A holistic approach to wellness views you as a whole person, rather than just the isolated symptoms you might be experiencing. It recognizes that various aspects of your life are intertwined and connected and therefore can affect your entire well-being, including your physical, mental, and emotional state. For example, if you suffer from daily headaches, a holistic approach to wellness would consider not just your physical symptom (the headache) but also other factors – Have you been getting enough sleep? Are you stressed about anything? Are you going through any significant life transitions?
The purpose of a holistic approach is to identify the root causes of health issues through a variety of alternative treatments. In this article, you’ll learn about the specific health concerns holistic medicine can address and the benefits of incorporating it into your approach to treatment and overall wellness.
Types of Wellness Issues Treated with a Holistic Approach
A wide variety of health issues can be treated using a holistic health approach. These include (but are not limited to):
- Gut health issues
- Wrinkles and dull-looking skin
- Poor joint health
- Changes in mood
- Feeling tired
- Difficulty sleeping
- Loss of muscle mass
- Thyroid disease
- Nutritional deficiencies
- Obesity
- Obesity
- Chronic health issues, including chronic pain
- Autoimmune diseases
- Stress
- Anxiety and other mental health disorders
- Depression
- Allergies
- Difficulty becoming pregnant
- Menstrual disorders
- Menopause symptoms
- And more
How Does Holistic Wellness Differ From Traditional Medicine?
Benefits of Holistic Treatment
- Identifying and treating the root cause(s) of your health conditions
- Improving your overall well-being for the long term, including physical health and emotional health (emotional health refers to the importance of nurturing your well-being)
- Resolving chronic health conditions
- Providing natural solutions
- Reducing side effects compared to many traditional treatments
- Focusing on prevention, rather than taking a reactive approach to treatment
- Stress reduction
- Improving your spiritual health and potentially financial health
- Allowing the body to be the guide
Which Types of Treatments Can I Expect with Holistic Medicine?
Holistic health care and alternative medicine aim to help you achieve optimal health by addressing not just physical symptoms but also the emotional and mental aspects of health.
If you receive holistic treatment, your provider will most likely incorporate a wide variety of holistic and integrative health modalities into your customized treatment plan. These can include a combination of the below, all of which take into account the mind body connection and your overall health and wellness:
- Nutrition therapy and clinical-grade dietary supplements
- Herbal medicine
- Changes in diet, specifically incorporating foods that are full of natural prebiotics and probiotics (such as fruits, vegetables, and fermented foods)
- IV Therapy and/or Amino Acid Therapy
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy and Ozone Therapy
- Functional medicine, which includes testing and similar treatments to address an underlying illness
- Combining functional medicine with quantum energy and quantum diagnostics, and turning them into healing energies