The advantages of Integrative medicine are being recognized more and more now-a-days by health care professionals, governments and insurance companies. One of the major advantages or advances is the approach to the whole body healing and treatment of the underlying causes of diseases and conditions. This approach of looking at the entire person as compared to just symptoms can significantly improve an individual's overall health and quality of life.

Treating the body naturally through alternative bona-fide medicines such as Medicinal Cannabis or others, allows it to heal on its own while significantly reducing the possibility of side effects. In addition, we believe that the widespread overuse of conventional medicine has caused many of these medicines to lose out on their effectiveness.

Not only are the vast majority of integrated therapies known to be safe and effective as well but they also offer individuals a wide variety of healthy therapy options that simply are not available through conventional treatment.

Integrated medicine encompasses traditional and alternative health care with the sum total of knowledge, skills and practices in health care used in the prevention, diagnosis and elimination of physical or mental disorders.

This care plan is permissible under the HIPAA nondiscrimination rules and subject to conditions based on clear medical distinctions.

Medical Cannabis is shown to ease the symptoms and manifestations of many diagnosed illnesses or conditions. Most patients who medicate with Cannabis come to rely less upon chemical based medicines, which may typically induce harmful side-effects. There are no known harmful or chemical side effects in the usage of Medicinal Cannabis nor is there any danger of fatal overdose. Modalities used in the administration of Medicinal Cannabis may include smoking medicinal herbs, salves, ointments, tinctures, liquids and edible products.

Many insurance companies recognize the cost savings factor associated with patients who medicate with Cannabis. The difference between Brand Name medicine and Medicinal Cannabis (ratio of cost to effect) with respect to cost is about 25% - 45% less for Medicinal Cannabis in most cases related to the listed Diagnosis. (See the "Diagnosis" tab on this page). Insurance companies understand that these cost savings medicines are net savings because of the fact that there are no side effects to Medicinal Cannabis. This means insurance companies have no further costs to deal with those often-prevalent issues, as would normally be the case with synthetic chemical medicines.

It is quite common for a patient to replace Medicinal Cannabis with one, two or even three prescription drugs. The efficacy of Medical Cannabis is shown effective in alleviating symptoms and improving the quality of life of Patients whose diagnosis is found on the "Diagnosis" Tab of this site. Medicinal Cannabis is currently prescribed or recommended in thirteen states in the USA and in over 54 countries. The usage of Medicinal Cannabis is endorsed by over 100 Medical organizations and Associations, in the USA and around the globe.