Spirituality in Medicine

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On this episode, Dr. Nair will be discussing the importance of spirituality in medicine. We will also talk about patients wanting to incorporate spirituality with alternative medicine and how these practices combined have had a positive effect on their patients' health.

Dr. Turya Nair is a faculty physician, board-certified in both family medicine and integrative medicine at the UT Southwestern Department of Family and Community Medicine. She focuses on whole-person care, including spirituality, patient narratives, and complementary therapies in her partnerships with patients. She also serves as the medical director for Parkland County’s Integrated Pain and Healing Center.

“ …I loved kind of being able to build relationships, to get to know people better and to allow that to then shape how we would take care of their health and their conditions. “

Question Of The Day: How do your spiritual beliefs affect your approach to your own health care?

On this episode you will learn:

The benefits of integrating a patient’s lifestyle, spirituality, and interest in alternative medicines into their medical care

How to incorporate spirituality and alternative medicine into their care

What types of alternative medicines are people interested in using

How important it is to listen to patients’ values and goals when it comes to their health

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Key Points:

0:00: Intro with Shireen

1:17: Why did you decided to become a doctor in family medicine?

3:55: How did you find that your interest in spirituality and lifestyle and medicine have had an impact here?

6:51: What are the benefits of integrating spirituality/ alternative medicine to a patient's lifestyle?

12:46: Why aren’t more physicians taking the time to get to know their patients?

17:17: How do you help patients who want to incorporate spirituality and alternative medicine into their care? How do you guide them?

23:44: What types of alternative medicines do you often see people interested in using?

26:21: How important is it to listen to these patients' values and goals when it comes to their health? How do you see it impacting health outcomes?

32:53: How can our listeners connect with you and just learn more about your work?

34:15: Wrap up and Question of The Day

34:50: Outro with Shireen

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