Integrative medicine, sometimes also called holistic or alternative medicine, looks at the whole person in their entirety. The physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of wellness are all taken into account. Conventional medicine focuses primarily on the mechanical, biochemical and biophysiological aspects of health. In Integrative medicine, when one aspect of the three components (physical, emotional, spiritual) is not functioning optimally, it can throw the other two out of balance, thus causing health issues in different aspects and on different levels. The Integrative philosophy believes that the three parts of physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing are interconnected in such a way that they affect each other and therefore cannot be separated when treating dis-ease or illness.
Each doctor’s personal training and biographical journey defines their Integrative approach and may vary greatly. Dr. Pautz is Board Certified in Internal Medicine (ABIM) and Integrative Medicine. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine (ABIHM), which allows integrating the best of both disciplines and works in a balanced way between the two fields. She earned an Herbal and Neurology Fellowship (AARM) and is a proud Walsh Practitioner. She is a certified eurythmist and practices anthroposophic medicine.
Dr. Pautz is also an anthroposophic medical doctor. Anthroposophic medicine is an extension of conventional medicine and Integrative medicine. This approach presumes that the body is not an independent material organism and that optimal health depends on a balanced relationship between the physical body, the life force body, the soul, and the ego or spiritual part of us.
