Integrative Medicine

The article “How Integrative Medicine can Help your Health” by Sally Wadyka first discusses the topic of integrative medicine and much that “our current health-care system is mainly a sick-care system” (CNN 2010). She then describes the fundamental differences between traditional western medicine and integrative medicine, defining even further the styles, types, and origins of many nontraditional western medicine practices. The article then provides an overview of what a visit would be like to go to an integrated medicine doctor (CNN 2010). The main point of the author is to support the idea that integrated non-western medical approached compared to health care in the US will improve patient care, healthcare outcomes and that the US is ready

Wadjaka believes that the use of Integrated medicine will be accepted, however, admits that "even in more resourced jurisdictions, there is little, if any coordination of services, but that will change." (Stamps-Dustan, 2016). A rise in the use of Integrated medicine is being seen regardless and are being used more and more often as a complimentary part of medicine and the US statistics show she is correct. The Healthy People Initiative began in 1990 with a goal of significantly improving the overall health status of Americans by the end of the century. (Duston Stamps 2016). As Population prevalence estimates of alternative medicine use in 1990 and 1997 The 1990 survey estimated that 33.8% of the US adult population (60 million people) used at least 1 of the 16 alternative top integrated medicine therapies, while the 1997 survey estimated that this proportion increased significantly to 42.1% (83 million people). (Eisenberg et al.

Wadjaka presents the evidence that is a significant shift , Supported farther as she detailed the type of folks or alternative healing practices used in the United States today including acupuncture, faith healers, herbalists, reiki masters, and chiropractors..( Stamps-Duston 2016) believes both simple and complex alternative practices a simple example is “an apple a day keep the Dr. away” “ or a walk around the block as a prescription” to more has some solid evidence based research making it a prescription that “Does no further harm”. The number one guiding light rule of western medicine is “do not further harm”. It serves as a useful reminder to Dr’s of the age-old importance of the adage ‘primum non nocere’ or ‘do no further harm’. Giannoudis, P. V.