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Grow integrative medicine seeds (zaadz!) and create community. Whether you are just learning about integrative medicine or have a full-time practice, please ask, teach and discover with us.

As inspired by Dr. Andrew Weil’s precepts, integrative medicine refers to:

- A partnership between patient and practitioner in the healing process
- Appropriate use of conventional...(more)
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A place to post resources you've found particularly useful in your journey toward optimal health, green life, and healing. Please list books, treatments, lifestyle interventions, changes in eating or exercise, and practitioners.  Go ▸
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Monica : > Monica said: Great post. I appreciate how Dr. Weil uses research in his comments.   The link was provided as information that I was familiar...
Ideas you've gained from personal experience about what works for your body to manage energy, reduce inflammation and pain, and maintain a healthy weight. Books that have inspired you or changed the way you eat. Challenges along the path that...   Go ▸
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Chauvon : Holistic Healer Chauvon said: I am a certified Macrobiotic Cook and Massage Therapist as well as a certified Holistic Nutritionist.  I have spent the last 10 years...
Communal place for sharing information on the bazillions of supplements available. Please try to source your information if possible, if not, just mention that you don't know the data to back up the claims, or ask if others might know.  Go ▸
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Tawanda : Lifestyle Guru Tawanda said: Top Of The Line Nutritional Supplements Visit My Store http://www.physicianformulas.com/store/scripts/default.asp?idaff=75871 At Physician Formulas our aim is to provide formulas of the highest quality...
How to optimize sleep. How much you need, how you get it, what helps.  Go ▸
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Yogini : Healer Yogini said: Darci, Great post! Do you recall what was in the tea? Who was the practoner? Thanks, Sara/Yogini
Ideas and experience with hormone deficiencies and correcting them, from thyroid to adrenals to estrogen/progesterone and testosterone. We also welcome information of growth hormone, pregnenolone and other secondary hormones.  Go ▸
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Jbug : double happy dreams Jbug said: I don't know too much, just that my holistic practitioner just gave me progesterone cream (natural ingrediants) called "Uber Balance" ( www.uberbalance.com )...
43% of women report problems with libido and 31% of men. One study by Phil Sarrel showed 86% of premenopausal and menopausal women have decreased libido. What's going on? What helps you?  Go ▸
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MH : Be here MH said: Hi! For me this issue has a lot to do with presence - at least from one partner. To be really there with...
Please share your questions and observations about yoga in your life. Mention what has been most helpful to you along the yoga path. Have you ever tried yoga therapy? For what condition and what was the effect?  Go ▸
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melissa : Mermaid melissa said: I have been doing yoga tapes on and of for a several years and then for about a year I took a class...
Share your experience with preventing cancer, or with the use of integrative medicine, complementary and alternative healing with precancer or cancer.  Go ▸
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Yogini : Healer Yogini said: Thanks for the post. I am a fan of macrobiotics as long as it is used in concert with other proven prevention strategies....
ideas for discussion boards specifically and the pod generally. any feedback appreciated and accepted.  Go ▸
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Jbug : double happy dreams Jbug said: I'd appreciate a Discussion Board on Pregnancy (natural pregnancy, natural family planning, basal temperature charting, etc).
With the highest rates of breast cancer here in Marin County,let's gather thoughts and ideas and resources for breast cancer risk reduction, what to do when you're diagnosed, and ideas for collaborative care between allopathy and CAM.  Go ▸
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Yogini : Healer Yogini said: I've cut and pasted this from www.drweil.com - but no ads! Please post your thoughts and comments. Diet plays a role in prevention....
A place to discuss the benefits of acupuncture/TCM with various conditions as well as the philosophy of the TCM approach. Please include your sources if you know them if you cite any studies, although we highly value personal experience as...   Go ▸
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Jamie : Sophia's Trickster-Muse Jamie said: Greetings, all. Adrenal fatigue was a factor in my wellness crisis a few years ago, and restoring kidney qi balance (as Therese has...
Please introduce yourself and tell us what brings you to integrative medicine, where you are on your path of health, and any wisdom around which you'd like ideas or to create a thread. What questions are you currently living?  Go ▸
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Zayin : Integral Gardener Zayin said: Hello, I am one of the founding practitioners of Monarch Integrative Health Center in San Francisco California.  We are exploring the intersection of...
What helps your headaches? Let's brainstorm and share experiences with what works. I've found that headaches make bioidentical hormone replacement very challenging and would love to hear of successes and failures.  Go ▸
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Yogini : Healer Yogini said: great post, and I agree on the food allergies. how do you like to test for them: blood, skin, saliva, or ??? sara/yogini
Please share your experiences with yeast overgrowth, what helps, what doesn't, what keeps you healthy.  Go ▸
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Yogini : Healer Yogini said: David, I'll check out the book but can you tell us the basics of the Cleanse and Purify Thyself, Book One method? Thanks,...
Have you had experience with Adrenal fatigue or wonder if chronic stress may have caused problems for you? Share your questions and experience with lifestyle and therapies here.  Go ▸
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Yogini : Healer Yogini said: any opinions on adrenal fatigue and all the ground up adrenal supplements out there? andy weil thinks they're unnecessary and potentially dangerous. does...