American Holistic Medical Association (AHMA)

American Holistic Medical Association (AHMA)

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Holistic medicine is relied upon by a large number of people.

A short explanation of it from Wikipedia.

Holistic health - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Holistic health

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Holistic health is a concept in medical practice upholding that all aspects of people's needs, psychological, physical and social should be taken into account and seen as a whole. As defined above, the holistic view on treatment is widely accepted in medicine.^[1] A different definition, claiming that disease is a result of physical, emotional, spiritual, social and environmental imbalance, is used in alternative medicine.^[2]

Contents [hide] 1 Alternative medicine 2 Holistic health practices 3 Criticism 4 References 5 External links 5.1 Medical publications 5.2 Alternative publications 5.3 Holistic health resources

[edit]Alternative medicine

In alternative medicine, it is believed that the spiritual aspect should also be taken into account when assessing a person's overall well-being.^[3]This spiritual aspect is claimed not to be associated with any religious ideology.^[4]

[edit]Holistic health practices

Some of the practices of alternative holistic health include, but are not limited to:

• natural diet and herbal remedies
• nutritional supplements
• exercise
• relaxation
• psycho-spiritual counseling
• meditation
• breathing exercises
• acupuncture
• homeopathy
• massage therapy - including Chi Nei Tsang

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[edit]Criticism

Major medical organizations recommend that if holistic medicine is to be used at all, it should be used only in conjunction with conventional medicine and not as a replacement.^[6]

[edit]References

1. ^ Biomed Central The perceived meaning of a (w)holistic view among general practitioners and district nurses in Swedish primary care: a qualitative study
2. ^ American Holistic Medical Association
3. ^ American Holistic Medical Association
4. ^ Holistic Health Solutions
5. ^http://www.holistic.com/holistic/learning.nsf/ed8732a8bed2f2a4872569060015ca74/6d6ad242c4e75c9c87256b8f00021919!OpenDocument
6. ^ http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/guidelines-for-using-complementary-and-alternative-methods