Towards integrative medicine

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Written by
Dr. Armando Roque
Published on
14/3/2023
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A new trend is changing how we understand health: integrative medicine. This movement serves as a meeting point between Eastern and Western concepts of well-being. It implies a new way of approaching illness, prevention, and healing. In short, integrative medicine seeks to address health using all the tools we have discovered throughout history.

Integrative medicine is not the same as alternative medicine

Let’s take this one step at a time, as there are many misconceptions regarding this term (and what it implies). Contrary to what it may seem, integrative medicine is not alternative medicine. Alternative medicine is that which uses healing techniques originating in the East—such as acupuncture, yoga, homeopathy, and meditation—as the core of treatment. Integrative medicine, on the other hand, weaves Eastern practices together with Western science to create a more complete form of medicine with one ultimate goal: for patients to be and feel better.

The philosophy behind integrative medicine

This medical practice emphasizes the importance of a horizontal relationship between patient and doctor. In other words, it views people as a whole, with their fears, dreams, emotions, and personal histories. Health centers with this approach do not just have doctors, but also other specialists—such as psychologists, nutritionists, and acupuncturists—who enrich the diagnosis and treatment. Only in this way, by using different perspectives to build a more complete picture, is it possible to achieve successful results.

And when it comes to fertility?

Wow, where do we even begin! There are many things that integrative fertility medicine proposes doing before, during, and after any treatment: modifying your diet, calming your thoughts, healing the past, and maintaining a routine that keeps you centered, among others. That is what we do at Fertilidad Integral: understand you thoroughly to build a treatment that is yours and yours alone. A treatment that takes care of you in every sense.

The care revolution

Patients are at the center of our medicine. At Fertilidad Integral, we bring together doctors specializing in reproduction with wellness specialists and state-of-the-art technology to maximize the chances of success. We want to be an effective clinic, but also an empathetic and human one. That is where integrative medicine becomes central to our practice.

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