Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Learning From the History of Integrative Preventive Medicine to Address Our Current Health Care Challenges
Wayne B. Jonas, M.D. and Edward Calabrese, Ph.D.
Chapter 2: Integrative Medicine and the Social Determinants of Health
David Satcher, MD, PhD
Chapter 3: Health Literacy and Cultural Competence in Integrative Preventative Health and Medicine
Andrew Pleasant, Ph.D. and Jennifer Cabe, M.A.
Chapter 4: Genomics, Epigenetics and Precision Medicine in Integrative Preventive Medicine
Nancy G. Casanova, Ting Wang, Eddie T. Chiang, and Joe G.N. Garcia
Chapter 5. The Concept of Mindfulness in Integrative Preventative Medicine
Kim Aikens and Shauna Shapiro
Chapter 6: The Role of Family and Community in Integrative Preventive Medicine
Farshad Fani Marvasti, MD, MPH
Chapter 7: Place and Wellbeing: The Next Frontier of Integrative Preventive Medicine
Casey M. Lindberg, Ph.D, M.Arch, Meredith A. Banasiak, M.Arch., EDAC and Ryan M. Shindler, B.S.Arch, and Esther M. Sternberg, M.D.
Chapter 8: The Role of Spirituality in Integrative Preventive Medicine: The Post-Materialist Paradigm
Gary E. Schwartz, PhD
Chapter 9: The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Integrative Preventive Medicine
Farshad Fani Marvasti, MD, MPH
Chapter 10: The Role of Nutrition in Integrative Preventive Medicine
Walter C. Willett, MD, DrPH
Chapter 11: The Role of Exercise in Integrative Preventive Medicine
Michael F. Roizen, MD, FACP & Jeffrey D. Roizen, MD, PhD, FAAP
Chapter 12: The Role of Supplements in IPM
Joseph Pizzorno, ND
Chapter 13. Optimizing Integrative and Preventive Medicine: Connecting All the Pieces
Cynthia Geyer, M.D.
Chapter 14: Reversing Chronic Diseases Using Lifestyle Medicine
Benjamin R. Brown, M.D.
Chapter 15: An Integrative Preventive Medicine Approach to Primary Cancer Prevention
Heather Greenlee, Kathleen Sanders, Zelda Moran
Chapter 16: Aging, Brain Plasticity and IPM
Michael M. Merzenich, PhD
Chapter 17: An Integrative Approach to the Assessment and Treatment of Inflammatory Conditions
Mark Liponis, M.D. and Bettina Martin, M.D.
Chapter 18: The IPM Approach to Obesity and Diabetes
David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM
Chapter 19. Sleep and Preventive Health-An Integrative Understanding and Approach
Param Dedhia, MD
Chapter 20: Midlife Transitions - The IPM Approach to the Evaluation and Management of Menopause and Andropause
Cynthia Geyer, M.D. and Steven Brewer, M.D.
Chapter 21: Transforming Pain Management Through the Integration of Complementary and Conventional Care
Heather Tick, M.A. M.D. and Eric B. Schoomaker, MD, PhD
Chapter 22: Integrative Medicine and Public Policy
Josephine P. Briggs, M.D.

About the Author

In a lifetime of service, Dr. Richard Carmona has held almost every job in health care in the civilian sector and military, to include, being a distinguished university professor and United States surgeon general.

Dr. Liponis is a board-certified specialist in internal medicine, and is Chief Medical Officer of Canyon Ranch, where he has worked for the past 23 years. He is a featured expert speaker on health topics, and author of three books (UltraPrevention, Ultralongevity, and The Hunter-Farmer Diet Solution). He has also published original research on the use of natural medicines in treating stomach infections. Dr. Liponis is a clinician, and sees patients on a daily basis at Canyon Ranch.