Integrative Medicine

Integrative Medicine

<p>Stay on the cutting edge of today’s most promising trends in complementary and alternative medical treatments with Dr. David Rakel’s <i>Integrative Medicine, 4th Edition</i>. Written by physicians who are experts in both traditional and integrative medicine, this <b>highly regarded, evidence-based</b> reference covers therapies such as botanicals, supplements, mind-body, lifestyle choices, nutrition, exercise, spirituality, and more. <i>Integrative Medicine, 4th Edition</i> uses a clinical, disease-oriented approach, offering practical guidance for reducing costs and improving patient care.</p><ul><li>Helps you <b>safely and effectively incorporate complementary and alternative therapies into your everyday practice</b>, while focusing on prevention and wellness for a better quality of life.</li><b> <p><li>Uses the reliable SORT method</b> (Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy) to provide evidence-based ratings, grading both the evidence and the relative potential harm.</li> <p><li>Explains how to make the best use of integrative medicine and the mechanisms by which these therapeutic modalities work, <b>keeping you at the forefront of the trend toward integrative health care.</li> <p><li>Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase.</b> This <b>enhanced eBook experience</b> allows you to search all of the text, figures, videos, and references from the book on a variety of devices.</li> </ul><ul><li>Includes <b>13 brand-new chapters</b>, covering hot topics such as personalized medicine, MTHFR mutation, food allergy and intolerance, the gut-immune influence on systemic inflammation and disease, chelation therapy, testosterone deficiency, adrenal fatigue, and much more.</li> <p><li>Features <b>more than 100 significantly revised chapters</b> and <b>hundreds of new figures and tables</b> throughout.</li> <p><li>Provides <b>online access to new multiple-choice questions</b> for every chapter, perfect for board exam review – plus downloadable Patient Education Guides and video collections.</li> </ul>