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Our 10th Anniversary Women of Distinction

ed to think differently, so we started to Medicine since the certification efforts each patient our personal email and
create large conferences such as ‘Nat- began in 1996. She said, “By in large cell phone, so we are always close by to
ural Supplements: An Evidence-Based physicians are really disenchanted help our patients, no matter what they
Approach,' which is going into its 15th now. They are unhappy with 10-min- need."
year. We have people from all over ute appointments, and they don't feel At Guarneri Integrative Health,
who attend. This is now considered they can provide the care they want Inc., local patients are joined by those
one of the biggest Integrative Health to provide. Look at the statistics of traveling from across the globe to be
and Medicine conferences in the physician depression, alcoholism, sui- assessed and treated by Dr. Guarneri
world, hosting over 1,000 people from cide. It is really scary. There is a lot of and her team of experts in cutting
around the world." discontent. I wrote a book a few years edge Conventional, Integrative and
The Scripps Center for Integrative ago dealing with this problem entitled Natural Medicine. Pacific Pearl La Jolla
Medicine grew tremendously over Total Engagement – The Healthcare is also home to several organizations,
the years, but Dr. Guarneri's desire to Practitioner’s Guide to Heal Yourself, in addition to Guarneri Integrative
bring Integrative Medicine to the fore- Your Patients and Your Practice. It is a Health, Inc. They include the Academy
front of the medical community was book that teaches them how to rein- of Integrative Health and Medicine
even greater than this center. Her de- vent themselves.” (AIHM), Holistic and Integrative
sire was to make San Diego a hub for Four years ago, Dr. Guarneri took Medicine Resources, Inc. (HIMR),
Integrative Health and Medicine. She an even bigger leap toward her total Miraglo Foundation, Consciousness
was instrumental in the decision made belief in the importance of Integrative and Healing Initiative (CHI) and a
by Bastyr University to open their new Medicine. She and Rauni founded fully-equipped video/live-streaming
site in San Diego. Bastyr University both Guarneri Integrative Health, Inc. space for education, workshops and
is a pioneer in science-based natural and Pacific Pearl La Jolla. Dr. Guar- conferences.
medicine and one of the leading health neri, who serves as Medical Director, To help patients get back in charge
arts and sciences universities in the explains, “I wanted to build an Inte- of their own lives, Dr. Guarneri recent-
world, with programs for Naturopath- grative health and wellness facility ly released her latest book entitled,
ic Medicine, Nutrition, Public Health, to provide excellent healthcare in 108 Pearls to Awaken Your Healing
Herbal Sciences and more. the middle of La Jolla. I also wanted Potential. In it, she blends modern
Dr. Guarneri realized one of her to blend things that Conventional science and ancient wisdom to offer
dreams when she founded The Acad- Medicine doesn’t always understand. her own guide of 108 pearls—steps
emy of Integrative Health and Medi- Here at The Pearl, you see not only a
cine (AIHM) in 2013. A great way to Medical Doctor, but a Naturopathic
describe the AIHM is with the mission Doctor during your 90-minute first
statement, which reads, “The Academy visit. We don't do 10-minute appoint-
provides critical resources to support ments at Pacific Pearl. We need to get
collaboration between practitioners to know our patients before we can
working to transform our disease care treat them. One of our first questions
model into one that serves the whole to a new patient is, ’What is your idea
person—body, mind, spirit—and of success?' One patient's response was
beyond to include community and the simply ‘to wake up in the morning and
planet.” The AIHM is an innovative not feel pain,' but the answers vary.
educational organization dedicated to In the current 10-minutes per patient
engaging a global community of health traditional medical care model, it is
professionals and health seekers in very easy to label people, and give
training, leadership, interprofessional them drugs. It’s not so easy to get peo- you can take to awaken the healing
collaboration, research, and advocacy. ple motivated and get them started on potential of your body, mind, and
She currently serves as President of the creating health. We need to get people spirit. Her new book, published by
AIHM. back in charge of their lives. That is Hay House, is broken up into sections
Integrative Medicine did not earn why I wanted to create a center where focusing on the body, mind, emotions
its board certification from the Amer- I could continue to practice medicine, and spirit. It covers topics such as how
ican Board of Physician Specialties continue to teach doctors, and have to effectively follow the elimination
(ABPS) until 2014. Dr. Guarneri sits doctors from all areas work together diet, how to turn stress into strength,
on the founding board. I asked how under one roof. We do not have to the impact of stress and depression on
the climate has changed with tradi- send our patients all over town for the the body, what you can do naturally
tional doctors’ views of Integrative different needs they may have. We give for diabetes and high cholesterol, and

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