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Integrative Medicine and Whole Person Healthcare
39:14 - 45:47 (06:32)
Dr. Andrew Weil, founder of the Center for Integrative Medicine, discusses the future of medicine, which places emphasis on lifestyle factors, incorporates all available therapies that show evidence of efficacy, and values the practitioner-patient relationship. He also highlights the benefits of using breathing techniques and discusses the placebo response, emphasizing the importance of finding ways to make it happen more of the time.
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Integrative medicine is the combination of conventional and natural medicine with preventive therapies that prioritize the relationship between practitioners and patients.
39:14 - 43:40 (04:26)
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Integrative medicine is the combination of conventional and natural medicine with preventive therapies that prioritize the relationship between practitioners and patients. It values the whole person and implements all reasonable therapies to maintain or boost good health while reducing healthcare costs.
ChapterIntegrative Medicine and Whole Person Healthcare
Episode#350: Dr. Andrew Weil — Optimal Health, Plant Medicine, and More
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Dr. Andrew Weil explores the power of the placebo effect and how it mimics any change produced by a pharmacological agent purely by a mind-mediated mechanism.
43:40 - 45:47 (02:06)
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Dr. Andrew Weil explores the power of the placebo effect and how it mimics any change produced by a pharmacological agent purely by a mind-mediated mechanism. He encourages doctors to understand and take advantage of the placebo effect more.