| What does "Holistic" Mean? | | | | used to get rid of the physical symptom. And the |
| "Holistic" means dealing with wholes and complete | | | | cycle continues...only on a much larger and more |
| systems rather than with parts. As far as your | | | | expensive scale. By the time most people and |
| health is concerned, it means that all parts of your | | | | medical professionals wonder what's causing the |
| self (the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual) | | | | symptom in the first place, an even bigger |
| need to be attended to or balanced in order to | | | | problem is discovered, sometimes with dire |
| cure any health problem that may arise. | | | | circumstances. |
| For example, you may experience a physical | | | | You see, merely treating the symptom may |
| symptom (a pain, headache, sore throat, cold, | | | | temporarily relieve the pain and discomfort |
| fatigue, weight gain, etc.), and you immediately do | | | | brought about by the symptom, but it doesn't |
| something to remedy that physical symptom | | | | address the cause of the symptom. And the |
| (take medication, take a nap, go on a diet, etc.). | | | | symptom, no matter, how uncomfortable it may |
| The symptom may disappear, and you think | | | | be, is actually a good thing. It's your body's way |
| you're "cured". Most people stop there and think | | | | of telling you that something's amiss. You are out |
| no more about it until the same symptom or | | | | of balance. |
| another, worse, symptom appears. Then, more | | | | |
| meds are used to alleviate that symptom and so | | | | We're not saying that you shouldn't treat the |
| on and so forth. One endless cycle begins and | | | | symptom. But, you can't ignore the rest of |
| continues until the symptoms make it necessary | | | | yourself - your mind, emotions and soul. When |
| to seek professional help or you're lucky enough | | | | everything's in balance, you won't believe how |
| to come across friends like us. In Western | | | | good you feel...and how quickly any physical |
| cultures, the former usually results in even more, | | | | ailments you have disappear. |
| stronger meds, surgery or some other method | | | | |