Dictionary - Holistic Medicine: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Holistic Medicine
Holistic medicine: philosophical approach to health care which treats the patient as a whole person, not simply as a disease process o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Medicine: Alternative Treatment Dictionary On Holistic Medicine
Holistic Medicine: The philosophy of holistic medicine states that the practitioner must use safe methods of diagnosis and treatment w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Medicine: Alternative Health Dictionary On Holistic Medicine
holistic medicine: Alternative medicine. That form of alternative medicine which focuses on personal accountability for one's hea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holistic Health: Encyclopedia - Holistic Health
Holistic health is a non-medical philosophy of well-being that considers the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of life as closely i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthroposophical Medicine: Encyclopedia - Anthroposophical Medicine
Anthroposophical medicine is a holistic and salutogenetic approach to health. It thus focuses on ensuring that the conditions for health ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine
Osteopathic medicine (known as osteopathy in the past) is a branch of medicine which views the human body holistically, and emphasizes th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary On Holistic Medicine
Holistic medicine: A treatment approach that considers the person as an integrated whole—body, mind and soul. Thus optimum healt...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Medicine: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Holistic Medicine
HOLISTIC MEDICINE Holistic medicine recognizes that the mind, spirit, lifestyle, environment, and other aspects of a person’s ex...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Medicine: Alternate Health Therapy Dictionary On Holistic Medicine
Holistic Medicine - Therapies that treat the whole person's mind and body, as opposed to just the part of the body where symptoms occu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Medicine: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Holistic Medicine
HOLISTIC MEDICINE: A descriptive term for a healing philosophy that views a patient as a whole person, not just a disease or a collect...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Medicine, Holistic/wholistic: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Medicine, Holistic/wholistic
MEDICINE, HOLISTIC/WHOLISTIC: Wholistic medicine is a broadly descriptive term for a healing philosophy that views a patient as a whol...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Health: Traditional Medicine Dictionary On Holistic Medicine
Holistic health , Holistic medicine , Holistic therapies, Wholistic health, Wholistic medicine, Wholistic therapies: Health as view...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Medicine: Alternative Health Dictionary On Holistic Medicine
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Dictionary - Holistic Health: Holistic Health Dictionary I On Holistic Health, Holistic Medicine
HOLISTIC HEALTH/HOLISTIC MEDICINE Describes the perspective that considers all parts of the body, mind and spirit as a Whole, and is t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurvedic Medicine: Holistic Health Dictionary On Ayurvedic Medicine
AYURVEDIC MEDICINE Ayurvedic (pronounced eye yur VEH dik) medicine stresses a holistic approach to health. It means “science of...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chinese Medicine: Holistic Health Dictionary I On Chinese Medicine
CHINESE MEDICINE Is a gigantic subject, which can include far more than we can cover in this paragraph. Taoist healing techniques may ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Orthomolecular Medicine: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Orthomolecular Medicine
ORTHOMOLECULAR MEDICINE: a form of nutrient therapy that uses combinations of vitamins, minerals, and amino acids normally found in th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurvedic Medicine: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Ayurvedic Medicine
AYURVEDIC MEDICINE: practiced in India for over 5,000 years. Ayurvedic tradition holds that illness is a state of imbalance among the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Psychiatry: Alternative Health Dictionary On Holistic Psychiatry
holistic psychiatry: Form of psychiatry that may include biofeedback, bodywork, energy healing (see vibrational medicine), and homeopa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - African Holistic Health: Alternative Health Dictionary On African Holistic Health
African holistic health (African holistics, African holistic science, African medicine): Subject of African Holistic Health, whose fou...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nursing, Holistic: Alternative Treatment Dictionary On Nursing, Holistic
Nursing, Holistic: Trained in regular nursing programs, practitioners apply the principles of holistic medicine (see above) to their c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic: Alternative Health Dictionary Iii On Holistic
Holistic Dealing with the patient as a whole human being-physical, mental, emotional, spiritual- as distinct from conventional medicin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Beyond Medicine: Alternative Health Dictionary On Beyond Medicine
BEYOND MEDICINE (Future Medicine): Multi-dimensional approach promoted by Shoshana Margolin, M.A., N.D., D.H.M., P.M.D., author of the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Nursing: Alternative Health Dictionary On Holistic Nursing
holistic nursing (wholistic nursing): Form of nursing that exalts intuition and may include AMMA Therapy, biofeedback, guided imagery,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chinese Medicine: Alternative Medicine Dictionary Ii On Chinese Medicine
Chinese Medicine: One of the oldest forms of holistic medicine. This complete system seeks to balance the flow of life force energy or...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vibrational Healing & Vibrational Medicine: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Vibrational Healing & Vibrational Medicine
