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Integrative medicine is often misunderstood. Since Dr. Andrew Weil created this approach, I went to his website to get an accurate definition: "Integrative medicine is healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person (body, mind, and spirit), including all aspects of lifestyle." Practitioners emphasize the doctor-patient relationship and use all appropriate therapies, conventional and alternative. Rather than focusing on one belief system, they use proven techniques that are best for the individual--and always with the belief that the body wants to heal itself. This way of appr
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