Resources

Practitioners of Integrative Medicine

The University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine has graduated 1,500 physicians as well as nurse practitioners and physician’s assistants from intensive fellowship training in integrative medicine. You can look up graduates by specialty and location through the Center’s website: azcim.org. Click on the “Find an Integrative Health Professional” link.

The American Board of Integrative Medicine (abpsus.org/integrative-medicine) provides board certification for qualified physicians trained in integrative medicine.

Integrative Medicine Treatments for Common Health Conditions

My website (DrWeil.com) has evidence-based information on a great many health conditions and integrative approaches to managing them.

See also my book Natural Health, Natural Medicine: The Complete Guide to Wellness and Self-Care for Optimum Health (Boston/New York, Houghton Mifflin, rev. ed., 2004).

I am the general editor of the Weil Integrative Medicine Library, a series of volumes for clinicians published by Oxford University Press: global.oup.com/academic/content/series/w/weil-integrative-medicine-library-iml. To date, the series includes volumes on Cardiology, Dermatology, Men’s Health, Nursing, Oncology, Pain Management, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Rheumatology, and Women’s Health, with others in preparation. Each volume gives detailed, evidence-based information on the integrative medicine approach to treating health conditions dealt with by these specialties. Although these are academic books, anyone can use them as reference works. You can also direct your health care providers to them.

Another excellent resource for practitioners is the textbook Integrative Medicine by David Rakel, MD, 3rd ed. (Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2012).

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (nccih.nih.gov) conducts research on complementary, alternative, and integrative treatments. The website has a great deal of information on health topics.

The Office of Dietary Supplements (ods.od.nih.gov) is a good source of information on vitamins, minerals, and other dietary supplements.

Safe Disposal of Medications

The best way to dispose of old and unwanted medications is to bring them to an approved location on one of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days. See deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback for details.