VIBRATIONAL HEALING - VIBRATIONAL MEDICINE: promotes healing by balancing the bodyÕs energy field. Can include acupuncture, homeopathy...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Western Medicine: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Western Medicine
Western medicine: a term used by holistic health care practitioners to describe allopathic medicine, orthodox medicine, or the way med...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chinese Medicine: Natural Medicine Dictionary On Chinese Medicine
Chinese Medicine: A holistic perspective on health and illness which treats the relationship of a symptom to the person as a whole. Tr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Integrative Medicine: Alternative Medicine Dictionary Ii On Integrative Medicine
Integrative Medicine: Unlike conventional doctors, integrative medical practitioners take a holistic approach to healing. Rather than ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurvedic Medicine: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Ayurvedic Medicine
Ayurvedic medicine: 5,000-year-old system of holistic and preventive medicine from India that treats illness as an imbalance or stress...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Osteopathic Medicine: Health And Healing Dictionary On Osteopathic Medicine
Osteopathic Medicine Today, the training of M.D.'s and Osteopaths (D.O.'s) is strikingly similar, but Osteopathic is a holistic discip...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chinese Medicine: Alternative Health Dictionary On Chinese Medicine
Chinese medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine, TCM): Ancient holistic system whose basics include herbology, nutrition, and the conce...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurvedic Medicine: Natural Medicine Dictionary On Ayurvedic Medicine
Ayurvedic Medicine: Ayurvedic medicine is India’s traditional, natural system of medicine that has been practiced for more than ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Naturopathic Medicine: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Naturopathic Medicine
NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE Naturopathy integrates a wide range of natural therapeutics emphasizing the healing power of nature to treat the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Naturopathic Medicine: Natural Medicine Dictionary On Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathic Medicine: Adhering to the principles of holistic medicine, naturopathic doctors can use various natural methods to treat ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Naturopathic Medicine: Alternative Treatment Dictionary On Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathic Medicine: Adhering to the principles of holistic medicine, naturopathic doctors can use various natural methods to treat ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Wholistic: Health And Healing Dictionary On Holistic, Wholistic
HOLISTIC/WHOLISTIC an adjective meaning targeted to the whole person - mind, body, and spirit. Wholistic medicine considers not only p...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aromatherapy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Aromatherapy
aromatherapy (aromatic medicine, conventional aromatherapy, holistic aromatherapy): Branch of herbal medicine that centers on using fr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Quantum Therapy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Quantum Therapy
QUANTUM THERAPY: advanced non-medical modality promoted by Shoshana Margolin, M.A., N.D., P.M.D. (see BEYOND MEDICINE). It includes Ho...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditation: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Meditation
Meditation: a technique of mind control with the goals of feeling an inner calm and peacefulness, profound experiences of self-realiza...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Veterinary & Holisic Animal Services: Alternative Treatment Dictionary On Veterinary & Holisic Animal Services
Veterinary & Holisic Animal Services: Holistic veterinarians adher to the principles of holistic medicine, choosing to emphasize t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kum Nye: Alternative Health Dictionary On Kum Nye
Kum Nye (Kum Nye relaxation, Kum Nye relaxation system of self healing): Holistic mode of self-healing developed by Tarthang Tulku and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dr. Andrew Weil: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Dr. Andrew Weil
Dr. Andrew Weil A medical doctor who helped popularize alternative medicine or holistic health in his books and lectures. He currently...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Herbalism: Alternative Treatment Dictionary On Herbalism, Herbal Medicine
Herbalism/Herbal Medicine: The use of plants to treat disease can be found in every known human culture and period of history. Today, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Homeopathy: Natural Medicine Dictionary On Homeopathy
Homeopathy: Based on the hypothesis of “like cures like” and a deep emphasis on the principles of holistic medicine (treat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Herbology: Holistic Health Dictionary I On Herbology
HERBOLOGY Also known as HERBALISM, is found in practically all the ancient cultures throughout the world, and utilizes plants and tree...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Healtheology: Alternative Health Dictionary On Healtheology
Healtheology: One of the fields of study offered by the American Institute of Holistic Theology, a correspondence school in Youngstown...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bach Flower Remedies: Alternative Health Dictionary Ii On Bach Flower Remedies
Bach Flower Remedies Flower Remedies were created to address emotional problems. They are a holistic form of medicine that treat the p...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Myoskeletal Alignment Technique: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Myoskeletal Alignment Technique
MYOSKELETAL ALIGNMENT TECHNIQUE A holistic approach to relief of back and neck pain based on concepts and principles from Rolfing, ost...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Homeopathy: Alternative Treatment Dictionary On Homeopathy
Homeopathy: Based on the hypothesis of "like cures like" and a deep emphasis on the principles of holistic medicine (treat t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Applied Kinesiology: Traditional Medicine Dictionary On Applied Kinesiology
