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Integrative Medicine

“A symptom is the language used by our bodies to let us know that it needs help. The question remains: are we listening?”   Edison de Mello, MD, PhD

Akasha Center Integrative Medicine

Integrative medicine is a health-based system of medicine that incorporates all aspects of the individual – mind, body, and spirit – with strong focus on lifestyle modification and prevention of disease. It recognizes that health is more than just the absence of disease; it is a personal journey, in which optimal well-being is the goal. Akasha’s approach to integrative medicine incorporates proven and effective treatments from many systems outside allopathic (traditional) medicine. These methods have sound scientific evidence and are safe, cost-effective, and long-lasting. When eastern modalities, such as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), acupuncture, herbal medicine, and Ayurveda are integrated with western modalities, including allopathic medicine, naturopathic medicine, homeopathy, massage, psychology, nutrition, and exercise, they provide the patient with the best of two worlds: the ancient wisdom of the East with the technological advances of the West. Additionally, integrative medicine recognizes that all people, regardless of their underlying medical issues, have the potential for a maximal state of well-being. Armed with this principle, it attempts to move the individual ever closer to that state of optimal health, increased vitally, healthy aging and happiness.

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Some tenets of integrative medicine include:

  1. Recognition that good medicine requires a partnership between patients and health-care practitioners where both are involved in the decision making process and are vested in health care outcomes.
  2. All factors that influence health, wellness, and disease are taken into consideration. This not only includes the physical body, but also the psycho-social, spiritual, and environmental causes of disease.
  3. The harnessing of the body’s innate healing response aids in achieving optimal health.
  4. Safe and effective interventions that are natural and less invasive should be used whenever possible.
  5. Practitioners should have an objective perspective on both conventional medicine and alternative therapies with no bias towards either.
  6. A good practitioner holds true to good science and keeps both an open and a critical mind.
  7. Health promotion and the prevention of illness are principal components in an individual’s well-being.
  8. Practitioners of integrative medicine should “practice what they preach” by adhering to healthy lifestyle choices and maintaining good physical health.
  9. Nutrition and regular physical activity are the cornerstones of any health plan.
  10. All individuals have a desire for, and a right to, good health.

Testimonials

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As a skeptic and a veterinarian trained in western medicine, I was very hesitant to try a holistic doctor. My 6 year old daughter had been to 2 Kaiser pediatricians …
Nichole Agarwal
I have been a patient at Akasha Center for Integrative Medicine for almost three years and continue to be amazed at the level of medical expertise, the breadth of di…
Joe Dickey Singer
The Akasha Center and Dr. de Mello are a dream come true. Their combination of traditional medicine with a natural holistic approach for the whole body is what I hav…
Michael Feinstein Singer
In a health care landscape marked by harried doctors, defensive medicine, insurance company vetted treatments, and mis-managed care, the Akasha Center is an oasis of…
Roy Sekoff Editor, Huffington Post
I have been using AKASHA Natural products for over three years. They are amazing and they work! Everyone comments about my level of energy and aliveness. What’s mo…
Mary Morrissey Speaker, Author
“I’ve had the great privilege of working closely with Dr. de Mello and his team at Akasha, while designing the best preventative integral health care protocol for me…
Arturo Muyshond Actor/Producer
“I’ve been going to the Akasha Center for four months and together we’ve been working to create a better, healthier lifestyle that works for my hectic schedule. …
Lee Daniels Filmmaker
I visit the Akasha Center and see Dr. de Mello  for regular check-ups and preventative health. In addition to body wellness, The Akasha Center also cares for the he…
Jason Mraz Singer/ Songwriter
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My earnest desire was to find a Dr. that I could talk to. A doctor that would take the time to really listen. After going through some serious health issues, I wante…
Stacey Winick
I have known Dr. Edison De Mello for many years now. He has proven himself to be an outstanding doctor. His knowledge of integrative medicine is second to none. …
Dylan McDermott Actor

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