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July 2011
Information Sources Survey, US Integrative Medicine/CAM Practitioners
Compiled by William Cassady
March 30, 2011
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Categories (Types) of Information Sources Ranked in Order of Popularity from 32 Respondents
Most respondents had more than one preferred type of information source, and often multiple sources of a particular type of source. Numbers show total respondents who had at least one preferred info source in that category.)
Websites used for information sources   27
Conferences and seminars   18
Magazines and journals (monthly frequency or less; print or electronic)  17
Newsletters and blogs (weekly or daily; print or electronic) 9
Individual people 9
Books and sources of books 9
Internet databases  8
Webinars  3
Website forums   2

Tabulation of Specific Information Sources by Category from 31 Respondents Categories Below Same As Above, and in Same Order As Above.

Websites used for information sources
American College for the Advancement of Medicine
http://www.acam.org
9
International College of Integrative Medicine
http://www.icimed.com
5
The Institute for Functional Medicine
http://www.functionalmedicine.org
6
American Academy of Environmental Medicine
http://www.aaemonline.org
4
American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
http://www.a4m.org
3
American Holistic Medical Association
http://www.holisticmedicine.org
2
Gordon Research Institute website (Gary Gordon)
http://www.gordonresearch.com
2
Metagenics
http://www.metagenics.com
2
Deseret Biologicals
http://www.desbio.com
1
Alan Gaby
http://www.doctorgaby.com
1
American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
http://www.naturopathic.org
1
American Holistic Nursing Association
http://www.ahna.org
1
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
http://nccam.nih.gov
2
Arizona Homeopathic and Integrative Medicine Association
http://www.arizonahomeopathic.com
1
Autism Research Foundation 1
ConsumerLab.com
http://consumerLab.com
1
Doctor's Data lab
http://www.doctorsdata.com
1
Complementary Therapists Association newsletter "Embody"
http://www.ctha.com
1
GrassrootsHealth 
http://www.grassrootshealth.net
1
International Foundation for Nutrition and Health
http://www.ifnh.org
1
Klinghardt Academy
http://www.klinghardtacademy.com
1
Meridian Valley Lab
http://meridianvalleylab.com
1
NES Health
http://neshealth.com
1
NeuroScience 
http://www.neurorelief.com
1
Office of Cancer and Complementary Alternative Medicine
(OCCAM) http://www.cancer.gov/cam
International Society for Orthomolecular Medicine
http://www.orthomolecular.org
1
Pan American Allergy Society
http://www.paas.org
1
Vitamin Council
http://www.vitamindcouncil.org
1
University of Maryland Integrative-CAM website 1
UpToDate (constant-update website)
http://www.uptodate.com
1
websites (nonspecified) 1
World Health Network
http://www.worldhealth.net
1
Xymogen
http://www.xymogen.com
1
 
Conferences and Seminars
American College for the Advancement of Medicine
http://www.acam.org
8
conferences (nonspecified) 5
American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
http://www.a4m.org
3
American Academy of Environmental Medicine
http://www.aaemonline.org
3
iMosaic (multiple association sponsored conference)
http://www.imosaicconference.com
3
International College of Integrative Medicine
http://www.icimed.com
3
seminars (nonspecified) 2
American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
http://www.naturopathic.org
1
American Holistic Medical Association
http://www.holisticmedicine.org
1
Arizona Homeopathic and Integrative Medicine Association
http://www.arizonahomeopathic.com
1
California Naturopathic Doctors Association
http://www.calnd.org
1
Osteopathic Cranial Academy
http://cranialacademy.com
1
Metagenics 1
Natural Product Expo West 1
International Society for Orthomolecular Medicine 1
Sutherland Cranial Teaching Foundation
http://sctf.com
1
 
