Holistic health comes from two words ‘holistic’ and ‘health’. Holistic means whole or complete. It is an approach to life and does not focus on illnesses or specific parts of the body but the whole body. This health approach focuses on the whole person and how that person interacts with the environment. It is a non-medical approach that emphasizes on the seamless connection of the mind, body and the soul. The goal of this ancient practice is to achieve maximum well-being, where everything functions optimally and to the maximum.
Holistic health advocates for people to take responsibility for their own health and to understand that everyday choices affect their health, and they should take charge of their own actions.
Is holistic health for anyone and everyone?
Anyone who wants to change his life for the better can do holistic health approach. Holistic health is a continuous process. It is like a lifestyle that involves a personal commitment to moving towards the right direction that will ensure that you are healthy physically, spiritually and mentally.
Why Would You Take This Approach to Life?
This approach addresses the body as a whole
Most medical approaches are reductionist in nature. This means that they focus on particular parts of the body. Specialists who address most health challenges focus on a particular organ or system. Unfortunately, the body is composed of various organs and if one organ does not function normally, the rest of the body is affected. The body is full of bioenergetics and biochemical feedback systems and if you dwell on a reductionist approach, you might fail to treat the real cause of the problem. The holistic approach treats the body as a whole and treats the underlying causes of illnesses.
No side effects
Medical interventions are known to cause severe side effects and some of these side effects can cause deaths. In fact, deaths that are as a result of a doctor’s intervention are the number three killer in America according to a recent research. Holistic health approach does not rely on medicines, surgeries or anything that can endanger your life. It focuses on prevention approach more than the healing approach.
This approach focuses on long-term solutions
Holistic health approach targets the cause of a particular disease, rather than dealing with the outward symptoms. This means that the approach provides long-term solutions to your health problem. If you change your current lifestyle, observe what you eat, avoid stress, and exercise on a regular basis you might manage your current condition or avoid getting sick.
Many chronic diseases are as a result of complex web symptoms, causes, and dysfunctions. It is because of these factors that most of these diseases cannot be treated by convention methods but can be treated by the holistic approach.
