If you want holistic health, you need a doctor that takes a holistic medical approach to medicine and your health. Integrative medicine embraces 
conventional and alternative medicine as part of the whole. Holistic medicine seeks to treat mind, body and spirit as one. We utilize both models.
Let's face it, no one could deny the incredible advances in conventional medical sciences. These advances have brought a vast understanding to the physical processes of the body, but little understanding to matters of the mind and spirit. We know that stress, major life changes, and other mental / spiritual problems can have a large impact on our physical health. This is where eastern medicine (alternative medicine) shines by offering practical and effective solutions for these problems.
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The doctors at Southwest Integrative Medicine bring the knowledge of Western medicine and the wisdom of Eastern medicine together. Their patients get an unbiased approach to medicine as a whole. One way to think about what they do is simply, bridging the gap between alternative medicine and conventional medicine. Their slogan seems to say it best though, "East meets West - A holistic approach to modern medicine."
As a holistic physician, they have learned from many of their patients, that their integrative approach is a welcome change. Many conventional doctors shun the techniques of alternative doctors, and alternative practitioners do the same to conventional doctors. "We embrace the whole of medicine, concerned only with finding the right combination of treatments that work for our patients." See what others are saying about the integrative doctors at Southwest Integrative Medicine.
Three basic principles inform our integrative and holistic approach:
- Medicine as art
- Reverence for the wisdom of nature
- Patients at the center of care
In both Eastern and Western medicine, our doctors have completed rigorous medical training at accredited medical schools. They use their training in both modern and traditional techniques to integrate scientific and empiric knowledge. Most importantly, this training is reflected in the quality of care that each patient receives.
