"Integrative Medicine." "Lumigrate" -- What Do They Mean?

We're glad you're here, and in case you have the same question most people do, here's something to start with to explain what Lumigrate 'is', and 'integrative medicine' means.  In order to make a good 'first impression' and welcome newcomers, we won't change this page frequently, but the blog is regularly updated and something's always new in the Forums! YOU could write there now! Fun. Progressive. Valid. Streamlined. (Are the main concepts we're 'integrating' with Lumigrate).

Lumigrate's purple and green 'threads' of the logo are a representation of what 'integration' means: to bring together.  The light burst from the center represents light, as in "luminous".  That's how we made up the name "Lumigrate".  And believe it or not, that was harder than it sounds!   

Lumigrate is bringing health information to you based on the concept of 'integrative medicine', which basically believes in 'body, mind, and spirit.'  With the integrative medical model, the MD and/or DO is part of a team of many -- naturopath, acupuncture, exercise physiology, nutritionist, aesthetics (as people care so very much about what's on the outside AND it is a reflection of what is going on within the body), chiropractics, spirituality, psychology, therapies such as physical, occupational, speech, nurses and nurse educators, massage, homeopathy, etc. 

Underneath the logo and the slogan, you'll see the 'tab bar' that has Videos (MD, ND, Psychology so far), Products (which highlight things from the videos about books, websites, products (foods, supplements)), Blog (where I regularly write on a variety of topics and highlight different valid and progressive providers and information sources), and then Forums.  Anyone can write in the Forums -- Lumigrate's premise is that YOU are the most important person with your health care and you're recruiting and securing the team of providers and information sources around you to help you with the 'occupation' of your health care (as it 'occupies' time).  So now you've had your Intro to Occupational Therapy, Integrative Medicine, and Lumigrate, and I look forward to what YOU write in the Forums.  Each word and each person changes what is here, and it's very synergistic, 'organic' and dynamic and has helped people positively change their health.   ~~ Mardy