The Association for the Advancement of Restorative Medicine (AARM) is a medical association founded by Dr. Michael Friedman, which supports cross-disciplinary learning and collaboration in the use of herbal, nutritional, and hormone medicines. AARM’s focus is on providing medical education about system disorders, including therapeutic approaches for treating hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, adrenal dysfunction, and dysglycemia, as well as male and female hormonal imbalances. We also provide protocols and scientific information to physicians for using Restorative Medicine to treat chronic diseases, including digestive, respiratory, nervous, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and autoimmune diseases.
Restorative Medicine’s education for health care professionals occurs through conferences offering continuing education credits, publishing the peer-reviewed Journal of Restorative Medicine (JRM), the Restorative Medicine Digest, podcasts, webinars, and Botanical Monographs. We also provide free access to the Fundamentals of Naturopathic Endocrinology textbook. By providing Restorative Medicine education from leading experts, clinical research, and cutting-edge protocols, we are empowering physicians to more effectively treat their patients and build their practices through the use of herbal, nutritional, and natural hormone medicines.
What Is Restorative Medicine?
Restorative Medicine focuses on the importance of a balanced endocrine system through recognizing how the different chemical messengers influence each other. Stabilizing the endocrine system as a whole, rather than treating a single individual hormone, helps to optimize health and promote longevity. The ultimate goal of Restorative Medicine is to reduce or eliminate the need for ongoing medical treatment, when possible, by truly restoring health at its root core.
Restorative Formulations is a platinum sponsor of AARM, funding Restorative Medicine education for clinicians.