Applied kinesiology , Applied kinesiology ,  : The study of muscles and the movement of the human body. In holistic medicine i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Relaxation: Holistic Health Dictionary On Relaxation
RELAXATION A wide variety of complementary therapies claim to improve health by producing relaxation. Some therapists use the relaxed ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Homeopathy: Holistic Health Dictionary I On Homeopathy
HOMEOPATHY Discovered and developed more than 150 years ago by a German physician named Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, who became disenchanted ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Therapeutic Touch: Holistic Health Dictionary On Energy - Therapeutic Touch
Energy: Therapeutic Touch Therapeutic touch is a method that claims to assist the natural healing process by redirecting and rebalanc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chi Kung, Qi Gong: Holistic Health Dictionary I On Chi Kung, Qi Gong
CHI KUNG (QI GONG) Or “Energy Control,” dates back to over 4,000 years, and is the art of developing and utilizing univers...   » Read the article

Dictionary - New Age Medicine: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On New Age Medicine
New Age Medicine See Holistic Health   (See also: New Age Medicine , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - New Age Medicine: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On New Age Medicine
New Age Medicine See Holistic Health   (See also: New Age Medicine , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic/wholistic: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Holistic/wholistic
HOLISTIC/WHOLISTIC: an adjective meaning targeted to the whole person - mind, body, and spirit. Wholistic medicine considers not only ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Optometry: Alternative Health Dictionary On Holistic Optometry
holistic optometry (holistic eye care): A form of optometry that encompasses acupuncture, biofeedback, bodywork, psychotherapy, and sy...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Dentistry: Alternative Health Dictionary On Holistic Dentistry
holistic dentistry (biological dentistry, holistic general dentistry): A form of general dentistry that may include acupuncture, biofe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Reiki: Alternative Health Dictionary On Holistic Reiki
holistic reiki: Variation of Reiki founded by interfaith ministers Marla and Bill Abraham.   (See also: Holistic reiki , Body ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Gynecology: Alternative Health Dictionary On Holistic Gynecology
holistic gynecology: natural approach to women's health. It includes vitamin and herbal therapies and visualization (see creative visu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Psychospiritual Holistic Healing: Alternative Health Dictionary On Psychospiritual Holistic Healing
psychospiritual holistic healing: A form of psychotherapy that includes chakra healing, inner child therapy, meditation, and positive ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holism: Encyclopedia Ii - Holism - Holistic Healing
A holistic approach to healing recognizes that the emotional, mental, spiritual and physical elements of each person comprise a system, a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Psychotherapy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Holistic Psychotherapy
holistic psychotherapy: Approach to psychotherapy promoted by Russian-born Reiki practitioner Katya Salkinder, M.A. it is a means of r...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Dentistry: Health And Healing Dictionary On Holistic Dentistry
Holistic Dentistry Holistic dentistry treats the teeth, jaw, and related structures with special focus on how treatment will affect th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Traditional Healing: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Traditional Healing
TRADITIONAL HEALING: Any practice of holistic medicine in the tradition of a specific culture or tribe.   (See also: TRADITIONA...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Traditional Healing: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Traditional Healing
TRADITIONAL HEALING: Any practice of holistic medicine in the tradition of a specific culture or tribe.   (See also: TRADITION...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Body Centered Comprehensive Holistic Health Care: Alternative Health Dictionary On Body Centered Comprehensive Holistic Health Care
Body Centered Comprehensive Holistic Health Care: a form of health care that encompasses acupuncture, holistic gynecology, and holisti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Palpate Energy Therapy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Holistic Palpate Energy Therapy
Holistic Palpate Energy Therapy: A form of aura balancing.   (See also: Holistic Palpate Energy Therapy , Body Mind and Soul, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurveda: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Ayurveda
Ayurveda is the oldest surviving complete medical system in the world. Derived from its ancient Sanskrit roots - ‘ayus' (life) a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurvedic Medicine: Health And Healing Dictionary On Ayurvedic Medicine
AYURVEDIC MEDICINE practiced in India for over 5,000 years. Ayurvedic tradition holds that illness is a state of imbalance among the b...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Spa: Holistic Treatment Dictionary On Holistic Spa
Holistic Spa: Spas focusing on alternative healing methods and nutrition, mainly vegetarian or macrobiotic holistic healing seeks &quo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dr. Lynch's Holistic Self-health Program: Alternative Health Dictionary On Dr. Lynch's Holistic Self-health Program
Dr. Lynch's Holistic Self-Health Program: Variation of self-healing developed by James P.B. Lynch, D.C. The primary tool of this progr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Health: Holistic Treatment Dictionary On Holistic Health
Holistic Health: A philosophy of well-being that considers the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of life as closely interconnecte...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vibrational Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Vibrational Medicine, Energy Medicine
