Integrative medicine combines the best of Western and holistic medicine. Western medicine aims to cure. Holistic medicine's goal is to heal. Webster's definition of cure is "recovery or relief from a disease" and healing is "restoring integrity, making whole." …
Wellness
Adrenal Stress and Healing Spirits
The adrenals are hormonally active glands that sit on top of your kidneys. They decide how your body reacts to physical and/or psychological stress, to fight or flight. The main symptoms of adrenal stress are inconstant changes in energy, mood, sleep patterns, appetite, etc.: One moment you feel ok - the next you feel drained. A typical story goes like this: "I feel ok after my first cup of coffee, however in the early afternoon and evening I …