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Topic: Holistic


In the News (Thu 23 May 13)

  
  Ψ FREE holistic medicine & FREE palm reading
Holistic medicine is a system of health care which fosters a cooperative relationship among all those involved, leading towards optimal attainment of the physical, mental emotional, social and spiritual aspects of health.
Holistic medicine: refers to alternative health practices which claim to treat "the whole person." To holistic practitioners, a person is not just a body with physical parts and systems, but is a spiritual being as well.
Holistic practitioners are truly alternative in the sense that they often avoid surgery or drugs as treatments, though they are quite fond of meditation, prayer, herbs, vitamins, minerals and exotic diets as treatments for a variety of ailments.
www.handresearch.com /hand/Evolutie/holistic-medicine.htm   (203 words)

  
 WellnessMD: Holistic Medicine
Holistic is the word generally used to describe these recent changes in approach to medicine and health.
Holistic treatment looks at the overall picture, including the person's psychological state, job, relationships, finances, environmental factors, etc. The person who gets a lot of colds may not be eating, sleeping or exercising properly, may be under a lot of pressure, or may be working in a chemical laden environment.
Recently holistic medicine has been evaluated by the FDA as an alternative to main stream that may be useful.
www.wellnessmd.com /holistic.html   (1205 words)

  
 Holism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Holism (from holon, a Greek word meaning entity) is the idea that the properties of a system cannot be determined or explained by the sum of its components alone.
The word, along with the adjective holistic, was coined in the early 1920s by Jan Smuts.
A holistic approach to healing recognizes that the emotional, mental, spiritual and physical elements of each person comprise a system, and attempts to treat the whole person, concentrating on the cause of the illness as well as symptoms.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Holistic   (247 words)

  
 Holistic Education for Teachers: "FAQs"
One of the reasons that holistic education is not explored in depth by most teacher training colleges is that the fundamental premises of holistic education are so different to those of mainstream schooling - it would be like having lessons for welding in a wood-working class.
However, holistic education is currently discussed more in teacher training courses as the "crisis" in education increases, and this increases the realization that alternatives to what we have been doing in education need to be found.
This book, Holistic Education: An Analysis of Its Ideas and Nature, is particularly important to the field of holistic education because it develops a framework for teachers and researchers to better understand and talk about what has been seen mostly only through intuition up until now.
www.holistic-education.net /educate2.htm   (924 words)

  
 Holistic Medicine Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Holistic medicine has become the new trend in veterinary medicine and is introducing several new methods of treatment.
Holistic veterinarians try to convince their patient’s owners that commercial pet foods are not the only thing that an animal needs; they try to show an animal’s owner that by mixing raw meats, vegetables, and fruits into their animal’s diet that the animal’s health will improve.
As a result of holistic veterinary medicine, pet owners do not have to put their pets ‘to sleep’ when they grow old or ill. Holistic medicine is proven to be able to help many problems that animals have that conventional medicine would not be able to.
www.public.iastate.edu /~airy13z/Holisticinfo.htm   (6688 words)

  
 AHVMA - American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Holistic medicine, by its very nature, is humane to the core.
The techniques used in holistic medicine are gentle, minimally invasive, and incorporate patient well-being and stress reduction.
The holistic practitioner is interested in genetics, nutrition, family relationships, hygiene, and stress factors.
www.ahvma.org /main/whatishm.html   (338 words)

  
 Holistic Education Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Many holistic educators believe that, at its core, Holistic Education centers on the understanding that we as humans need to learn much more than simply how to earn a living or conform to a culture if we are to have meaningful lives.
Therefore, at the heart of Holistic Education, one may see the goal of what has been described as the quality, process, inquiry, and/or engagement of what it means to be human.
Other characteristics of Holistic Education often include inquiry into that which makes self-actualization possible, such as expressions of competencies such as good judgement, the ability to be free, the ability to discover and refine values, or meta-learning.
www.pathsoflearning.net /library/research2002.cfm   (1101 words)

  
 Practitioner Directory: How to find a Holistic M.D.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The underlying philosophy for holistic medical doctors is that no one health care modality offers all the “answers.” This is truly medicine for the 21st century, since it accepts wisdom from many different cultures and healing belief systems, including drug intervention when deemed necessary.
A holistic physician will be able to factor past treatments into a new health regimen and may be able to guide you through ways to improve your health through alternative means.
Holistic medical doctors have earned the post-graduate degrees of either medical doctor (M.D.) or doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO), and they have completed their three-year residency doing patient care.
www.holistic.com /holistic/learning.nsf/0/8507b31467bfa9df872569f3007eefbe?OpenDocument   (814 words)

  
 The Holistic Health Phreak
Holistic health clients would 'come to their senses' and reject holistic remedies, and resume with Western medical treatments.
She knows every holistic and Western medicine and process that is being used on this patient and when, and she understands each and every interaction between therapy, often consulting a computer database of interaction results.
If holistic health truly takes over the country, and its principles are intact as it does, it is possible that this will be a first step to a gift economy in health, where people exchange health services and advice with no expectation of a direct return.
radio.weblogs.com /0123658/2003/06/13.html   (1919 words)

