LibGuides: Integrative Medicine: Find Consumer Health Resources

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These government websites are a good place to start your research.

Medlineplus - CAM
The National Library of Medicine is part of the National Institutes of Health. Start your research at their integrative medicine health topic.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
The NCCIH is part of the National Institutes of Health. Find patient information covering health topics, CAM practices, and dietary and herbal supplements.
Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The OCCAM is an office of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Find complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) information about cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and symptom management.

Selected Patient Education

The following integrative medicine-related handouts are part of the Patient Education Inventory developed at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Videos

NCCIH YouTube Channel
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health presents how-to videos on IM practices, such as meditation tai-chi, and yoga.
MD Anderson Cancer Center Integrative Medicine
This is an integrative medicine video for people with cancer.

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Ohio State’s Center for Integrative Health and Wellness offers these free mp3 recordings.

Guided Imagery
Guided imagery practices can help patients relax, improve sleep, prepare for surgery, experience greater clarity, compassion and gratitude and feel more calm, confident and comfortable.
Mindfulness Practices
Mindful practices can reduce symptoms related to anxiety, chronic pain, depression, insomnia and stress. They also can improve attention and memory and decrease inflammatory biomarkers.
Heart-Centered Practices
Heart-centered practices can evoke healing and positive emotions, which broaden and build compassion, forgiveness, gratitude and loving-kindness.
Relaxation Response
The benefits of Relaxation Response include relaxed muscles, slower heart rate, lower blood pressure, reduced inflammation, and reduced addictive cravings, anxiety, chronic pain, depression, insomnia and stress.

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