What Is Holistic Medicine?

There are many forms of holistic medical practices and Ayurveda is one of them. Holistic means exactly what it sounds like, whole. It focuses on healing your “whole” body and not just the symptoms and hence is more a long term wellness goal with long term care. It focuses on achieving a uniformed balance of body, mind, spirit and emotions for optimal health and wellness. Hence, the holistic medical philosophy is based on anyone, being able to achieve optimal health by gaining a proper balance in life.

All holistic practitioners, including Ayurveda, believe our body is made up of interdependent parts or elements and if an element of our body is not working properly, it will affect all other parts of our body. As such if you have an imbalance in your physical, emotional or spiritual life this will negatively affect your overall health and wellbeing.

In Ayurveda as in any form of holistic medication, if you channel a therapist because you suffer from migraine headaches, the therapist will not provide medication purely for your constant headaches, but instead discuss all other potential elements that may cause the headaches. They will look at other health problems, medications you maybe on, diet, sleeping habits, stress levels and personal problems that maybe the cause of these symptoms. An important element is your spiritual awareness which offers you your own inner strength to cure your own body from within.

The principles of Holistic Medicines is based on the belief that unconditional love and support is the most powerful healer and our inner strength and belief is the ultimate driving force behind our own health and wellbeing. Today, Western medicine too goes on to identifying these undocumented phenomena of inner healing powers. You will find that in the battle against cancer most patients are today asked to maintain inner happiness and a positive attitude to help fight the disease. There is ample research conducted today on positive hormones being released in your system that helps your general health merely by maintaining a positive spiritual outlook. Other Principals of holistic medicine identify that:

 – Everyone has the innate healing powers for their own wellness.

 – Healing is not only for the symptom but rather a total wellness for the patient.

 – Healing is a collective effort that involves the patient, the doctor and care = givers to support each other to help change lifestyle patterns of the patient.

 – Treatment involves fixing the cause of the condition and not just addressing the symptoms.

 

Types of Holistic Treatments:

As mentioned earlier, there are many forms of holistic healing practices and Ayurveda is just one element of it. Practitioners may use a variety of healing techniques to assist patients based on the problem, area of specialization of the practitioner and access to various forms of treatment.

As an initial step, the healing process will generally start by educating the patient of the importance of lifestyle changes and self-care to help promote general wellness. Diet is a key element of this process and opting for natural
healthy foods will help kick start your healing process.

Other elements such as exercise, psychotherapy, relationships and spiritual awareness guidance will help maintain an optimal platform for the healing process.

Accordingly, based on your condition the therapist will recommend a healing plan for your condition.

 

Maintaining daily holistic balance:

If its daily maintenance of wellness you’re after, it is important to identify the elements of mind, body and spirit on a daily basis.

It is important to identify your continuous mental health through activities such as exercise, meditation, social interactions, hobbies, along with adequate sleep. Your daily diet and consumption habits is a core element and guidance of maintaining a balance diet which should be closely practiced and be a part of your day-to-day lifestyle.

Today, there are many alternative foods, teas and more that can help add to a healthy balance diet plan. It is merely your own wisdom to opt for the healthier option no matter at what stage of life you are at.

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