While many people think these two medical approaches are contradictory, the holistic approach in medicine and allopathic medicine can actually work together to provide you with more options as you seek to live your healthiest life possible. By Rachel Mork |
Holistic medicine promotes an individual's overall health and well-being to ensure the proper functioning of the body as a whole. By Wenona Napolitano |
 | Naturopathy's primary goal isn't treating disease, it's finding the underlying cause of the disease and then working with patients to restore total body wellness through a variety of natural therapies that support the body's ability to heal itself. By Susan Ware |
There are a number of alternative treatments available for people who are looking for cures to their health problems other than or instead of traditional treatments. Naturopathic medicine covers a wide range of alternative treatments and traditional treatments. By Connie Earl Robertson |
The word "holism" is rooted in the Greek "holos" meaning whole. It supports the idea that the universe cannot be broken down to the sum of its parts. Holistic medicine is therefore an approach to health, healing and wellness that aims to treat the patient as a complete entity without reducing him or her to mere symptoms, physical or otherwise. By Diane Quinn |
Generally speaking, the definition of holistic medicine is that holistic physicians embrace a variety of safe, effective options in the diagnosis and treatment, including education for lifestyle changes and self care, complementary alternatives and conventional drugs and surgery. By Wenona Napolitano |
Many people are under the wrong impression about naturopaths, assuming that because these doctors are not mainstream allopathic doctors, a naturopath does not undergo rigorous or formal naturopathic training. This is far from the truth. By Rachel Mork |
 | Because naturopathic remedies are gaining recognition and even U.S. federal support, which means it is becoming easier and easier to combine both naturopathy and western medicine into your holistic health care program. By Rachel Mork |
Why would people try naturopathic doctors when there are so many Western doctors offering to solve their health care problems? Why would anyone trust the minority health care module? By Rachel Mork |
Because most naturopathic doctors prescribe homeopathic remedies as part of their treatment plans, it can be difficult to understand how naturopathic and homeopathic medicine differs from one another. By Rachel Mork |
