integrative medicine

Integrative therapy is ‘like a massage for your soul,’ says one UCLA Health patient

The inaugural virtual event is designed for health care providers and the general public

Aromatherapy can boost mood and promote relaxation in and out of the hospital setting

Dr. Glazier Answers an Important Question

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“By the second or third week, the light bulb suddenly went on,” says Richard Sassin, pictured right, a cardiology patient who completed the nine-week intensive UCLA Health Ornish Lifestyle Medicine program and returned to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center to present a painting to Dr. Dean Ornish, pictured far left, [...]

“At first, what’s expected of you seems overwhelming,” says Richard Sassin, a cardiology patient who joined the UCLA Health Ornish Lifestyle Medicine program, an intensive nine-week integrative medicine and lifestyle program. “I was with a group of nine people doing exercises together, joking together and getting to know one another. [...]

For more than 30 years, UCLA Health has been pairing traditional medical treatments with integrative [...]

I got sick about 4 months ago. I didn’t know what it was. I had itching sensations all over my body, but there was no rash or any other visible sign. The itching was so bad that I could not sleep at night. I was staying up all night itching [...]

Are you stressed out? Having trouble sleeping? Suffering from headaches? You may want to talk to an integrative doctor or therapist about using essential oils as part of your care. “Essential oils can help people find relief from a variety of symptoms,” says Maria T. Madden RN, certified [...]