Traditional, Complimentary, Integrative and Alternative Medicine
Multilevel Whole Person Health Framework
Traditional, Complimentary, Integrative and Alternative Medicine
Multilevel Whole Person Health Framework
TCIAM "tee-see-um"
TCIAM supports research on isolated natural products and on their complex mixtures. This is done in order to identify the bioactive components present, determine the mechanisms of action of these components, and develop analytical methods for their detection and quantification. As well as their beneficial effects, natural products may also be studied for their interactions with medications. The research on natural products can help to develop new drugs, and it can also help to understand the potential side effects of taking certain medications with natural products. It can also help to identify potential drug interactions and develop methods to detect and quantify both natural products and medications in the body.
TCIAM is not funded by a government agency or endorses any particular culture. Instead, it advocates for a diverse range of cultures and perspectives, allowing for meaningful dialogue among individuals of different backgrounds. As such, TCIAM strives to create an environment where people from all walks of life can come together and explore various ideas, without fear of judgment or prejudice. It is TCIAM's mission to discover and uncover scientific evidence of its effectiveness. To accomplish this goal, TCIAM seeks to bring together people with different viewpoints and to foster an environment of understanding and mutual respect. This allows for an open exchange of ideas, including those that challenge traditional beliefs and current paradigms. This is in an effort to progress forward and create a new understanding of our world.
TCIAM Approaches in a Whole Person Health Framework
Taking a whole person health approach has been the core of TCIAM's mission since the beginning. Integrative health means treating the whole person rather than just separate organ systems. By combining conventional and complementary approaches to care for the whole person, integrative health also aims for well-coordinated care across providers and institutions. TCIAM promotes research and the use of a wide range of non-drug and non-invasive health practices, including nutrition, electroceutical therapy, psychological, and physical approaches that may not fit within conventional medicine. There are a lot of these approaches being incorporated into mainstream medicine. Various products are natural, such as probiotics, dietary supplements, and plant-based products. Mind-body approaches include yoga, massage, meditation, mindfulness-based stress reduction, spinal manipulation, pulsed electromagnetic field therapy, and acupressure.
The goal of integrative health care is to combine conventional and complementary approaches safely and effectively. All of this is done to improve clinical care for patients, restore health, promote resilience, and prevent disease.
Whole Person Health
In complementary and integrative health research, multicomponent interventions are emphasized that aim to improve health across multiple domains: biological (including multiple organs and endocannabinoid systems), behavioral, social, and environmental. This is because of the recognition that health is more than the absence of disease, and that an individual's physical, mental, social, and environmental well-being each contribute to overall health. Thus, interventions that target multiple domains are necessary to achieve optimal health outcomes.
In order to analyze the double complexity of multiple system outcomes and their relationships with multicomponent interventions, sophisticated analytical tools and methods will need to be developed. Such tools and methods should be able to take into account the complexities of the system, including the interactions between the different components and their effects on the overall system. Additionally, the tools should be able to provide meaningful insights into the effectiveness of the interventions.