Holistic medicine implies a comprehensive approach to man, who is observed as a whole, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.

Holistic medicine is considered to be an alternative medicine, even though it has been present for a very long time. It is alternative compared to conventional medicine which observes a man as a sum of organs which should be treated separately. Holistic medicine tries to discover where the disease originates and stops it, not only treat the symptoms, which are the last form of illness manifestation. 

A healthy body is in a healthy spirit, not the other way around.

What is holistic medicine?

Holistic medicine is a holistic approach to health and healing that takes into account a person as a whole. One person’s spirit and mind are considered important for health and body. Focusing on the mind, spirit and body is the motivation to activate the body’s natural ability to heal itself.

Holistic medicine methods combine traditional and alternative therapies to prevent as well as treat disease, and most importantly to promote optimal health.

Holistic medicine focuses on educating patients and their active participation in the healing process.

Optimal health is much more than absence of illness 

When it comes to a holistic treatment, it is a process of consciously searching for the highest possible quality standards of the physical, emotional, mental, spiritual and environmental aspects of our life experiences.

A holistic approach to health and life gives us the opportunity to have more control over health, because it encourages us to take responsibility for developing our own capabilities.

Holistic methods 

When you first decide on a holistic approach to health and treatment, you may need to change some of your previously adopted habits. This can mean that you will change your diet, activity as well as your thoughts.

Meditation

Meditation is known for giving us the opportunity to be alone with ourselves, and at peace with ourselves. Meditation does not take us away from the current reality of life, but helps us to react calmly and consciously in every situation.

People choose to meditate for a variety of reasons, and one of the most common is stress reduction. Meditation helps to slow down breathing and heart work, oxygen consumption, relaxes the muscles and opens the possibility to react better to stressful situations.

If you are not familiar with meditation, and you do not know what it means or how to start practicing it, you can read more in our Meditation for Beginners.

Visualization 

We all, consciously or unconsciously, create certain images in our heads. We imagine future events and relationships with other people. Positive images make us happy and often help us get through bad periods.

Many around the world believe that imagining certain situations, symbols or scenes can have a positive and healing effect on the general condition of the body. This visualization technique was used by the Sumerians, and many people still actively practice it today.

Visualization in most cases helps to relax. Those more experienced who use this method for a longer time can even reduce or control pain through it.

Homeopathy 

Homeopathy is a method of treatment in which medicines from natural substances are used. Such drugs for the treatment of certain diseases were chosen under the slogan of the homeopath: “Similia similibus curantur”, which means that it is treated with drugs that cause similar reactions in the body as the disease being treated.

Homeopathy started to be practiced in the 18th century, and it was started by the German physicist Samuel Hahnemann.

Holistic approach to health and energy

Nikola Tesla once said: “When I look at all the achievements, even those in which I participated, I am completely convinced that our Creator built this planet on electromagnetic bases.” 

The energetic way of healing has been present for centuries and has changed its shape many times, only to gain attention in the previous century and become the subject of research, through electroacupuncture and quantum physics.

What does that mean? 

There is a definition that describes the order in which the disease occurs. First, there is a disharmony in the vibrations of the energy field of the organism, followed by a pathological change at the cellular level, as well as at the level of the organs. In order to start treatment, a person must change their consciousness, which means that certain habits must also change.

Discovering disharmony in the human biofield, restoring the natural balance are the goals of this treatment.

The advantages of holistic approach

Holistic treatment involves helping patients understand their innate ability to heal. The goal is to educate them enough about a healthy lifestyle, the importance of taking care of themselves and many other healing options. In this way, they are encouraged to take the necessary step towards optimal health, and in addition to that, they are supported in this endeavor.

Holistic methods of treatment not only eliminate the cause of physical illness, but also emotional, mental and spiritual. In the search for and realization of optimal health, strength and energy, we must lead a healthy life, as well as understand natural processes better. We are not the sum of individual parts, but the sum of all parts that work together as a whole.

Not to cure a disease, but a man.