It's about all of you
The philosophy of holistic medicine looks at health and well-being as something that involves the whole person – body, mind and soul. Practitioners of modern medicine focus on treating a particular disease. There's a cardiologist for heart problems, a dermatologist for skin condition or an oncologist for cancer treatment options.
Holistic medicine seeks something different. As a naturopathic doctor, I advise my patients to focus on health and well being as a way of daily living. I want to give people an alternative that divests from commercially promoted drugs and products. I wish to show that there is a treatment option that determines the underlying cause rather than addressing individual symptoms.
Holistic treatment seeks to build a healthy mind, body and spirit. It considers areas such as lifestyle, diet and nutrition, environmental surroundings, emotional and spiritual values, social habits and physical activities.
A state of good health
Ever heard of the word "Homeostasis"? It is actually a state in which the body is functioning optimally. Homeostasis is achieved by the body's self-regulating, self-healing, self-repairing ability. When homeostasis is disturbed, disease results within individual cells which in turn, make up specific tissues and organs. When a cell's normal regulating and communication processes are altered, the disease process begins.
How we fall sick
Ill-health is a failure of the body's organizing force to maintain normal chemical and physical reactions. The body's controlling force fails only when we deviate from living by the laws of nature. Micro-organisms invade when the body's defenses are weak. An unhealthy body allows normal internal micro-organisms to evolve into a toxic form. This toxic condition is all it takes for external microbes to breed and multiply.
Healing Holistically
Signs and symptoms of diseases are a result of the body's self-healing attempts that require careful management by strengthening the health of the person, rather than suppression through drugs. Holistic treatment employs the healing powers of nature involving only therapies which support self-healing like carefully selected natural treatments like dietary changes, vitamins, amino acids, herbs, homeopathy, acupuncture, and hydrotherapy.
Taking Charge of your health
It has become my life's passion to help people understand their health and beauty problems. I want people to discover an alternative way to prolonged health and wellness. I also wish to show them how one area of their lives has something to do with another. For instance, the way one feels emotionally may actually have intense effects on physical condition. Through Holistic treatment, we emphasize education and personal responsibility for taking charge of our health. Think about the choices you make and how those choices affect your health and well-being. It is your life, you must take charge!
When you participate in your own natural healing process, then it impacts your health and allows you to live a long, full life of happiness. I am a witness to this every day in my work! If you need to consult with me on topics of health and beauty, you may do so by dropping a message on our forum page.
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