The Doctor

Dr. Dayton has been integrating conventional medical care with complementary and alternative medicine for over thirty years. He is licensed as an osteopathic physician and surgeon (D.O.) by the state Florida. He has earned BS (research), D.O. and M.D. degrees and board certifications. Dr. Dayton is a clinician author, researcher, lecturer and teacher. He has also held various professorial and teaching posts medical in clinical medicine. He is a senior attending physician at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Aventura, Florida.

The Practice

Dr. Dayton integrates into his conventional family medical practice what has come to known as natural, preventive, holistic, nutritional, functional, antiaging-longevity, complementary and alternative medicine. Perhaps the term ‘integrative medicine’ best describes this form of health care. Resources from various systems of health care are selected to be used independently or together for better safety and effectiveness. For example, in integrative medicine nutrition, acupuncture and pharmaceutical medication may be used independently or combination within one visit to address immediate problems and/or prevent new ones from manifesting. Once regarded as taboo by the medical mainstream, the integration of different systems health care is emerging as acceptable practice. Without changing his practice philosophy in 30 years Dr. Dayton is becoming more mainstream every day.

The Philosophy

In addition to eliminating signs and symptoms of disease, it is important to address their underlying causes to maximize quality and duration of health. Treating causes of disease early to prevent disease from progressing to full blown is preferable to treating full blown disease. Treating the patient to prevent disease is preferable to treating disease. Good health is much more than the absence of symptoms. Life is too dear to be left to chance alone.