Amanda Whittal

FAIM Italian Resource Coordinator

Guest Writer

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Amanda Whittal

Amanda Whittal, Ph.D., C.N.H.P.

Amanda Whittal, Ph.D., C.N.H.P., is a health psychologist with a combined background in science and holistic health. She has and continues to work as a researcher on a wide variety of health topics, including patient-health professional communication, sleep and stress relief through with yoga and meditation, behavior change, rehabilitation, intercultural differences, and health policy.

She is also a certified natural health practitioner (C.N.H.P) and yoga instructor, and has experience with holistic therapies, and providing one-to-one yoga lessons for physical and mental health.

She completed her master's of health psychology at Leiden University in the Netherlands, and her doctorate at Jacobs University Bremen in Germany. Following her doctorate, she continued working at Jacobs University as a postdoctoral researcher, first on creating an evidence based manual for health insurance employees to communicate health information to clients of diverse backgrounds, and then on a study investigating orthopedic rehabilitation and factors related to return to work.

Whittal currently works as the research project manager for Germany in a larger European project IMPACCT (IMproving PAtient-centered Communication Competences: To build professional capacity concerning health literacy in medical and nursing education); a collaboration project between five European countries. She supports FAIM in Germany with site visits and interviews of carefully selected clinics.

In addition, she works as a researcher with Bocconi University in Milan, investigating improved methods and tools for enhancing health technology assessment.

Articles by Amanda Whittal

FAIM Conference Attendance and Insights

FAIM works to make the process of maintaining health and healing easier by collecting, analyzing and sharing this information for our readers in a variety of ways. As one avenue, FAIM monitors and attends relevant conferences internationally.

Krankenhaus für Naturheilweisen

The Krankenhaus für Naturheilweisen (KfN) (hospital for natural healing methods), situated in the south of Munich, is a true embodiment of integrative medicine.

Otsuka Kampo Center

The practitioners at the Otsuka Kampo Clinic take a very patient-centered approach. From the world of precision (Western medicine) to the holistic world (Kampo), they can span all options depending on what a patient needs.

Naturheilzentrum Bottrop

The Naturheilzentrum Bottrop is one of the three most known centers in Germany. They have a wide array of competencies and create a truly unique healing experience.

International Ecopsychology Society

The term ‘Ecopsychology’ refers to the intersection of Psychology (the study of the mind and behavior) and Ecology (the study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them). At the heart of the Society’s philosophy and actions is the intention to bring about the realization that we all have an innate need to see and feel ourselves as part of a network. Human actions tend to be more focused on ourselves and other humans, but we are inextricably connected to a bigger network with nature, and it is important for our wellbeing to more consciously realize this.

Alpstein Clinic

The Alpstein Clinic in Gais, Switzerland, is situated deceptively quietly in the Swiss Alps. Despite its location, its holistic biological medicine approach has both a national and international reach.

Global Health Clinics, Auckland, New Zealand

Global Health Clinics (GHC) in Auckland, New Zealand, is a primary care center with a focus on improving holistic wellbeing, using a whole person, whole system approach, they work with their patients to restore and improve health. Their aim is not to cure disease, but to build optimal cell function and strengthen key body systems, including the immune system, the nervous system, circulation, digestion and hormones.

Lifestyle Medicine Conference, Costa De La Sol, Spain, May 2023

The Lifestyle Medicine Conference, which primarily included health coaches using lifestyle medicine, opened up discussion and provided an excellent reminder of the profound impact that simple actions and modalities can have on our health.

The Get Well Natural Health and Pet Care Show

The Get Well Show in London June 2022, organized by Lynne McTaggart and Bryan Hubbard, brought together an impressive array of speakers and vendors working in the field of natural human and animal health.

European Congress for Integrative Medicine 2021

The European Congress for Integrative Medicine (EMIC) brings together experts from all walks of modern and complementary paths to health and healing, seeking to advance integrative medicine. In doing so, it enables people from different health perspectives to learn from each other in an open and collaborative environment. Read a summary of the presentations at the 2021 Conference.

Review of the 2020 A4M World Congress on Anti-aging and Aesthetic Medicine

The Science of Longevity: Exploring the Limits of the Human Lifespan. Learn from summaries of several of the presentations delivered at the 2020 A4M World Congress. Rooted in a forward-focused mission to redefine modern medicine, The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) is the established global leader for continuing medical education in longevity medicine, metabolic resilience, and whole-person care.

The Center for Complementary Medicine in Freiburg, Germany

The Center for Complementary Medicine, part of the Medical Center of the University of Freiburg, spans an impressive range of approaches within the field of complementary medicine. Learn about their patient-centered approach.

Arcadia-Praxisklinik in Bad Emstal, Germany

The Arcadia-Praxisklinik is located in Bad Emstal, Germany, with a primary focus on integrative oncology. They offer a broad spectrum of therapies and individualized treatments, including herbal therapy, energy medicine, vitamins, massage, naturopathy, homeopathy, yoga, meditation, hyperthermia, IV therapy, dental procedures (in cooperation with a local "biological" dentist) and immune therapy.

Klinik im Leben

One should not be fooled by the retreat-like atmosphere that Klinik im Leben is merely a quiet space for relaxation. In fact, it is much more. It is, after all, a hospital. But it is not an ordinary hospital. It is one (successfully) seeking to integrate conventional and non-conventional medicine. It houses an impressive number of dedicated medical doctors, specialists, nurses, natural therapy specialists, psychologists and meditation instructors.

IOZK: Immun-onkologisches Zentrum Köln

The IOZK (Immun-onkologisches Zentrum Köln) clinic houses some of the most innovative therapy available for cancer treatment. The so-called 'immune therapy' is effective in slowing the course of the disease, and improving quality of life. The IOZK is a medium sized outpatient clinic, with a clean-room lab, diagnostic laboratories and all facilities on-site. The dedicated team of highly skilled professionals provides immune therapy to enhance the body's immune system to fight cancer cells, in contrast to traditional radiation or chemotherapy, which kills both the cancer cells and the healthy cells in the body.