020. What is lifestyle and integrative medicine and why is it important to empower your inner doctor to heal? A convo with Dr. Gina Serraiocco, MD
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Heard a lot about "Complementary Alternative Medicine, Alternative Medicine, Functional Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Integrative Medicine" and the whole gamut...but not sure what it means? Been told what to do your whole life and now you can't decide what to do with your health? Or, you're being thrown in different directions and not sure what you're supposed to do next in your healing process?
Medicine isn't just ONE thing. Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, Naturopathic Medicine, Ayurvedic, and other forms of modalities like EMDR, Reiki, Qi Gong, are not the only option.
This is where integrative medicine is powerful and on this episode you'll learn the benefit of an integrative, team approach, to care that presses on the importance of being open to other modalities of care to reach your desired wellness level. The key to living a healthy, happy, and pain free is OWNING your health. So many great nuggets in this episode and you can learn more about Dr. Gina Serraiocco, MD a dual board certified physician in Internal Medicine and Integrative Medicine as well as a certified Functional Practitioner.
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