Integrative Medicine: Underlying Principles
Descartes argued that complex things can be understood by reducing them to their component parts and that a complex system is nothing more than the sum of its parts. His line of reasoning created the substructure for the “find-it-and-fix-it” approach to medicine that we use today, an approach that has proven to be incapable of handling the complex chronic diseases that represent the majority of medical visits in our era.
Research and the Future of Integrative Medicine by Gregg Hake
One of the greatest challenges our industry will face in the days to come is to find ways to deliver meaningful research on the efficacy of CAM modalities. Most of the current research methodologies have their roots in Cartesian thinking, where complex systems are understood by reducing them to their component parts. As a result, today’s research methods are narrowly focused on subsystems rather than on whole systems.
The Health Care Revolution by Gregg Hake
While President Obama said recently that “Everything there is to say about health care has been said and just about everyone has said it,” it seems to me that insufficient attention has been given to the relatively inexpensive, highly effective and sustainable system of medicine that is known as “preventive” or “integrative” health care.
Gregg Hake, CEO Energetix
Tapeworms, the Economy and Medical Reform by Gregory Hake
Warren Buffett (AP)In an interview on CNBC on Monday, the world’s second richest man, Warren Buffett, compared rising health care costs to “a tapeworm eating our economic body” that is “untenable over time.” Buffett went on to note that U.S. health care costs are 17% of the Gross Domestic Product, whereas in most other countries health care [...]
How Spaghetti Changed the Medical System by Gregg Hake
If you haven’t had a chance to read Malcom Gladwell’s books, such as “The Tipping Point,” “Blink” or “Outliers,” you’re missing a great read. Mr. Gladwell’s unconventional explanations delight and challenge broadly-held assumptions. In a talk given at a TED conference (see www.ted.com), he tells about the work of another innovative thinker, Dr. Howard Muskowitz, whose work transformed the food industry.
The Key to Medical Reform by Gregg Hake
So, the bulk of the problem is due to “common and preventable” factors. Brilliant! There is our starting point. Perhaps we can resolve a complex issue with common sense, after all! But how would that look?
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