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| Many of those that come to Alternatives for Healing are searching for holistic health, remedies, etc... Here are some details on what their definition are:
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Alternative Healing: Alternative Healing is not taught in traditional Western medical schools that promote options to conventional medicine. An example of an alternative healing therapy is using a special diet to treat cancer instead of undergoing surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy that has been recommended by a Western physician. Complementary medicine is different from alternative healing medicine.
Whereas complementary medicine is used together with conventional medicine, alternative medicine is used in place of conventional medicine. See also complementary medicine, conventional medicine.
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Alternative Medicine Doctors: use the approach to medicine that emphasizes treating the person as a whole, with special attention to the interconnections of the mind and body and of the systems within the body.
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main difference between conventional medicine and alternative medicine doctors is they ehy are concerned
about the prevention of disease and pays attention to and deals with the cause
by treating the body as a whole. It focuses on preventing disease before it starts.
It views the presence of disease as an imbalance of the emotional, mental and
physical state of a person and endeavors to support and strengthen the immune
system by natural means.
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Complementary and Alternative Therapies: Complementary therapies complement conventional medical treatment, while alternative therapies are those which offer alternatives to conventional diagnosis and therapies. Complementary medicine used together with conventional medicine is known as integrative medicine.
Complementary and alternative medicines can include herbal, vitamin, mineral, homoeopathic, nutritional and other supplements. Therapies include herbal medicine, Chinese medicine, chiropractic, naturopathy, osteopathy, acupuncture, homoeopathy, reflexology, aromatherapy, Alexander technique,flower remedies, massage, hypnotherapy, shiatsu, ayurvedic medicine, nutritional medicine, yoga, anthroposophical medicine, spiritual healing, iridology, kinesiology, meditation and others
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Holistic Doctors and their practice: The holistic doctor offers the perfect solution for patients who want to benefit from both the technological advances of Western medicine and the preventive, natural approach advocated by complementary modalities. Sometimes this is also referred to as Integrative Medicine or complementary medicine. |
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Holistic Health: The term holistic health or holistic healing comes from the word whole, meaning complete. There is no one standard definition of holistic health, holistic healing, holistic medicine or holistic therapy. To doctors or healers, the term holistic health refers to using some form of natural therapy that does not include conventional medicine. Holistic therapy often includes mind-body medicine, acupuncture and any modality that looks to treat the whole person with non-invasive measures.
If you are searching for holstic health or holistic healing practitioners but are unsure which one, we suggest that you go to our holistic therapies section. If you know specifically what you are searching for, go to Find a Practitioner or if it is a natural health remedies or products go to products. Note: Many of our holistic practitioners and alternative medicine doctors offer seminars and workshops, articles, newsletters and even products.
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Holistic Medicine: Holistic medicine is a term used to describe therapies that attempt to treat the patient as a whole person. That is, instead of treating an illness, as in orthodox allopathy, holistic medicine looks at an individual's overall physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional wellbeing before recommending treatment. A practitioner with a holistic approach treats the symptoms of illness as well as looking for the underlying cause of the illness.
Holistic medicine also attempts to prevent illness by placing a greater emphasis on optimizing health. The body's systems are seen as interdependent parts of the person's whole being. Its natural state is one of health, and an illness or disease is an imbalance in the body's systems. Holistic therapies tend to emphasize proper nutrition and avoidance of substances—such as chemicals—that pollute the body. Their techniques are non-invasive. |
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Holistic Practitioners: An approach to medicine that emphasizes treating the person as a whole, with special attention to the interconnections of the mind and body and of the systems within the body. Holistic medicine stresses the patient's role in health care through such means as positive attitudes, sound diet, and regular exercise.
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Natural Health Care: Holistic natural health care focuses on the whole person. Many times they include empowering the patient through education. To this end, it is a therapeutic partnership between doctor and patient. Striving to promote balance, creativity, optimal health and wellness in the patient’s life on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual realms. Natural health care endeavors to honor each person’s uniqueness and to respect the healing power of nature by promoting the patient’s own natural healing abilities and by utilizing healing properties of natural therapies.
These therapies include Nutrition, Lifestyle counseling, Herbal medicine, Acupuncture, Physical Medicine and Homeopathy... |
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Natural Health Products: Natural health products are natural remedies that can be used to effectively treat a range of ailments through correct and regular usage. Whether it is boosting your child's immune system, preventing hair loss, treating persistent acne or dandruff, treating aches, pains or cuts and burns. See our products section (forty-four different categories available).
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Natural Medicines: A term used to describe the philosophy of the particular alternative systems that emphasize Vis Medicatrix Naturae, "the healing power of nature." The therapeutic emphasis is on supporting or stimulating the organism’s self-healing processes, rather than treating the symptoms or the disease. The "healing power" of nature is found in the innate homeostatic and healing systems of the body and mind of the living organism, not in the natural medicinal substance or therapy. This is also sometimes call "vitalistic" medicine.
However, the term natural medicine is not synonymous with alternative medicine. While most natural therapies are alternative, many alternative treatments are not natural medicine (e.g., chelation therapy). Consequently, St. Johns Wort is a natural substance that can be used as an alternative treatment for depression but is used to control a symptom so philosophically its use is just as allopathic as Prozac. Although aspects of each of the following systems can be used allopathically, examples of natural medicine include homeopathy, chiropractic, acupuncture, naturopathy, hydrotherapy, massage therapy, and nutritional/lifestyle interventions.
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Natural Health Remedies: Natural health remedies can be used to effectively treat a range of ailments through correct and regular usage. Whether it is boosting your child's immune system, preventing hair loss, treating persistent acne or dandruff, treating aches, pains or cuts and burns.
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Natural Therapy: Patients and medical practitioners alike are looking increasingly to natural healing methods as an adjunct to orthodox medicine. As a result, the natural therapies have turned into a substantial industry in their own right. It includes such natural therapies like natural alternatives to orthodox medicines like naturopathy, homoeopathy, aromatherapy and massage...
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