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How integrative medicine can help your health

May 19, 2010 By
By Sally Wadyka, RealSimple.com
May 19, 2010 8:17 a.m. EDT

(RealSimple.com) — There are countless opinions regarding how to improve health care in the United States, but many experts agree on one fact: “Our current health-care system is mainly a sick-care system,” says Adam Perlman, executive director of the Institute for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

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14 Ways to Relax

November 3, 2009 By

Get refreshed without ever leaving your home

By Dayana Yochim Posted October 16, 2009 from Woman’s Day; November 3, 2009

A weekend spa retreat sounds heavenly, doesn’t it? Two days of complete and total tranquility…OK, who are we kidding? Between work, the kids and the bank account, who can possibly pull this off? Good news: You don’t really need one to relax and rejuvenate. With practice, you can boost your well-being practically anywhere, anytime. These easy, no-cost refreshers are the perfect way to start.

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Mainstream Physicians Give Alternatives a Try

June 9, 2009 By

Mainstream Physicians Give Alternatives a Try

Increasingly, Doctors Look Beyond Conventional Care to Treat Their Patients With Herbs, Acupuncture, Yoga

Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 9, 2009

A patient who comes to Marie Steinmetz with clogged sinuses might be in for a surprise.

Instead of walking out of the Alexandria family physician’s office with a prescription, he might find himself stretched out in a dim room on a massage table. With soft music playing in the background, Steinmetz might quickly — and gently — stick several needles into his head and hands to help clear his nasal passages. For a chronic sufferer, she might suggest the use of a neti pot, an ayurvedic treatment popular in India and parts of Southeast Asia that involves flushing out the nasal passages with a water-based solution.

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Bone of Contention

July 20, 2004 By

One Small Boy, One Errant Salmon Bone and Boom — How a Family Found Itself Captive on a Medical Mystery Tour

By Deborah Simons
Special to The Washington Post
Tuesday, July 20, 2004; Page HE01

It all started with a fish bone.

And it only took one emergency room doctor, two pediatricians, five otolaryngologists, two allergists, one family practitioner, one physician’s assistant, one ophthalmologist, one pediatric oncologist, one pediatric gastroenterologist, one pediatric neurologist, one chiropractor, one osteopath, one physical therapist and one doctor of alternative medicine — as well as two CT scans, a thyroid ultrasound, two allergy tests, four blood tests and an MRI — to figure out what was going on. [Read more...]

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Since 1997, Steinmetz Medical has been providing family medical care focused on prevention and healing. In addition to conventional prescriptions, our physicians use a variety of healing modalities, including special nutritional supplements and herbs, homeopathy, acupuncture and osteopathic manipulation, which make our practice stand out from conventional practices. We strive to create a partnership with our patients to better understand the complex interactions between their mind, body and spirit and their unique internal and external environment. Our physicians look at all aspects of a patient's lifestyle and use "integrative medicine", a combination of both conventional and complementary therapies to facilitate their healing response. We are proud to offer our unique integrative services to the Washington DC area.

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