Holistic health is a holistic approach that addresses the health of the individual not only from a physical perspective but also from mental, spiritual and social dimensions in the busy pace of modern life. Today, factors such as busy work life and the effort to keep up with the increasingly digitalized world can cause people's health to be affected more than ever. At this point, the holistic health approach can offer long-term solutions by addressing all aspects of people's health.
What is Holistic Health?
Holistic health is a health approach that not only treats the symptoms of physical health problems, but also goes to the root of the symptoms and evaluates the individual as a whole in terms of mental, spiritual and social aspects. The World Health Organization defines health not only as the absence of physical disability or disease, but also as a state of complete physical, social and spiritual well-being. Looking at the definition of health in the World Health Organization's charter published in 1948, it can be seen that holistic health is not a concept that has emerged in recent years.
Holistic health, also known as holistic medicine, considers the individual as a whole in terms of physical, spiritual, mental and social aspects and aims to reach the best state. According to the holistic health approach, in order to be able to talk about a state of complete well-being, it is important that mental and spiritual health is in balance as well as physical health. For this reason, holistic medicine does not only focus on the treatment of diseases. In addition, a multidisciplinary council consisting of specialists from different branches focuses on both preventing diseases before they occur and keeping the mental and spiritual health of individuals in balance.
Within the framework of the holistic health approach, competent healthcare professionals use a combination of new generation medical technologies and indispensable elements of traditional medicine in the treatment process. These methods include different approaches such as yoga, meditation, natural treatment methods, dietary adjustments and psychotherapy. The main goal of the specialists is not only to improve the physical health of the individual, but also to improve the overall quality of life.
Benefits of Holistic Health
According to the holistic health approach, every patient is special. Therefore, the procedures to be applied must be planned individually. In this context, Güven Rejuvenation Clinic Prime Health Program multidisciplinary council experts determine a personalized road map after detailed evaluations.
One of the main benefits of holistic health is to provide more contact with one's body. In other words, the holism approach to health enables individuals to take a more active role in their own health. To this end, holistic medicine helps individuals find healthy ways to cope with stress by making dietary and lifestyle changes, and recognize personal health triggers by getting more in touch with their bodies.
Taking into account not only the physical but also the mental, spiritual and social aspects of health, experts develop personalized health solutions for lifestyle by taking into account factors such as stress, sleep problems, eating habits and environmental influences. In addition, the main holistic health benefits include
As can be understood from the aforementioned, holistic health is concerned with all aspects of health and well-being and aims to bring the person to his/her best physical, spiritual, mental and social health.
Areas of Use of Holistic Health
When we look at the origins of holistic health, it can be seen that it is not a new concept at all, its origins can be traced back to ancient Chinese medicine. A 2007 study shows that Hippocrates, one of the ancient Greek philosophers, was one of the first advocates of the holistic approach. In Western countries, the integration of traditional medicine with the holistic approach took place a little later. However, in the West, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, the holistic health approach is gaining more and more importance with the understanding of the importance of mental, spiritual and social well-being as well as physical health problems. The main problems that can be helped by a holistic approach to health are:
For example, a 2019 study shows that people who participate in a 1-month holistic health-based stress management program have a lower risk of developing psychological problems such as anxiety, stress and depression compared to other people.
Who is Holistic Health Suitable for?
Holistic health is suitable for everyone, especially people who care about protecting their health, living a quality life and looking for long-term solutions. In today's world, with the impact of factors such as the stress of modern life and work intensity, health is not only about protecting physical health. In order to minimize the negative effects of stress, it is important to achieve and maintain the balance between body and mind. In this context, people who are looking for anti-aging solutions, who want to learn stress management techniques and make it a way of life can benefit from health programs that adopt a holistic health approach.
What is the Difference Between Holistic Health and Traditional Health?
In some traditional approaches, health may be seen as only physical and mental health. However, holistic health, often referred to as wellness, is both the protection and promotion of health by choosing the right lifestyle habits and the regular monitoring of health. In fact, when we look at the World Health Organization's definition of health, it is seen that it considers health as a state of complete well-being. In other words, WHO considers complete well-being as one of the essential elements of health. According to the National Wellness Institute, wellness is an active process in which people recognize and make choices for a more successful existence. Therefore, within the framework of a holistic health approach, multidisciplinary council experts prepare personalized roadmaps on how best to maintain physical, mental/emotional and social well-being and how best to maintain the balance between these aspects of health.
With our Prime Health Multidisciplinary Council expert staff who will be assigned specifically for you, we do not only focus on your physical health, but we consider you as a whole and work to reach your best self. With the Prime Health Program, we are always with you with our expert team to maintain your lifelong health.
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