INM Update
INM’s Honorary Board Expands
In 2025, the Institute for Natural Medicine (INM) builds on its newly expanded mission to bring whole person health mainstream. As part of our strategy, we aim to build bridges across leading medical and academic institutions. We envision advancing whole-person health conversations through scientific validation and cross-disciplinary partnerships. Building our collaborative team to include a ...
The Persistent Challenge of Evolving Medical Education
Why decades of advocacy haven’t transformed medical schools, but Alice Walton is. For more than three decades, visionary advocates have worked to transform American medical education toward a more integrative, whole-person approach. While these efforts have faced challenges, they’ve created a foundation for innovation that new institutions like the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine ...
Launch of the Naturopathic Academy & Volume I – Nature Cure
The Institute for Natural Medicine (INM) has proudly served as the fiscal sponsor of arguably the most consequential project ever undertaken within the naturopathic profession, the Foundations of Naturopathic Medicine Institute (FNMI). Conceived of and pioneered by Dr. Pamela Snider as president and executive editor, FNMI set out with Drs. Jared Zeff, Joseph Pizzorno, Stephen ...
Institute for Natural Medicine: 2024 Year-End Highlights
In 2024, the Institute for Natural Medicine (INM) strengthened its position as a leader in natural health, guided by three strategic pillars: Education, Action and Research. Under a long-standing team of leaders, INM has refined its vision to promote “whole-person health enriched by the medicine of nature” with a mission to “bring whole-person health mainstream.” ...
The Complementary & Integrative Health Care Disciplines Are an Underutilized Resource in the War on Chronic Disease
Decreasing health and the public’s increasing awareness—chronic disease incidence. There are concerning trends of chronic disease in the United States. Most recent data show that 48.6 percent of Americans have some form of cardiovascular disease. Approximately 43 percent of the U.S. is obese, and roughly one in 10 have diabetes. All of these are on ...
Reimagining Health Care: The Promise of Whole Person Health Research
On Oct. 17, 2022, a pivotal gathering by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) marked a significant moment in health care research. The Institute for Natural Medicine (INM) joined dozens of stakeholders, including leading experts from complementary and integrative medicine, academic institutions and health care organizations, to explore a revolutionary approach to ...
Complementary and Integrative Health Professions Hold the Key to Whole Person Health
In today’s rapidly evolving health care landscape, there is a growing recognition of the need to shift from a disease-centric model to one that promotes whole-person health. Marginalized professions within the complementary and integrative health (CIH) space, such as acupuncture, chiropractic care, naturopathic medicine and herbal medicine, hold significant promise in achieving this transition. Integrating ...
Nutrition in Pregnancy
The Institute for Natural Medicine (INM) was invited to Washington, D.C., for Nutrition in Pregnancy 2024. The Nutrition in Pregnancy conference was a two-day multi-organizational conference on May 22-23, addressing nutrition as the critical factor influencing maternal health and fetal development. Adequate intake of essential nutrients can significantly affect the long-term health of both mother ...
U.S. Surgeon General Speaks at a Childhood Wellness Symposium Where INM Receives an Award
On April 3, I traveled to Des Moines, IA, to receive an award for Naturally Well, INM’s (Institute for Natural Medicine) childhood nutritional education program as a leading nationwide initiative dedicated to youth well-being. This is INM’s first national honor. The Harkin on Wellness Symposium is an annual event by the Harkin Institute for Public ...
Transforming Pain Management: A Holistic Approach to Whole-person Care
The Institute for Natural Medicine (INM) presents the Bridging the Gap series, exploring interdisciplinary care models, challenges and policy recommendations. This inaugural article delves into whole person pain care, focusing on integrative models in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and the Veterans Health Administration (VA). Exploring Whole Person Pain Care Our series kicks off with ...
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