What Is (CAM) Complementary and Alternative Medicine?

Complementary and alternative medicine is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine.

What is integrative medicine?

Integrative medicine combines treatments from conventional medicine and CAM for which there is evidence of safety and effectiveness. It is also called integrated medicine, an approach to medicine that combines treatments from conventional medicine and CAM for which there is some high-quality scientific evidence of safety and effectiveness..

Why is it important to tell my health care providers about my use of CAM?

Giving your doctors and other health care providers a full picture of what you do to manage your health helps you stay in control, while allowing them to be your fully informed partners in health care. Some CAM approaches can affect standard medicine. Talking to your health care providers about CAM use will help ensure coordinated and safe care.

For more information visit: http://nccam.nih.gov

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Energy Balancing

More and more of today's society, physicians and health care providers are embracing energy work as a legitimate form of therapy for the body as a whole.

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that approximately 70% of the world's population rely on traditional ethnomedical systems of healing. In the United States, such traditional methods are commonly referred to as "alternative health care," or "holistic healing."

These treatments can be exciting and introspective, start your journey today!

(All Energy Balancing spa treatments take place while you are fully clothed)

*Does not replace other forms of alternative healing or a doctor's care, but rather complements them by assisting the body to heal itself naturally.

Consultative and Hands-on Therapy 60 min.

The art and techniques of Reiki loosen and balance energy in your body. The energy of Reiki will bring a state of deep relaxation, promote healing, relieve stress and produces an overall sense of wellness. This treatment will leave you feeling peaceful and refreshed.

The technique is completely non-invasive and you remain clothed. In the original Japanese, Reiki is two words. The first syllable rei describes the universal, boundless aspect of this energy while ki is the vital life-force energy, which flows through all living beings.