Can Holistic Health Help Me?

 

The term “holistic” is really fashionable these days. Dentists, practitioners, classes, nurses, mothers, and remedies are just some of the persons and services that use the term. How can I use it in my life? There are over 80 million results if you perform a search for “holistic”. What does “holistic” mean? How can I apply it to my life? The American Holistic Health Association defines it as “promoting optimal health and as a consequence, preventing and treating disease.” This definition is spot-on, in my estimation. In order to promote optimal health, Certified Holistic Health Practitioners, C.H.H.P., like myself, provide people with knowledge, a functioning program with a definitive plan to follow, and encouragement, with lifestyle changes. When diet, sleep, stress, exercise, and self-love are all balanced, individuals are able to achieve optimal health. Some of the most common adjustments include altering their diet, helping them to get good rest, lowering their stress, increasing their exercise, and learning to accept themselves unconditionally as well as others.  As you can see, holistic health or “whole”-istic health involves looking at the entire person: body, mind, and spirit and helping them to alleviate their symptoms by finding the root cause of their problem.

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The primary method of care when choosing a C.H.H.P. is to empower patients to heal themselves by addressing the causes of their disease and facilitating lifestyle changes through health promotion. The difference between this type of care and allopathic or western medicine as it is so often called is that allopathic doctors regularly M.Ds, address the physical symptoms only and do not address the root cause. The last time you went to visit your primary healthcare physician and complained of something, do you recall them trying to figure out why or taking out their notepad and prescribing the first medication that comes to mind? Usually, it’s the latter. We are beginning to see more M.Ds or their nurses ask more questions about lifestyle but we must remember that the typical four-year medical school requires only three credits of nutrition class. That’s ONE nutrition class. C.H.H.P. takes approximately two years of nutrition classes.

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There is one big weakness of holistic health therapy: it takes time. It’s not, in any way a quick fix. Allopathic medicine does have the one up on us in that if you are hurting from painful migraines you can go to the doctor and get some meds and the migraines will go away. With holistic health, we would look at your past medical history as well as your current life and find out why you are suffering these painful migraines. Holistic health treatments take time however the rewards are substantial. Wouldn’t you like to stop being a chemical-laden medicine slave and eliminate those painful migraines for the last time? Holistic therapy requires the 100% complete participation of the seeker. It will simply not be effective if the client does not have their heart and soul in treatment. That’s why I have my clients sign a contract with them and me. That they will participate fully in the treatments recommended. That they will promise to give it their all. That they will be patient and trust in themselves, in me, and in the therapy.

The strengths of holistic health therapy cannot be overstated. Where allopathic medicine focuses on the elimination of the symptoms and is costing our country billions a year, holistic health focuses on teaching patients to take responsibility for their own health, and in so doing is cost-effective in treating both acute and chronic illness; therapeutic in preventing and treating chronic disease; and essential in creating optimal health. Holistic health is the future and will save our country billions of dollars in healthcare costs. Another way to put this way of treatment is preventative maintenance (PM). Why would you perform PM on your vehicle and not your body? Our bodies have taken a beating for far too long. It’s time to revisit and rethink how we treat them. Enough with the convenience of fast food meals and conventional medicine. What are we in such a hurry these days for? What else are we doing? Yes, we work and have children to care for and pets, a house, and maybe some hobbies. I really think we are rushing and in a hurry, so we can make sure we don’t miss prime time. Turn the television off and get in your kitchen. That’s where good health begins; it’s surely not in front of the boob tube. You know what is on T.V., pharmaceutical commercials.

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