INTEGRATIVE PRACTITIONERS
OUR PHILOSOPHY
What Care Means to Us.
At Integrative Practitioners, care begins with compassion. We get to know your unique story and goals, creating the necessary foundation for a transformative and empowering relationship.
We focus on caring for the whole person – body, mind, and spirit, by drawing from the best of conventional and complementary medicine. Together, we establish a holistic treatment plan that resonates with you.
We believe in the healing properties of the natural world and offer interventions such as:
Food as medicine
Progressive, strengthening exercise
Refined sleep hygiene measured by restorative sleep
Mind-body techniques aimed at finding inner peace
Our Approach
At Integrative Practitioners, we combine the best of conventional and alternative medicine to uncover the root causes of illness and provide personalized, effective treatments. We trust in the body's natural ability to heal and focus on food, restorative sleep, exercise, and spiritual well-being as key foundations for optimal health.
Our practitioners work closely with patients, valuing the healing partnership that helps guide individualized care. We offer a welcoming space, meeting patients where they are and empowering them to take control of their health. While we don’t claim to heal or save lives, we support and strengthen each person’s connection to their own healing.
We are dedicated to informed consent, ensuring patients fully understand the risks, benefits, and alternatives of any treatment. Above all, we champion health autonomy, respecting everyone’s right to make informed, conscious decisions about their well-being.
Take the next step on your journey to optimal health and wellness today.
What’s the Difference?
HOLISTIC
Holistic medicine, as defined by the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine, treats the whole person—body, mind, and spirit—by integrating conventional and alternative therapies to promote health and prevent disease. This approach considers all safe, effective diagnostic and treatment options, focusing on physical, emotional, spiritual, and lifestyle factors that contribute to overall well-being.
Holistic care emphasizes prevention and seeks to identify and address the root causes of illness, rather than just managing symptoms. Active patient participation and education are essential, empowering individuals to take control of their healing journey. Central to this practice is a strong physician-patient relationship founded on trust, mutual respect, and shared decision-making, with patient autonomy as a core principle.
Holistic practitioners value the power of positive emotions, such as love, hope, and enthusiasm, as essential to healing, while working to manage and release harmful emotions like anger and grief. Clinicians lead by example, embodying wellness themselves and practicing compassionate, patient-centered care that supports overall health.
FUNCTIONAL
The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) defines functional medicine as a patient-centered, systems-based approach that identifies and addresses the root causes of disease rather than just managing symptoms. It views the body as an interconnected system, where imbalances in one area can affect others. Practitioners focus on the interplay between genetics, environment, and lifestyle to understand how these factors influence a patient’s health and risk for chronic conditions.
Functional medicine emphasizes a collaborative partnership between the patient and practitioner, fostering active patient participation in creating a personalized care plan. This plan often includes tailored dietary and lifestyle changes, stress management, and targeted use of supplements or medications. Advanced diagnostic tests help identify underlying dysfunctions, guiding specific interventions.
The goal of functional medicine is to promote long-term health and prevent chronic disease by treating the underlying causes, supporting the body’s ability to heal, and maintaining balance. This proactive, personalized approach empowers patients and aligns treatment with their unique physiology and life circumstances.
INTEGRATIVE
The Cleveland Clinic's Center for Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine emphasizes a patient-centered approach that combines conventional treatments with evidence-based complementary therapies to promote whole-person health, addressing the mind, body, and spirit. This approach aims to go beyond symptom management, fostering optimal health through a blend of therapies.
Key to this integrative model is its focus on lifestyle and behavioral strategies for chronic disease prevention and management, such as nutrition, exercise, and stress management. These elements are seen as essential to enhancing conventional care and improving overall health outcomes. Complementary practices like acupuncture, massage, and mindfulness are integrated to boost treatment effectiveness.
Patient empowerment and personalized care are at the core of this approach, with practitioners collaborating to tailor holistic care plans that consider individual needs and preferences. The goal is to support natural healing, reduce reliance on medications, and promote a balanced, vital state of wellness.