While medical providers often recommend the use of supplements for patients with nutritional deficiencies of some kind, integrative medicine is becoming more and more interested in expanding outside this one-track approach. As a result, in addition to providing patients with the most accurate, up-to-date information on supplements, it is also the job of an integrative […]

We talked last week about how supplements are being used more and more by people, and how, especially in integrative medicine, supplements are increasingly being prescribed by providers to patients as part of whole-person care.  And while the first step is always discussing with your doctor the best approach to any health regimen involving supplements—especially […]

Just a few days into social distancing as a mom of a two-year-old and the meltdown was pretty epic. Embarrassingly, the meltdown was all mine and not my daughter’s. After a pretty successful weekend of staying busy at home, today was the first workday and I lost it. Some moms get mad and yell—not me, […]

In recent decades the medical community has embraced the use of supplements as a part of a normal, functioning health routine. In fact, up to 86% of American adults now take supplements and one survey showed that 25% did so because test results showed a specific deficiency—a clear example of how patients are increasingly willing […]

Written by Jenny Leyh—mother, freelance writer, cancer survivor, and integrative health advocate living in Haddon Heights, New Jersey Confidence in your medical care is critical to your health. Ideally, you have a strong relationship with your doctor, one in which you feel comfortable opening up to them about your physical health as well as the […]

Last week our team was proud to publish a blog post from the perspective of physicians, offering an inside look at how medical providers harness the power of placebo and amplify it with seven simple but very effective ways.  After witnessing such a tremendous reaction from patients and providers alike, we decided we should share […]