INM Update
The Institute for Natural Medicine: Celebrating 30 Years of Impact
In a world marked by challenges and constant change, the endurance of a nonprofit for three decades is a testament to its resilience and unwavering commitment to making a positive impact. As the Institute for Natural Medicine (INM) is midway through our 30th Anniversary year, I would like to take a moment to celebrate the ...
Why “Whole Health” Needs to be Patient-centered, Driven and Led
The INM (Institute for Natural Medicine) Board of Directors recently met for a retreat on Vashon Island, WA. During the meeting, board and staff discussed a cultural shift that we would like to see in North America and how INM can help catalyze it. The shift we would like to see is that health care ...
Paradigm Shift in Medicine
In July 2023, EXPLORE journal published an online version of an article I co-authored with David Katz, MD, MPH, entitled “Paradigm Shift in Medicine: Integrating Naturopathic Care in the Treatment of Chronic Disease. Want to follow best practices in chronic disease treatment? Look to naturopathic physicians.”1 In the article, we highlight the potential of naturopathic ...
INM Launches Integrative Medicine Lecture Series With Whole-person Pain Care
In June 2021, the Institute for Natural Medicine (INM) created an interdisciplinary Advisory Board to truly deliver on the promise of a new model of integrated whole health. The professional community must begin effectively collaborating. To help in this regard, the INM built the advisory board over the next year, focusing on integrative-minded medical doctors ...
Bringing Food as Medicine to Schools and Children
In February 2023, the Naturally Well team from the Institute for Natural Medicine (INM) went back to school with a visit to the EJE Academies Charter School (EJEA) in El Cajon, CA. The East San Diego school prepares students from diverse populations for higher education and for community leadership. Kimberly Lord Stewart, director of Naturally ...
Could Naturopathic Medicine Be the Future of Integrative Medicine?
An article in the British Journal of Medicine (BMJ) from July 2022 recently caught my attention. Titled the “International prevalence of consultation with a naturopathic practitioner: a systematic review and meta-analysis,” the meta-analysis calculated the use of naturopathic medicine globally, based on published studies, using the term naturopathy for the search. The BMJ study looked ...
Celebrating the Institute for Natural Medicine’s 30th Birthday!
Over the past few decades, the internet has provided people with exponential amounts of easy to access health information. This combined with the pandemic has increased the public’s desire to understand themselves better, and to be healthier. As a result, naturopathic medicine has earned a bigger spotlight. At the Institute for Natural Medicine (INM), we ...
White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health Calls for More Medical School Education
In late September, the White House released a national strategy to transform the way this country addresses hunger, food security, exercise and nutrition, as well as closing many of the disparities that create barriers to success. It’s been 50 years since a similar event convened in 1969. At that time, the conference led to school ...
INM Responds to NIH Requests on Determinants of Whole-person Health and ODS Strategic Planning
The Institute for Natural Medicine recently responded to two requests for information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH has established a focus on Whole Person – Whole Health for its research initiatives, which we referenced in both of our responses. The first request was from the NIH National Center for Complementary and ...
Naturopathic Doctors Changing Children’s Eating Habits for the Better
Nurturing healthy eating habits for kids is not an easy task. They are bombarded by media messaging for sugary drinks and cereals, crunchy snack foods and nutritionally void sweets. When it comes to getting kids to eat healthy foods, the dinner table scene of parents pleading: “just eat one more bite,” while the child cringes ...
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