Are you feeling overwhelmed by conflicting health advice?

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Hi, I’m Dr. Dan Monti. Hello, I’m Dr. Anthony Bazzan. We’re from the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health at Thomas Jefferson University, which is also part of the first-ever Department of Integrative Medicine at a U.S. medical school. And we’re here today to tell you about the book we wrote, Tapestry of Health.

We have written this book for many reasons, but probably the biggest reason was that over the years, as we practiced and we were counseling our patients, one of the comments that we always got was, “Why didn’t my doctor say these things before to me?” And then for both of us, eventually the repetition of this type of advice generated the idea of saying, “Why don’t we put it in writing?” Then we wrote our first book in 2008, and then we have this one now that we just published two years ago.

Exactly. It was really our patients and all of you that was the motivation behind this, and really so many other people that wanted to understand what they could be doing to maximize health and wellness. So even if they don’t have an appointment with us, what are some of the recommendations we would make, and what are some of the ways in which we would approach the common problems that people face? So we talk a lot about diet and nutrition, hormones, which is something that people have a lot of questions about, optimal sleep, and many other things.

So this is a health manual. It is a set of instructions given at a medical level, but it is not written for doctors. It is written for common people so that they can do the best on their own in order to stay healthy and avoid getting into trouble.

So really for us, this is a culmination of over 20 years of work together, and we’re really happy to share it with each of you. Stay healthy and happy.

Our book shares uncomplicated health plans that are backed by science and based on decades of clinical experience.

Tapestry of Health: An Integrative Medicine Book

How can you make sense of conflicting health advice and build healthier habits?

In Tapestry of Health, Daniel A. Monti, MD, MBA, and Anthony Bazzan, MD, explore how integrative medicine connects nutrition, sleep, stress, physical health, and emotional well-being. Drawing on their clinical experience, they introduce readers to a whole-person approach to wellness and the role everyday choices can play.

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Do you feel like you’re just getting by instead of thriving?
Do you want to improve your wellness-no matter how good or bad your current baseline is?
Do you want a plan for staying youthful and vibrant?

Why this integrative medicine book?

As founders of the first integrative medicine clinic & department in a United States medical school, authors Dr. Daniel A. Monti and Dr. Anthony Bazzan provide research-driven, evidence-based advice informed by 20 years of clinical practice with their patients in Philadelphia. They have worked with patients seeking additional, natural therapies while undergoing treatment for cancer or other conditions, offering complementary therapies and health care practices not offered in a traditional medicine or primary care setting.

Presenting health as a tapestry that we “weave” through each aspect of our daily lives, the authors share their science-backed plans for full body well-being:

  • Achieving an optimal, manageable weight
  • Improving nutrition with detailed meal plans and vitamin guidance
  • Enhancing sleep quality
  • Managing stress effectively
  • Balancing hormones

Uniquely, the book shares imaging scans that demonstrate the effects of this integrative approach to medicine on their patients, as well as detailed case studies of patients who were treated with natural remedies. The authors combine cutting-edge technologies—fMRI brain imaging, bone density diagnostics and DNA sequencing—with time-honored approaches—like nurturing relationships, walks in nature, plant-based meals, and mind body practices like yoga—to invite you to enjoy a fuller, healthier life. 

“Our approach to health integrates all aspects of well-being, including the physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, social, and nutritional. We invite you to discover your path to vibrant health with us.”

Daniel A. Monti, MD, MBA

Tapestry of Health provides a fresh perspective for readers interested in healthy aging, prevention, whole-person wellness, nutritional healing, integrative and alternative cancer therapies, holistic medicine, medical herbalism, and alternative medicine. In alignment with Plato’s holistic understanding that “the part can never be well unless the whole is well,” the authors invite you to embrace a fuller, healthier life.

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Your Path to Vibrant Wellness

In the Tapestry of Health webinar series, Dr. Sara Gottfried leads over 5 hours of eye-opening conversations with co-authors Daniel A. Monti, MD, MBA and Anthony Bazzan, MD. Watch as the experts discuss innovative strategies to achieve optimal weight, gut health, hormone balance, and much more!

Featuring

Daniel A. Monti, MD, MBA

The Ellen and Ron Caplan Professor and Founding Chair of the Department of Integrative Medicine
and Nutritional Sciences, Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Founder and CEO, Marcus Institute of Integrative Health, Jefferson Health

Anthony Bazzan, MD, FACN, ABIHM

Clinical Assistant Professor of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Medical Director, Marcus Institute of Integrative Health, Jefferson Health

Sara Gottfried, MD, OB-GYN

Three-Time New York Times Best Selling Author

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Video transcript

In the heart of Philadelphia, a revolution in health care is taking place, and Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health are leading the charge.

We want to bring the best of traditional American medicine with the best of global health, the best of holistic medicine, the best of nutritional medicine. We want to bring your genomics, your nutriomics, and your biomics all together.

It’s an integrative approach, and Thomas Jefferson University is answering the challenge by making history, establishing the Department of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences at its Sidney Kimmel Medical College.

Dr. Daniel Monti is a pioneer in the field of integrative medicine. The new department is a part of the medical school at Jefferson, as well as the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health, which Monti directs. He’s developed a model that is supported by science, rooted in modern medicine, and now has historic institutional backing.

For the first time, a medical school and the community around that medical school said, “You can be on par with us, on par with the Department of Medicine, Surgery, OB-GYN, Dermatology, and now Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences.” And this is something that the field has needed for a long time.

Here we go. It’s going to be about 13 seconds long, okay?

As director of research at the Marcus Institute, Dr. Andrew Newberg utilizes innovative technology.

We have a very advanced imaging instrument called a PET MRI scanner that allows us to get both functional as well as structural images of a person’s brain and body. It helps us to diagnose people. It helps us to understand better the cause of their symptoms, the cause of their diseases, the physiology of what’s going on, and how their body and their brain are responding to different treatments.

The scanning capabilities help develop promising therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, traumatic brain injuries, and cancer. It’s also key to early intervention and prevention, and goes hand in hand with results from groundbreaking clinical trials at the Marcus Institute.

When we do a clinical trial, like our recent one on Parkinson’s disease, where we showed that the brain changed and people felt better when we infused a naturally occurring molecule, N-acetylcysteine, that was just really wonderful to see those results. Our recent publication on the neuro-emotional technique that transformed the way people felt and the way their brains reacted to a traumatic stressor, that feels great.

It’s just refreshing to see this as part of the approach to medicine.

Carolyn’s Lyme’s disease was quickly diagnosed, and the couple received a customized plan to help her heal, strengthen, and thrive.

What I really appreciated about the whole Institute, the fact that we do it together. Because, you know, we want to grow old together. I should say we’re growing young together, and I like that.

And as doctors and researchers at the Marcus Institute and Thomas Jefferson University continue to define integrative medicine, they are also becoming leaders in education, training a new generation of physicians with what Dr. Klasko calls a global, high-end technology view of medicine.

Somebody graduating from a Jefferson college or school is going to be much more valuable because they’ve seen the world through that HDR and 4K lens.

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