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What is Holistic?

Main Entry: ho·lis·tic Pronunciation: hO-'lis-tik Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to holism
2 : relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection into parts (holistic medicine attempts to treat both the mind and the body> <holistic ecology views humans and the environment as a single system)

By definition holistic treats the "whole" body rather than just parts of it. Western medicine treats the symptom and not the underlying problem. Having said that, the person seeking help from mainstream medicine never fully recovers. They are handed a prescription to treat the symptom and sent on their way only to discover another health problem that the first prescription has caused and are sent home with yet another prescription to counteract those symptoms. There is no end in sight. Endless prescription writing keeps most western medicine doctors thriving and the unwitting patient suffering. In addition, the so-called "approved" drugs undergo testing done and monitored by the very company that has manufactured them. New drugs are approved constantly only to end up in the news several months later with hundreds of people complaining of more serious complications than they started with.

By opting to be treated holistically one can finally get to the root of the problem. Most people today, including the mainstream medical community, will dismiss holistic healing as nothing more than snake oil medicine and unworthy of any consideration. For those of us who have had incredible results from using holistic healing or alternative medicine, we know this to be far from the truth. Mainstream medicine will do anything to dispel the benefits and successes that holistic has accomplished.