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n many ancient systems of medicine and healing, (such as in China) treatment has been made with the view that mind, body and soul are linked together as a whole.
You can't just treat one area; there not separate there intertwined:
Prevention and treatment should be based upon the whole, Mind, body and soul and this view is now becoming acknowledged world wide.
If you accept this concept you will be healthier avoid illness and be happier.
When one part of the whole is stimulated, it also affects parts of the whole.
Overall health and wellbeing combines physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of our being.
Alternative medicine is holistic by nature treats the whole rather than just one area and it makes total sense.
An overall approach to wellness
Mind-body and soul healing focuses on the interactions among the brain, mind, body and behavior, and the ways in which emotional, mental, social, spiritual and behavioral factors affect us as a whole
It encourages an approach that enhances each person's self-knowledge and self-care, and it emphasizes techniques that are based on this approach.
Mind-body and soul medicine typically focuses on intervention strategies that are thought to promote health:
These include such areas as:
Relaxation, imagery, meditation, tai chi yoga, Rekki, htpnosis biofeedback, yoga, qi gong, cognitive-behavioral therapies, autogenic training, spirituality, proper nutrition and diet.
Illness is viewed as an opportunity for personal growth, transformation and a move to a happier healthier being.
Health care acts as an important part of this transformation.
The History Of Complementary Medicine
In 2002, relaxation techniques, imagery, biofeedback and hypnosis, were used by more than 34% percent of the adult population in the USA.
The concept that the mind is important in the treatment of illness is integral to the healing approaches of traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic treatments dating back thousands of years.
In Greece as long ago as 400 BC Hippocrates recognized the moral and spiritual aspects of healing.
This is probably one of the first statements on what today we regard as alternative medicine.
By the 16th century a different direction was being taken that stressed the opposite:
The separation of mind body and soul.
During the periods of Renaissance and Enlightenment, advances in science saw an emphasis on science being the answer to everything.
Technological advances in medicine; the discovery of bacteria, antibiotics changed the notion of belief being able to influence health.
A change
In the 1920s, Walter Cannon's work revealed the relationship between stress and neuroendocrine responses in animals.
Using the phrase "fight or flight"
During World War II, the importance of belief re-entered of health care.
In the battle on the beaches of Anzio, morphine for wounded soldiers was in short supply.
Henry Beecher, M.D., discovered that much of the pain could simply be alleviated by saline injections as a substitute.
He used the term placebo effect.
His subsequent research showed that up to 35% of a therapeutic response to all medical treatment could be the result of belief.
The will to live is often quoted and this comes from the mind not just the body.
Our mind has a huge influence on our bodies and this view has gained increasingly in popularity in recent years.
The Rise In Complimentary Medicine
Since the 1960s, and the rise of the hippy generation and their interest in all things alternative, mind-body interactions in over all health came back into fashion and received more attention from the general public.
Today, many people want to get back to basics.
There is a rejection by many that science cures all.
People are now seeing and accepting what our ancestor's cultures saw:
That mind body and soul are one and there must be a focus on the whole.
It makes sense
How often have you heard of someone having the sheer will to live when they should have died?
The reason lies in the fact that they used the whole to survive.
If you want to fight off illness, be healthier and have a better mental well being think of your body as being a whole which needs to be fit and healthy.
The Chinese for example, have known this for thousands of years and now finally, this view is becoming more accepted by millions of people worldwide.
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