Holistic Medicine – Healing the Whole Body
Holistic medicine, the chief characteristic of Alternative Medicine, is where emphasis is placed on treating the whole body. This link will detail some of the history of holistic medicine.
A discerning reader likely would want to know what is the difference between holistic and conventional medicine. I have always been comfortable with the philosophy of making the entire body strong in order to overcome a weakness in one particular part of the body.
My limited trips to the office of a medical doctor always elicited the question, "What is bothering you today?" On my first visit to two different holistic health practitioners I was stopped each time I began to state my problem. I was informed I would be told what was wrong with me. Both times my problem was pinpointed with 100% accuracy and more importantly, I was told how to correct the problem.
Another characteristic of holistic health is the recognition of the integration of mind, body, and spirit. Most people will agree that a person can think himself sick. What is wrong then, with the notion that a person can think himself well? It's all a matter of attitude.
Our bodies are equipped with the necessary components to keep us healthy but we must provide those components (our immune system) with the necessary ingredients to do the job. Those ingredients are vitamins and minerals. Those vitamins and minerals will be found in proper nutrition. Therefore it is vital that we provide our bodies with proper nutrition.
This kind of information appeals to me intellectually. However, there are some supposedly very well educated members of the conventional medical professional who are determined to lead people away from the notion of holistic health. I give for, example, the pathetic attempt to deceive health conscious consumers on the part of the web site in the following post.*
* I removed the site because I do not want to give that kind of dishonesty the benefit of a link.
Is this person motivated by greed, or by fear, or by both?
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