The authors succinctly describe their thesis: "[This study] will discuss the use of nutrition and integrative medicine for singers. In this first article, a definition and categorization of integrative medicines is presented, along with background information on nutrition, herbal medicine, homeopathy, physical fitness, and stress management.” For the second installment, see 68, no. 3 Jan./Feb. 2012 (291-298).
Keywords:
Acupuncture,
Allergy,
Alternative,
Alternative medical systems,
Anti-inflammatory diet,
Biofeedback,
Biological therapies,
CAM,
Chronic disease,
Complementary,
Dietary,
Elimination diets,
Exercise,
Food intolerance,
Herbal medicine,
Homeopathic medicine,
Homeopathy,
Hypnosis,
Hypoglycemia,
Insulin,
Integrative medicine,
Lifestyle,
Macronutrients,
Manual healing methods,
Massage therapy,
MBSR,
Medications,
Meditation,
Mind-body interventions,
Mindfulness-based stress reduction,
Naturopathic medicine,
Nutrition,
Nutritional supplement,
Physical fitness,
Stress management,
Tai chi,
Western allopathic medicine,
Yoga