Why Choose Holistic

Underlying holistic medicine is the fundamental tenet that the body is not understandable by simple dissection of its parts, but rather the parts of the body, in complex interaction, give rise to emergent features of the system which are essential to its very nature.

In this way, analysis of one part in isolation will not produce a true and complete understanding of the part. The flower cannot be understood absent context from the bee.

Human physiology is a complex nest of flowers and bees.

Allopathy and Medical Holism differ primarily in that the former treats the parts while the latter treats the whole. Furthermore, allopathy, as an inherent quality of its diagnostic and therapeutic model, targets the treatment of signs and symptoms, whereas holistic medicine uses signs and symptoms to derive the underlying pattern of imbalance, which is then treated directly. Allow me to illustrate with an example.

Bill presents with persistent daily headaches, acid reflux, low grade tinnitus, and disturbed sleep.

He goes to see an allopath and receives a diagnosis of: Neuropathic pain, GERD, and neurological hyperactivity. Furthermore upon inspection he is found to have high blood pressure and so he is diagnosed with essential hypertension. He is prescribed gabapentin to sedate the nervous system, omeprazole to decrease the acid in the stomach, propranolol to decrease the blood pressure, and is told to take Tylenol as needed to assist with headaches as they arise. There is no discussion of diet or lifestyle and he is instructed to take these medications indefinitely.

Bill visits a holistic physician with the same presentation. It is observed that all of bill’s symptoms suggest hyperactivity in the nervous system. Further physical examination confirms that there is heat in the stomach and liver. Because inflammation in the liver will generate a hyperactive state in the nervous system the patient is given herbs and diet guidance to clear heat from the liver. He is told to abstain from alcohol, coffee, and fried food. He is put on a heavy regimen of fish oil and chlorella to rejuvenate the liver and to nourish the nerves. This is a curative course of treatment which may be discontinued after 12 - 18 months.

In the modern landscape of medicine for profit and industry capture by the pharmaceutical companies a man must be his own advocate when it comes to matters of health.