Complementary natural healing modalities can address all of these queries and more. Finding the right mix of treatment and preventive measures requires some creativity and self-knowledge. The experts Natural Awakenings consulted maintain that it is both desirable and possible to assemble an affordable and effective personal health care team that focuses on optimum wellness.
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onventional doctors too often dispense vague, boilerplate health advice, urging their patients to eat
a healthy diet, exercise and take helpful supplements. Some are lucky enough to also be directed to detoxify their body and manage stress. That’s typically the best most people can expect in terms of practical advice. It is rare to receive specific, individualized answers to such burning questions as:
What is the best diet for this specific problem or my body type?
Which exercise will work best for me—yoga, running, tennis or some- thing else?
Why do I feel stressed so much of the time, and what can I do about it?
What supplements are best for me, and which high-quality products can I trust?
Integrative Approach “We need to understand the value of an integrative approach because no single modality treats everything,” says Dr. Michael Jingduan Yang, the Philadelphia-based founder and medi- cal director of the Tao Institute of Mind & Body Medicine. By way of example, he maintains credentials as a physi- cian, a board-certified psychiatrist and an internationally recognized expert on classic forms of Chinese herbal medi- cine and acupuncture. Integrative practitioners see the hu-
man body on three levels, Yang explains: structural; biochemical; and bioenergetic, a form of psychotherapy. Ideally, he says, conventional and integrative medicine, plus complementary practitioners, work together to provide the total care an in- dividual patient needs. “Any problem on one level affects all levels, so we assess patients on all three with whatever tools we have,” he says. While conventional medicine may be able to treat structural problems well and biochemical problems to a certain extent, it falls short on the energetic level. That’s when it’s time to expand the team, counsels Yang. “‘Know yourself’ is the watchword. Get to know what to use
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