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What is the difference between integrative medicine and complimentary medicine?

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Learn about difference between integrative medicine and complimentary medicine in this HealthTree University lesson by a cancer specialist.

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Healthtree contact Richard T. Lee, MD

Richard T. Lee, MD

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What is the difference between integrative medicine and lifestyle medicine?


So what's the difference between integrative and lifestyle medicine? I think there's a lot of overlap. When we think about lifestyle medicine, it's really thinking about your behaviors on a day to day basis, such as nutrition or your diet. Are you exercising on a regular basis these kind of activities. Do you smoke? Do you do other potentially harmful behaviors?


Integrative medicine incorporates lifestyle medicine, but it goes beyond that. Thinking about other integrative approaches such as meditation, acupuncture, massage, music and art therapy. So it's a more comprehensive look at other therapies than just lifestyle medicine alone.

 

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