Magazines and Journals (monthly frequency or less; print or electronic)
Townsend Letter
http://www.townsendletter.com
11
Nutrition & Healing newsletter (monthly – Dr. Johnathan Wright) 6
Alternative Medicine Review (monthly)
http://thorne.com
5
Life Extension magazine
http://www.lef.org/magazine
5
Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine magazine 2
Integrative Medicine: A Clinician's Journal
http://www.imjournal.com
2
Jeffrey Bland's Functional Medicine Update
http://www.jeffreybland.com
2
journals (nonspecified) 2
American Academy of Environmental Medicine
http://www.aaemonline.org
1
American College for the Advancement of Medicine
http://www.acam.org
1
Deseret Biologicals  
http://www.desbio.com
1
Explore magazine
http://www.explorepub.com
1
Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies journal 1
Holistic Primary Care (print and electronic magazine) 1
International College of Integrative Medicine
http://www.icimed.com
1
Naturopathic Doctor News & Review 1
Our Toxic Times (Chemical Injury Information Network) 1
Human Ecologist (Human Ecology Action League) 1
The Integrator Blog and publications
http://theintegratorblog.com
1
 
Newsletters and blogs (weekly or daily; print or electronic)
Joseph Mercola, MD
http://www.mercola.com
4
Julian Whitaker, MD, newsletter 3
Russell Blaylock, MD, newsletter 2
Robert Rowen, MD, newsletter: "Second Opinion" 2
American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
http://www.naturopathic.org
1
Complementary Therapist's Association, newsletter: "Embody"
http://www.ctha.com
1
NeuroScience
http://www.neurorelief.com
1
Vitamin D Council
http://www.vitamindcouncil.org
1
The Integrator Blog and publications 1
Global Health Council
http://www.globalhealth.org
1
Mark Hyman, MD 1
Medpage
http://medpage.com: daily e-mail blast
1
Medscape newsletter 1
newsletters (nonspecified) 1
Vitasearch.com
http://vitasearch.com
1
Kurzweil Accelerating Intelligence (blog)
http://www.kurzweilai.net
1
Douglass Report
http://douglassreport.com
1
ZRT Laboratories; blog especially
http://www.zrtlab.com
1
 
Individual people
colleagues (nonspecified) 4
patients 2
Robert Roundtree, MD 2
James Oschman, PhD 1
Mark Hyman, MD 1
Alex Vasquez ND, DC 1
Harry Massey 1
Peter Fraser 1
Dr. Ann De Wees Allen 1
Norman Shealy, MD, PhD 1
Rashid Buttar, DO 1
Ted Rozema, MD, FAAFP, FACAM 1
L. Terry Chappell, MD 1
Tony Pantalleresco
http://augmentinforce.50webs.com
1
William Faber, DO 1
 
Books and sources of books
books (nonspecified) 3
Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide, Burton Goldberg 1
Consciousness and Healing, Marilyn Schlitz 1
Osteopathic Cranial Academy
http://cranialacademy.com
1
Decoding the Human Body Field, by Peter H. Fraser 1
Double-Helix Water, by David L. Gann, Shui-yin Lo 1
Neal Rouzier, MD 1
Integrative Medicine, by David Rakel 1
Integrative Pediatrics, by Timothy Culbert, Karen Olness 1
James Oschman, PhD 1
Johnathan Wright, MD 1
Laboratory Evaluation in Molecular Medicine, by Alexander Bralley, Richard Lord 1
May Loo 1
Nutritional Medicine, Alan Gaby 1
Radical Healing, by Rudolph Ballentine 1
Sutherland Cranial Teaching Foundation
http://sctf.com
1
The Scientific Basis of Integrative Medicine, by Leonard A. Wisneski, Lucy Anderson 1
Vibrational Medicine, by Richard Gerber 1
 
Internet databases
Medline/PubMed http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/dif_med_pub.html 5
Natural Standard's Comprehensive Database
http://naturalstandard.com
2
Vitasearch.com
http://vitasearch.com
1
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
http://nccam.nih.gov
1
Elsevier
http://www.elsevier.com
1
 
Webinars
The Institute for Functional Medicine http://www.functionalmedicine.org 1
Gordon Research Institute website (Gary Gordon) http://www.gordonresearch.com 1
Metagenics
http://www.metagenics.com
1
Deseret Biologicals
http://www.desbio.com
1
California Naturopathic Doctors Association
http://www.calnd.org
1
webinars (nonspecified) 1
 
Website forums
The Institute for Functional Medicine  http://www.functionalmedicine.org 1
Gordon Research Institute website (Gary Gordon) http://www.gordonresearch.com 1
American College for the Advancement of Medicine http://www.acam.org 1

 

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