07/27/2026
Elements of Holistic Health
Looking at everything
I like to think of the word “holistic” when I’m helping a patient heal a challenge in their life. In other words, I look at the big picture. Lately this term has become a catch phrase for natural medicine but that is incorrect. Natural medicine is looking at particular symptoms and finding a natural fix for it. This can be very beneficial, but it may also miss a crucial underlying problem just to have the symptom return or become worse.
For example, taking echinacea for a cold is using a natural remedy to change a symptom; the cold. It is not taking other things into account like: emotional stress, Spinal misalignments, poor digestion, Nutrient deficiencies, toxicity, etc…