  
 American Holistic Health Association (AHHA) - Holistic Health article #1
With Holistic Health people accept responsibility for their own level of well-being, and everyday choices are used to take charge of one's own health.
The Holistic Health lifestyle is regaining popularity each year, as the holistic principles offer practical options to meet the growing desire for enjoying a high level of vitality and well-being.
Holistic Health is based on the law of nature that a whole is made up of interdependent parts.
ahha.org /rosen.htm   (1514 words)

  
 BodyZone -- Holistic Healthcare   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Holistic Medicine is also often referred to as Complementary Medicine, Alternative Medicine or Integrative Medicine.
It is not the holistic health care or traditional medical care that is causing the problem; it is the lack of communication.
Patients interested in adding holistic care to their life must assume responsibility for their own health care and yet this can empower the patient to achieve the level of health they desire.
www.bodyzone.com /custom/holistic.html   (826 words)

  
 Holistic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Holistic veterinarians teach that processed pet food (meaning COOKED food) is the main cause of illness and premature death in the modern dog and cat.
Holistic veterinarians have been using this formula in situations where nervousness or nerve dysfunction plays a negative factor in the well-being of the animal.
Holistic vets use Tinkle Tonic as an herbal remedy in the treatment of various forms of urinary tract inflammation without irritating the kidneys.
www.homestead.com /Felinecompanions/Holistic.html   (5802 words)

  
 Holistic Manual Therapy
At each holistic manual therapy session the whole body is reassessed to determine at what level and where treatment should start and continue.
Holistic manual therapy identifies the tensions and releases the compensations.
Holistic manual therapy identifies the primary tensions and releases the compensations.
www.holistic-therapy.4t.com   (724 words)

  
 Dr.Schoen What is Integrative Holistic Animal Health Care?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This approach differs from other holistically oriented approaches such as classical homeopathy in which the practitioner would probably not use an antibiotic at all, but would rather choose a specific homeopathic remedy, an extremely high dilution of various herbs, minerals and plant products, that would stimulate the bodies defenses to fight off the infection.
Holistic Veterinary Medicine is a term that the American Veterinary Medical Association defines as "a comprehensive approach to health care employing natural and conventional diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.
The roots of holistic medicine can actually be traced to ancient chinese medicine where there are many levels to medicine including nutrition, meditation, exercise, both mind body techniques and aerobic, massage as well as acupuncture and physical adjustments similar to what is now called chiropractic.
www.drschoen.com /articles_L2_1_.html   (1174 words)

  
 LRGH -- Holistic Health Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
While you may not be familiar with many complementary or alternative therapies, they have been used to care for people throughout the world for many years-in some cases, long before the evolution of "modern medicine" began.
The holistic approach to health does more than identify and treat symptoms-it goes much deeper, looking at you as a whole person.
The staff at the Holistic Health Center restores health by first looking at the specific underlying imbalances that are causing your illness and then, working in close collaboration with your primary care provider, they offer you natural medicines and gentle therapies that will stimulate and improve your own innate healing abilities.
www.lrgh.org /holistic   (214 words)

  
 Holistic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Asteroids Diana and Paul were within one degree of each other, applying to the asteroid Atropos known for her shears cutting the cords of life (like the sharp edges of a crashed car) all in Taurus, just one corner of a grand square in unwavering fixed signs.
In her life and in her death, and the names of the persons and places she associated with, are told in the operation of this holistic purposeful universe.
Holistic astrology seeks to balance the dominant patriarchal systems of astrology by acknowledging that a zodiac and a progressions system oriented to both Sun and the Moon has equal merit to the present system based on a Sun-Earth orientation only.
www.asteroids.com /holistic.htm   (4492 words)

  
 HOLISTIC MEDICINE
Served as a family practitioner in Gangavathi, Karnataka and as a holistic and family physician in Yousufguda, Hyderabad.
Holistic physician makes the best use of body’s self-healing properties in addition to drugs.
In this background holistic healing is utmost necessity of the day.
www.angelfire.com /md3/jnanesh/holistic.html   (288 words)

  
 eVitamins - Encyclopedia - Holistic Health
The goal of holistic medicine is to facilitate the body’s natural healing processes through complementary or alternative therapies.
Holistic practitioners often view themselves as teachers who educate, empower, and motivate their patients or clients to lead healthier lives, emphasizing prevention as the best cure.
Holistic medicine is often used in conjunction with conventional medicine.
www.evitamins.com /holisticindex.asp   (383 words)

