The Benefits Of Integrative Holistic Medicine

By Milola Familoni, NMD, MHA, MSAc

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The Benefits Of Integrative Holistic Medicine

How many times have you scheduled an appointment and waited for the results, only to feel even more confused? Are you looking for a custom approach to your healthcare needs? Do you want to truly understand what's going on with your health? Do you want to know all options available in maintaining optimal health for you and your family? Then learn about the benefits of integrative holistic medicine.

What Is Integrative Holistic Medicine?

Integrative holistic medicine is the art and science of healing that addresses care of the whole person body, mind, and spirit. The practice of integrative holistic medicine integrates conventional and complementary therapies to promote optimal health, and prevent and treat disease by addressing contributing factors. In practice, this means that each person is seen as a unique individual, rather than an example of a particular disease.

What Are the Qualifications To Provide Integrative Holistic Medicine?

Practitioners of this specialty must hold a ND, DC, MD or DO degree, are board certified in their fields with continued training and certification. They should also possess additional education in the uses of alternative therapies such as nutrition, acupuncture and homeopathy, etc.

What Should I Look For In an Integrative Holistic Wellness Center?

The best types of integrative holistic wellness centers will focus on wellness and prevention. These centers house various medical practitioners comprising of medical doctors, acupuncturists, nutritionists and massage therapists. They will provide services of naturopathic, allopathic and osteopathic care that includes family practice medicine, nutritional counseling, pharmaceuticals, physical medicine, Chinese medicine and weight loss management.

What Is an Integrative Holistic Physician?

An integrative holistic physician

Takes a “whole-person” approach to treatment.

Fosters and maintains a partnership with the patient, using therapies which both feel comfortable and are effective.

Evaluates and recommends treatment options that address the cause of an illness, as well as the symptoms.

What Are the Main Benefits Of Integrative Holistic Medicine?

The integrative holistic doctor may choose or recommend from a variety of both conventional and alternative and/or complementary treatments and therapies. Together, the doctor and patient/client work to recommend a course of treatment. This partnership is a powerful approach to healing and is the cornerstone of the holistic philosophy.

The main benefits of integrative holistic medicine are

The central role of the patient's lifestyle, beliefs, observations and habits is honored. Integrative holistic medicine recognizes the person who has the illness as more important than the type of illness that person is manifesting.

Treatment methods that are least likely to do harm are used first. These are often also more cost-effective.