Holistic Approach to Health

8/10/2019 Holistic Approach to Health

1/30

Dr.H.Fida 1

Holisticapproach


2/30

2

Objectives

definitions of holistic approach

what is holistic medicinehistory of holistic approach

alternative medicine and

complementary medicineDescription

overview


3/30

3

definition

The words holism and holistic are

derived from the Greek word holos,

meaning whole.

Holism is based on an understanding that

the whole is greater than the sum of its

parts.


4/30

4

An approach to medical care thatemphasises the study of all

aspects of persons health,including physical, psychological,

social, and cultural factors.


5/30

5

What does Holistic means?Holistic therapies have been around

for thousands of years and werecommonly used in ancient Egypt,

China and India for their therapeutic

effects.


6/30

6

Holistic means care for the whole

person, mind, body, and spirit.The holistic approach to health

differences from the conventional

medical approach in that it takes intoaccount the whole patient rather than

just focusing on the symptom or thepart that has the problem.


7/30

7

Holistic medicine is a term used to

describe therapies that attempt totreat the whole person. That is,

instead of treating an illness, as

orthodox allopathy, holistic medicinelooks at an indiviuals overall

physical, mental, spiritual, and

emotional well-being before

recommending treatment.


8/30

8

A practitioner with a holistic

approach treats the symptoms of

illness as well as looking for the

underlying cause of illness.


9/30

9

Holistic medicine also attempts toprevent illness by placing a

greater emphasis on optimizing

health. the bodys system areseen as interdependent parts of

the persons whole being.


10/30

10

definitions

Holistic medicine is a term used to

describe therapies that attempt to treat the

patient as a whole person.

Holistic medicine looks at an individuals

overall physical,mental,spiritual,and

emotional well-being before

recommending treatment.


11/30

11

Holistic medicine is the art andscience of healing that

addresses the whole person asinterdependent unit of body,

mind and spirit.


12/30

12

Definition

Holistic medicine meansconsideration of the complete

person, physically, mentally, and

socially, in the management ofcondition. Holistic medicine aims to

treat a patient by considering all

aspects that make up a person

(mind, body, spirit).


13/30

13

Conventional medicine treats onlythe part of body which is no longer

working correctly and fails to deal

with the imbalance which causedthe problem in the first place.


14/30

14

Complementary and alternative

medicines use non-invasive andnon-pharmaceutical techniques

as an alternative to the

conventional medicine

approach. holistic medicines

include (also as alternative orcomplementary medicine).


15/30

15

What is the history behind it?

Holistic medicine has its roots in

several ancient healing traditionsthat stress healthy living and

being in harmony with nature.


16/30

16

Socrates promoted a holistic

approach.

Hippocrates, emphasized thebodys ability to heal itself .


17/30

17

The word holistic was first

introduced by the South Africanphilosopher and statesman Jan

Christian Smuts in Holism andevolution(1926).The word and the

concept lay more or less forgotten

until the 1970s


18/30

18

It was not until 1926, that Jan

Christiaan Smuts coined the termholism. Which has given us the

more integrated concept of

psychosomatic medicine now

known as holistic medicine.In the

1970s, holistic became a morecommon term.


19/30

19

Today , holistic medicine is

known as approach to life andhealth which brings together the

physical, mental, and spiritualaspects of a person in order to

create a total sense of well

being.


20/30

20

Description

Holistic medicine focused onhow the physical, mental,

emotional and spiritualelements of body are

interconnected to maintain

wellness (holistic health).


21/30

21

Holistic health is not itself a

method of treatment, but instead

an approach to how treatment

should be applied.


22/30

22

In traditional medicine patient isonly passively involved. In contrast,

holistic approaches patients areactive participant in the healing

process.


23/30

23

Description

when one part of the body or mindis not working properly, it is

believed to affect the whole

person .holistic approaches focus

on the whole person rather than

just on the illness or part of thebody that is not healthy.


24/30

24

Here are some of the major holistic

therapies;1.herbal medicine

2.homeopathy

3.traditional Chinese medicine4.nutritional therapies

5.stress reduction

6.psychotherapy

7.massage


25/30

25

Most of these schools do not

originate from the western

medical-scientific tradition, andlack sufficient scientific evidence

to verify their claims.


26/30

26

Overview

Available scientific evidencedoes not support claims that

holistic medicine, when used

without mainstream orconventional medicine, is

effective in treating cancer orany other disease.


27/30

27

Overview

However, many healthprofessionals promote healthy

lifestyle habits such as

exercising, eating a nutritious

diet, not smoking, and

managing stress as important inmaintaining good health.


28/30

28

Overview

This term is used by doctorsto reflect a new focus on a

persons health (to includeprevention, rehabilitation, and

other approaches) rather than

on illness alone.


29/30

29

Overview

In mainstream medicine, aholistic approach generally

means a more inclusive

approach to a persons health,

one that includes the patients

social and cultural situation aswell as her or his illness.


30/30

30

Overview

biopsychosocial sphere ofpatient. this means that a

persons health includes themind,body,and spirit, as well as

the surrounding culture and

environment.

Documents

Holistic Approach to Health