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According the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, integrative medicine brings together complementary therapies (eg, supplements, natural products, and mind-body therapies) into mainstream healthcare. It is evidence-based and patient-centered in that it considers the clinician’s relationship with the patient as the central therapeutic element. It is comprehensive in its approach, assessing the patient’s mind, body, and spirit as well as the social, community, and environmental dimensions of health. It strongly emphasizes foundational health practices such as nutrition, exercise, sleep, and stress management. In addition, it recognizes that the human being has a powerful, innate capacity for healing. Finally, it incorporates complementary modalities when clinically indicated, in a way that is safe and synergistic with conventional therapies.