AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2015 • VOL. 14 NO. 4
Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal
Integrative Therapies and Cardiovascular Disease in the Breast Cancer Population •
The Health Professions’ Continuum Cleft • Nothing Boring About Boron • Presenters
2015—Andrew Campbell, MD: Mechanisms of the Gut–Brain Axis • Interview With
Michael Smith, MD: Treat the Underlying Causes of Weight Gain to Facilitate Successful
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• Editorial—Is Challenge Testing Valid for Assessing Body Metal Burden?
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Integrative Medicine • Vol. 14, No. 4 • August 2015 3Table of Contents
8 The Path Ahead—Is Challenge Testing Valid for Assessing Body Metal Burden? Joseph Pizzorno, ND, Editor in Chief
68 BackTalk—No Satisfaction Bill Benda, MD, Associate Editor
16 Casey Health Institute: Integrative Center Marches Into PCMH and ACO Worlds … plus more John Weeks
22 Integrative Therapies and Cardiovascular Disease in the Breast Cancer Population: A Review, Part 1 Khara Lucius, ND, FABNO; Kristen Trukova, MS, RD, CSO, CNSC, LDN
30 The Health Professions’ Continuum Cleft Clyde B. Jensen, PhD
35 Nothing Boring About Boron Lara Pizzorno, MDiv, MA, LMT
20 Andrew Campbell, MD: Mechanisms of the Gut–Brain Axis Interview by Craig Gustafson
50 Michael Smith, MD: Treat the Underlying Causes of Weight Gain to Facilitate Successful Weight Loss; Part 3 Interview by Craig Gustafson
54 Mark Blumenthal: Quality and Efficacy of Herbal Medicines Interview by Craig Gustafson
60 Conference Calendar
EDITORIALS
COMMENTARY
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