nutrients, exercise, environmental pol-
lutants and trauma, are processed by
one’s body, mind and spirit through a
unique set of genetic predispositions,
attitudes and lifestyles.
A general awareness of natu-
ral medicine with a focus on solid
nutrition is taking hold in America as
people become disillusioned with the
pharmaceutical approach. The public
consciousness is changing, and the
paradigm of disease management is
evolving toward a more integrative
approach with a focus on prevention
and creation of health.
Eight out of 10 times that a pa-
tient comes to the doctor’s office, it is
for a chronic illness – autism, arthritis,
Green Medicine
Crohn’s, chronic fatigue, cystic fibro-
sis, depression, diabetes, emphysema,
fibromyalgia, Gulf War Syndrome,
heart disease and stroke, high blood
pressure, Lyme, lupus, multiple sclero-
sis, obesity, and osteoporosis. Resolu-
tion of chronic disease requires more
than a 10-minute office visit, and it
takes a bigger toolbox than a prescrip-
tion pad and an insurance policy.
Arizona is one of three states that
provides an advanced license for MDs
and DOs who wish to “step out of the
box,” to go beyond what is considered
the American Medical Association
standard of care and integrate time-
honored natural treatments like intra-
venous nutrient therapy and chelation.
Integrative medicine is green
medicine, meaning, it is cost-effective,
natural and environmentally friendly.
It seeks to recover the body’s own
functional reserves, so that healing
mechanisms can function as they are
intended to function, naturally.
Martha Grout, MD,
MD(H) is Vice-Pres-
ident of the Arizona
Board of Homeo-
pathic and Integrated
Medicine Examiners.
She has two decades in emergency
medicine and a decade in homeopathic
medicine. Her Scottsdale clinic, The
Arizona Center for Advanced Medicine,
was built with environmentally friendly
materials. She specializes in reversing
chronic illness. 480-240-2600. See ad
on the Back Cover.
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