Over the last decades, we have become very dependant on modern medicine as a cure for all of our health problems.
We have become so accustomed to taking the widely available drugs for each of our illnesses that we no longer wonder about the cause of our symptoms.
Overflowed hospitals and medical centres has also meant that doctors and medical staff have limited time to devote to the emotional problems of the patient.
However the physical disorders are often closely related to the emotional disorders, much like the loss of a loved one.
It is here that holistic medicine can intervene. The body forms a whole and we must not only look at the physical disorder, we must look into our emotions, our way of life and the whole of our constitution to discover the cause of the illness.
The goal of the therapist is to explore all these factors.
Alternative medicines and traditional medicine are complimentary.
The therapist can therefore call upon various medical practices from other cultures and can approach the illness and promote health from another angle.
For the therapists who have a holistic approach, the patient must take an active part in their medical care, since they have all the capacity (mental, emotional, spiritual and physical) to aid in the healing process.
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