  
 Is Your Vet Really Holistic?
One of the questions most frequently asked at the weekly online holistic animal care chat I used to run was, "What is holistic?" I think that's a definition you should get from your veterinarian before deciding if he or she is "holistic" or not.
Thinking holistically is not so much about the substances they prescribe, but the way they see your animal.
The best way to find a vet, holistic or not, is to ask your friends for recommendations, and buy 15 minutes of this vet's time for an interview.
www.caberfeidh.com /Vet.htm   (667 words)

  
 American Holistic Health Association (AHHA) - Holistic Health Article #3
This is not surprising, since there are no accepted standard definitions for holistic, holistic health, or holistic medicine.
When this meaning is applied to illness, it is called holistic medicine and includes a number of factors, such as 1) dealing with the root cause of an illness, 2) increasing patient involvement, and 3) considering both conventional (allopathic) and complementary (alternative) therapies.
The expanded perspective of holistic as considering the whole person and the whole situation allows us to apply holistic as an adjective to anything.
ahha.org /adject.htm   (352 words)

  
 Welcome to San Jose Holistic Health Clinic
Holistic health care attends to the entire person, including the mind and body, as a whole, not as parts or segments.
At the San Jose Holistic Health Care Clinic, we believe that while it is important to treat the immediate agents of the disease (symptoms), it is even more important to build a strong constitution.
A person's state of mind, amount of exercise, nutrition, life-style, and degree of relaxation are all considerations in a holistic viewpoint of optimum health.
www.holistic-health.com /mall/c110/s17224/default1.htm   (182 words)

  
 Holistic Horsekeeping - Natural Horse Health, Opportunities for Humans with Cell Tech TM, from Online Veterinarian Dr. ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
As a holistic veterinarian I realize the need for an on-line veterinarian site for horse and mule owners to learn about such basic horse care issues as hoof care, horse supplements, equine nutrition and general health.
It is also invaluable for owners to have a holistic vet's perspective on equine health problems such as laminitis and the treatment of founder in horses.
You may reprint, copy or distribute "Holistic Horsekeeping" provided inclusion of this copyright and a link to http://www.holistichorsekeeping.com/ in print or electronic media.
www.holistichorsekeeping.com   (246 words)

  
 About Holistic Management   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Holistic Management enables you to improve the quality of your life while enhancing the environment that sustains us all.
Holistic Management gives you a practical way to develop a clear, focused vision for your future, and enables you to plan how to get there in the most economically, environmentally and socially sound way.
Some of the key differences between holistic decision-making and conventional decision-making revolve around the holistic goal, testing decisions toward that holistic goal, assumptions about what tools are available, and monitoring your decisions.
www.holisticmanagement.org /ahm_about.cfm   (201 words)

  
 NursingWorld | TAN Sept./Oct. '98: Holistic Nursing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Often the practice of holistic nursing and alternative therapies, such as therapeutic massage, biofeedback and reflexology, are intertwined.
For holistic nurses, however, the modality is just a vehicle for the nurse to connect with the patient, she said.
By participating in programs that explore holistic nursing, RNs return to the "heart and spirit of the way nursing was," she said.
www.nursingworld.org /tan/98sepoct/holistic.htm   (775 words)

  
 Holistic approach
In the Holistic view, symptoms are regarded as the body's expression of imbalance and an attempt to return to homeostasis (a state of equilibrium).
It is not my intention to shed doubt on the holistic community, nor is it my purpose to have you grill every practitioner you interview, only to alert and inform you as an aid in the selection process.
Also, beware of the holistic practitioner who, though qualified, is so vehement about his/her view or mode of treatment that the individual case (your pet's well-being) is as lost as if you had gone to the regular vet.
www.anniesherbals.com /holapproach.html   (1307 words)

  
 Holistic Harmony Massage, Health & Wellbeing Centre, reiki, oxygen facial, oxygen therapy, yoga, medetation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Holistic harmony is a warm, friendly, inviting centre, we would love you to come and join us, in making a diverse range of natural therapies available.
Sunita Chaudhuri is joining the Holistic Harmony team to perform Live Blood Microscopy and Bioenergetic Medicine.
Her background is as a dentist from the uk, recently moved here and now focusing solely on holistic healing.
www.holistic-harmony.com.au /site/839123/page/45029/meditation   (644 words)

  
 Holistic nursing books Florence Nightingale Barbara Dossey
As holistic nursing moves into the mainstream, nurses will need a ready authoritative reference to help them understand the full spectrum of holistic nursing principles and psychophysiologic self-regulation.
This study guide is based on the AHNA Standards of Holistic Nursing Practice and outlines ways to blend artistic, scientific, and intuitive skills in a holistic approach to healing.
Experts in the field of transpersonal caring and healing contribute their ideas on: the nurse as an instrument of healing; concepts of health and wellness; energetic healing; nursing research; psychophysiology of bodymind healing; cultural diversity; death and grief; relationships; cognitive therapy; movement; humor; relaxation; imagery; nutrition; touch; weight/smoking/addiction management; child/sexual abuse; and more.
www.dosseydossey.com /barbara/book.html   (1143 words)

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