Holistic Care
Holistic Care is on the rise. More people are paying attention to non-clinical factors that affect their health like nutrition and sleep. More of us are also engaging complementary therapies to help maintain health and avoid costly medical treatment. Even medical providers and healthcare facilities are starting to think about the whole person.
The American Holistic Health Association defines holistic health care as “the art and science of healing that addresses the whole person — body, mind, and spirit.”
The purpose of holistic care is not just the treating and healing of diseases, the AHHA says, but also helping patients reach a place of “optimal health.”
With Americans living longer and spending more on healthcare, health professionals say there is a need to consider different approaches to confront the changing landscape.
Holistic models try to preempt health problems before they develop by considering overall health.
“It is looking at a person as a whole, not just a set of problems to solve. It is asking them about their life, their kids, their nutrition, their exercise, their hobbies,” Comer said. “It is understanding that a problem in one aspect of the body can affect another part of the body.”
He added, “In order to understand a person from a holistic approach would require us to look at the physical, emotional, spiritual, environmental, social and lifestyle influences of that person.”
Comer is seeing the use of treatments like turmeric for inflammation and essential oils for therapeutic aromatherapy among his peers. Natural remedies can also prevent dealing with the high costs of pharmaceuticals and their possible side-effects, he pointed out.
Source: Holistic care a viable supplement to modern medicine, not a replacement :: WRAL.com
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