Your alternative wellness compass.
Find your bearings in integrative medicine. Vetted practitioners, trusted clinics, and evidence-graded treatments — for every condition, every step of the way.
- China · 2,500+ yearsAcupunctureFine needles inserted at specific points to regulate the flow of qi.
- Global · ancientHerbal MedicinePlant-based formulas tailored to constitution and condition.
- India · 3,000+ yearsAyurvedaA constitutional system using diet, lifestyle, herbs, and bodywork.
- Europe · 19th centuryNaturopathyWhole-person care emphasizing the body's capacity to heal.
- Germany · 18th centuryHomeopathyIndividualized remedies prescribed on the principle of similars.
- United States · 19th centuryOsteopathyManual therapy that treats the musculoskeletal framework as a whole.
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Practitioners worth your trust
Jun J. MaoMD, MSCE
Chief of Integrative Medicine Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Treats anxiety, insomnia, and pain with acupuncture and herbal remedies in oncology.
New York, NY · 20 yrs
Andrew WeilMD
Founder and Director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. Pioneer of evidence-based integrative care.
Tucson, AZ · 50 yrs
Robert SaperMD, MPH
Chair of Wellness and Preventive Medicine at Cleveland Clinic. Researcher on yoga for chronic low back pain and integrative approaches to chronic disease.
Cleveland, OH · 25 yrs
Tieraona Low DogMD
Internationally recognized expert in herbal medicine, dietary supplements, and women's health. Former Presidential appointee on the White House Commission on CAM.
Pecos, NM · 35 yrs
Aviva RommMD
Yale-trained integrative physician, midwife, and herbalist. Practice focuses on women's hormonal health, thyroid, and pediatric integrative care.
New York, NY · 30 yrs
Vasant LadBAMS, MASc
Founder of The Ayurvedic Institute. Globally recognized authority on Ayurvedic medicine, pulse diagnosis, and panchakarma cleansing.
Asheville, NC · 50 yrs
Deborah Ann BallardMD, MPH
Board-certified internist at Duke Integrative Medicine. Focus on lifestyle change, mind-body medicine, and chronic disease prevention.
Durham, NC · 28 yrs
Andrew HeymanMD, MHSA
Pioneer in integrative and metabolic medicine. Program Director of Integrative & Metabolic Medicine at George Washington University.
Aldie, VA · 30 yrs
Brent A. BauerMD
Director of Mayo Clinic's Integrative Medicine & Health Research Program. Focus on integrative oncology, herbal supplements, and clinician wellbeing.
Rochester, MN · 35 yrs
Wayne B. JonasMD
Executive Director of Integrative Health Programs at the Samueli Foundation. Former director of the NIH Office of Alternative Medicine.
Alexandria, VA · 40 yrs
Mark HymanMD
Founder of The UltraWellness Center and senior advisor to the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine. Specializes in chronic disease reversal through food and lifestyle.
Lenox, MA · 35 yrs
Patrick HanawayMD
Founding Medical Director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine and past president of the Institute for Functional Medicine.
Asheville, NC · 30 yrs
Tori HudsonND
Nationally recognized authority in women's naturopathic medicine. Medical Director of A Woman's Time and Clinical Professor at NUNM and Bastyr.
Portland, OR · 40 yrs
Joseph PizzornoND
Founding president of Bastyr University and editor-in-chief of Integrative Medicine: A Clinician's Journal. Focus on environmental toxins and chronic disease.
Seattle, WA · 50 yrs
Lorenzo CohenPhD
Director of the Integrative Medicine Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Co-author of Anticancer Living. Researcher in yoga, meditation, and cancer outcomes.
Houston, TX · 25 yrs
Donald I. AbramsMD
Emeritus Professor of Medicine at UCSF and integrative oncologist at the Osher Center. Recognized expert on cannabis for symptom management in cancer.
San Francisco, CA · 40 yrs
Anand DhruvaMD
Integrative oncologist at UCSF blending Western oncology with Ayurveda, yoga, and mindfulness. Co-founder of the Karnataka-California Ayurveda program.
San Francisco, CA · 18 yrs
Heather TickMD
Gunn-Loke Endowed Professor of Integrative Pain Medicine at the University of Washington. Author of Holistic Pain Relief.
Seattle, WA · 35 yrs
Melinda RingMD
Executive Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Health at Northwestern. Specializes in women's health, hormones, and mind-body care.
Chicago, IL · 22 yrs
Delia ChiaramonteMD
Founder of the Integrative Palliative Institute. Former Associate Director of the University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine.
Baltimore, MD · 25 yrs
Russell H. GreenfieldMD
Founding Medical Director of Carolinas Integrative Health and graduate of the inaugural fellowship at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine.
Charlotte, NC · 30 yrs
Roberta LeeMD
Internist and botanical-medicine specialist. Former Medical Director of the Continuum Center for Health & Healing and author of The SuperStress Solution.
New York, NY · 30 yrs
Patricia L. ClarkeMD, DMin, ABOIM, FAAFP
Board-certified family physician with added qualifications in integrative, preventive, and sleep medicine. NADA-registered acupuncture detoxification specialist serving the greater Phoenix community.
Phoenix, AZ · 25 yrs
Bryan HoffmanDO, ABAARM, IFMCP
Board-certified family physician and IFM-certified practitioner. Leads Phoenix Integrative Medical Center with a focus on functional medicine, hormone optimization, and root-cause care.
Phoenix, AZ · 18 yrs
Sarah Preston HeslerNMD
Award-winning naturopathic physician leading Phoenix Natural Family Medicine in the East Valley. Focus on hormones, gut health, and family-centered integrative primary care.
Chandler, AZ · 15 yrs
Emy CumminsNMD
Naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist focused on root-cause care — gut health, hormones, autoimmunity, and stress — for adults across the Phoenix metro.
Phoenix, AZ · 14 yrs
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