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To learn more about Dr. Ritz's approach for promoting optimal health, we've included these articles and links to browse:
Articles by Dr. Ritz:
What Is Functional Medicine?
Many people who have explored healthcare options outside of their primary care physician are familiar with terms such as alternative medicine and integrative medicine, broad terms that encompass a wide variety of unrelated modalities that in some way promote health and vitality. Functional medicine, in contrast, is a specific approach to optimal health which has a steadily growing following among physicians and other healthcare practitioners. Read the full article >>
Healthy Eating (Really!)
Healthy living begins with healthy eating, but what does that really mean?
Eating well, while a foundation of good health, remains elusive to many Americans. Even the experts disagree on some rather basic tenets of what comprises a healthy diet. The basics of healthy eating start with avoiding things that are damaging to our health. This article helps you with what to avoid and what types of food will be healthy for your diet. Read the full article >>
The Obesity Solution
Obesity is a growing problem among Americans of all ages. While we always knew carrying extra weight was unhealthy, it used to be viewed as more of an aesthetic problem. While a healthy diet and the right exercise are certainly the foundation for successful weight loss, there is more to the equation – additional factors that contribute to obesity and therefore need to be addressed for long-term weight loss success. Read the full article >>
Resources in Integrative and Functional Medicine:
American Association of Integrative Medicine
http://www.aaimedicine.com/main.php
The AAIM recognizes that health is more than the absence of disease.
A multi-disciplinary approach to medicine provides the maximum therapeutic
benefit.
The Institute for Functional Medicine
http://www.functionalmedicine.org/about/whatis.asp
IFM is a nonprofit educational organization whose mission is to improve
patient outcomes through prevention, early assessment, and comprehensive
management of complex, chronic disease.
The American Board of Internal Medicine
http://www.abim.org/
The ABIM is the U.S. board that sets the standards and certifies the
knowledge, skills and attitudes of physicians who practice in Internal
Medicine and its subspecialties.
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