The Advantages of Holistic Medicine
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Holism
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Holistic medicine aims to treat the entire patient, including his emotional, spiritual and nutritional needs.
The Mind-Body Connection
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Many diseases are profoundly affected by a patient's emotional state. By addressing the emotional and physical effects of disease, holistic medicine helps eliminate a core underlying cause.
Limiting Complications
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One of the strongest features of this approach is that it emphasizes treatments that are unlikely to cause side effects or complications.
Cost-Effectiveness
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The treatment methods used in holistic medicine are generally less expensive than those prescribed by allopathic, or mainstream, medical professionals.
Philosophical Considerations
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Advocates of holistic medicine believe that this approach to healing, which focuses on the patient rather than the illness, can help create a more loving, diverse, integrated culture of medicine.
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