Vibrational Medicine/Energy Medicine: Catalyst, harmonizer. Modalities of healing that facilitate the re-balancing of  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Traditional Chinese Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine is a complete system of healing that dates back to 200 B.C. in written form...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Traditional Chinese Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary On Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine: An ancient healing system that views the body as an integrated whole, so problems in one area are seen t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Energy Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Energy Medicine
Energy Medicine: Energetic medicine as defined within the mind/body/spirit model, involves therapies that affect energy fields that de...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alternative Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary On Alternative Medicine
Alternative medicine: This term was originally coined to describe health care approaches not taught in medical schools. It has been re...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Complementary Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary On Complementary Medicine
Complementary medicine: Various “alternative” practices such as meditation, homeopathy, massage, etc., that are not usuall...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mind/body/spirit Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Mind/body/spirit Medicine
Mind/Body/Spirit Medicine: Mind-body medicine (also referred to as psychoneuroimmunology-PNI) focuses on the interactions among the br...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurvedic Medicine: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Ayurvedic Medicine
AYURVEDIC MEDICINE: Ayurvedic medicine stresses a holistic approach to health.   It defines disease as the result of climatic ex...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Allopathic Medicine: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Allopathic Medicine
ALLOPATHIC MEDICINE Known as conventional medicine, allopathy is a medical approach which seeks to cure by producing a condition in th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Integrative Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary On Integrative Medicine
Integrative medicine: Combines conventional Western medicine, which primarily investigates and treats physical symptoms, with compleme...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurvedic Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Ayurvedic Medicine
Ayurvedic Medicine: Ayurveda, which literally means “the science of life,” is a natural healing system developed in India....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurvedic Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary On Ayurvedic Medicine
Ayurvedic medicine: A part of the East Indian system of healing that includes yoga, Ayurvedic tradition treats illness as an imbalance...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Integrative Medicine: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Integrative Medicine
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE Alternative and conventional (allopathic) methodologies are combined to stimulate the person’s natural heal...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Osteopathic Medicine: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Osteopathic Medicine
OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE This system of comprehensive medical care goes beyond conventional medical philosophy to include an emphasis on s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - New Age: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On New Age
new age: According to Webster's New World Dictionary:   "Of or pertaining to a cultural movement popular in the 1980s [and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ancient Medicine: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Chinese And Greek
ANCIENT MEDICINE: CHINESE AND GREEK   Chinese According to the ancient Chinese system of philosophy, the human body is governed ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Unergi Method: Alternative Health Dictionary On Unergi Method
Unergi Method (Unergi holistic therapy): Self-care system that integrates the Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais Awareness Movement, Ges...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Homeopathy: Health And Healing Dictionary On Homeopathy
Homeopathy A low-cost, nontoxic system of medicine using dilutions of natural substances from plants, minerals, and animals.   ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Humanistic Psychology: Alternative Health Dictionary On Humanistic Psychology
Humanistic Psychology (holistic psychology): An approach to psychology in which emphasis is on one's ability to direct one's life and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sclerology: Holistic Health Dictionary I On Sclerology
SCLEROLOGY Reading the white of the eye based on patterns similar to Iridology.   (See also: SCLEROLOGY , Alternative Health, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Microwater: Holistic Health Dictionary I On Microwater
MICROWATER Is an invention from Japan, and is electronically restructured water that provides smaller, more permeable water clusters, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurveda: Holistic Health Dictionary I On Ayurveda
AYURVEDA Is from India, and is more than 5,000 years old. "Ayur" means life and "Ved" means knowledge. This holist...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chitshakti:: Health And Healing Dictionary On Chitshakti:
Chitshakti: The expressive power of universal Consciousness.   (See also: Chitshakti: , Alternative Health, Healing, Body Mind...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gunas: Health And Healing Dictionary On Gunas
gunas Three basic qualities of nature which determine the inherent characteristics of all created things. They are: sattva--purity, li...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Animism: Health And Healing Dictionary On Animism
ANIMISM belief that a spirit or force resides in every animate and inanimate object, every dream and idea, giving individuality to eac...   » Read the article