natural and personalized plans for healing. A physician is challenged to treat the whole, unique person: mind, body, and spirit. In addition, this client-centered method promotes the prevention of disease. Nutrition, exercise, nutraceuticals, and mind-body practices empower us to live a healthy lifestyle. The integrative approach invites us to comprehensively heal ourselves, bringing our body and soul back into balance as we discover and create a renewed and enhanced sense of well-being.