
02/17/2025
What IS integrative medicine?
The word ‘integrative’ comes from the Latin root integrāre, meaning ‘to restore.’
The suffix ‘-ive’ turns this idea into action.
Paired with the word medicine, rooted in ‘the art of healing,’ you have integrative medicine.
Integrative medicine is healing-forward.
It is whole person healthcare that considers the body, mind, and spirit.
It is nutrition through food and community.
It is evidence-informed and research-driven.
It is personalized, preventative, diagnostic, and looks for root cause.
It values the practitioner, the patient, and their partnership.
It is family medicine, internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, cardiology, neurology, oncology, dermatology, psychiatry, and every field of medicine that touches patient healthcare.
Integrative medicine is, in every sense, good medicine and the future of healthcare.