The art and science of healing that addresses the whole person as an interdependent unit of body, mind & spirit.
Integrates conventional and alternative therapies to prevent and treat disease.
Focuses on promoting optimal health which includes analysis of physical, nutritional, environmental, emotional, spiritual and lifestyle elements.
Optimal health is defined as the unlimited and unimpeded flow of life force energy through body, mind and spirit.
Fosters patient education and participation in the healing process requiring dedication and time that conventional medicine cannot provide.
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HOLISTIC MEDICINE FACTS |
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42% of Americans used alternative or complementary medicine in 1997In 1997 Americans made an estimated 629 million visits to alternative medicine practitioners, exceeding the number of visits to primary care physicians.Over 30% of the French population use homeopathy.Naturopathic physicians are trained to use all standard laboratory tests.
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