Holistic Health

Holistic health care is converting more and more people all over the world. This movement of revolutionary proportions is owed to the tireless, continuous, awareness generating efforts of environmentalists who have amply explained the harm chemicals can and do to our planet and our bodies. This invokes the worn out debate on which of the systems should be considered the better of the two, i.e. the Western style of healing or the alternative holistic treatment.

The western practice of medecine is the main way that treatment is practiced worldwide. What happens when you use this method of healing is that you attack the result of the malfunctioning of the body in an attempt to get quick relief. Western medicine considers the body a fortress to be protected against enemy invaders like viruses, bacteria and germs. Yet holistic health care principles say that all diseases are the direct result of your lifestyle, energy type and level, and beliefs. Bacteria, viruses and other invaders would not be in the body in the first place if, through holistic practices and therapies, the body is able to heal and defend itself.

It is a well accepted fact that the human body is designed to heal itself. Holistic health care is becoming increasingly popular because, regardless of whether or not you believe it, holistic therapies do balance the inner energy flow of the body to promote self-healing. This is achieved through all natural holistic therapies, such as meditation, restorative massages, acupuncture, physical exercise and naturopathy. On the other hand, Western medicine believes in attacking the symptoms and making them disappear with the help of medicines, which are actually different types of chemicals. The main difference here is that while the holistic approach encourages self-healing by taking into consideration the whole body as one system, its Western counterpart looks at the disease in compartments that are detached from the body as a whole.

Holistic health care and the Western systems follow two completely different (in fact opposite) premises. The holistic treatment looks at the body as one complete system where disease is the direct result of certain imbalances or malfunctioning of this whole system. Holistic healing is therefore induced by bringing back this perfect balance through physical exercises, all natural medicines, acupuncture, meditation, etc. Western medicine looks at disease as the result of an external invasion of harmful organisms, which need to be eradicated. This is achieved with medicines (chemicals) that attack these intruders; therefore, winning the battle means regaining your health.

Goji can be an excellent addition to any holistic therapy regimen.