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Alternative Holistic Health

Integrating holistic, functional and alternative naturally work well together. When you work with a medical practitioner who encompasses these three modalities, your healthcare will include :-

Identifying underlying health issues causing disease, illness, or symptoms.

Creating personalized treatment plans that incorporate the best of conventional and holistic modalities.

Minimizing invasiveness by using natural remedies whenever possible.

Restoring health of body, mind, and spirit to help prevent future illness and disease to maximize whole-life health and wellness.

Below are some of the primary characteristics of Alternative Holistic and Functional wellness:

Your Partner in wellness health

One of the defining characteristics of Alternative, Holistic, and Functional, wellness is that the patient and practitioners are partners in the healing process. They will work together to understand the root causes of any current symptoms or disorders. They will also evaluate areas of holistic health that may be improved to promote healing and healthy living.

Whole-Body Focus

Alternative, holistic and functional wellness, consider all physiological, psychological, biological, and chemical factors that influence health and wellness. This includes the mind and emotions as well as the body. Health is considered the body’s natural state. Your practitioner will focus not only on eliminating any negative symptoms you may be experiencing, but also restoring and maintaining a healthy mind, body, and spirit.

Preventative Care

Prevention is a primary focus of holistic, functional, and alternative wellness. Therefore, a care provider is not only seen when the patient is experiencing negative health symptoms, but for regular maintenance visits as well. Your wellness provider will become your partner in improving, restoring and maintaining whole-body, mental, and emotional health. Wellness in this type of medicine is seen as the pursuit of the highest quality physical, environmental, mental, spiritual, social, and emotional aspects of the human experience.

Integrated Wellness 

Practitioners who utilize alternative, holistic and functional, care utilize a combination of medical modalities. They will combine conventional medicines and procedures, complementary or alternative practices, education for lifestyle and self-care, and mental and behavioral health.

Your health provider will create a customized care plan for you that includes addressing health and nutrition, stress reduction and relaxation, hormone and/or pH balancing, and may recommend for additional therapies such as massage therapy or chiropractic services.

Evidence-Based Wellness Care

Medicine that encompasses holistic, functional, and alternative philosophies combine evidence-based therapies. It embraces the idea that many strategies especially lifestyle can contribute to best health and wellbeing. It includes your practitioner critically considering multiple solutions to develop the best, least-invasive path of healing and health for you.

Personalized Wellness Care

The health care provider will take an extensive medical history as well as asking you about your life, stressors, and emotions. Based on your personal situation, your practitioner will combine strategies such as lifestyle coaching, mind-body interactions, alternative therapies, and supplements for a completely personalized holistic care approach.

What is and who benefits from it?

All people have a desire to feel peace and fulfillment. Everyone can benefit from spending time turning inward to exploring their unique spiritual path!

Stress reduction, higher awareness, conscious lifestyle choices, healthier interpersonal relationships, and inner peace are a few of the countless benefits of spiritual wellness and exploration.

What types of activities help promote spiritual health?

Mindfulness and meditation

Meditation is a great tool for achieving spiritual wellness, it is accessible to everyone regardless of their resources or location. While there are a wide variety of guided meditations available (many for free on the internet), all you need to practice meditation is your breath. It cultivates true presence and awareness while calming the body by connecting with the breath.  It helps to reduce stress and other taxing emotions, as well as increased self-awareness. Besides the mental and spiritual benefits, reducing stress on the mind reduces stress on the body and has been found to have an effect on symptoms of conditions like anxiety, depression, chronic pain, high blood pressure, and insomnia.

Spending time in nature: Whether it’s a hike through the woods, swimming in the ocean, or skiing down a snowy mountain or even planting a vegetable or flower garden in your yard, spending time in nature allows us a moment to step back from daily life and reconnect with the Earth. Spending time in nature has been shown to reduce stress by lowering cortisol, provide good air quality, and increase a personal sense of wonder and connection to life. In addition, physical exercise releases endorphins in the brain that boost your mood and relax your mind. Take some time to be in awe of our home planet, and the deeper meanings of life will become easier to see.

Travel

Removing yourself from the daily patterns of your life provides time for rest and reflection. It allows you to focus on your purpose and priorities without all of the little stressors of daily life. This can extend far past your vacation into your daily life by setting a foundation for purpose-driven and present living. Exposing yourself to people who have had a different life experience helps to increase empathy and a sense of greater connection to all beings and also helps you gain a sense of harmony.

Exploring the findings of those who have studied the relationship between body, mind, and spiritual wellness is a great way to help you to define your beliefs and set up spiritual practices that work for you. A strengthened sense of self is key to a purposeful, growth-filled spiritual life.

Journaling 

this provides a space for self-expression, self-reflection, there are no rules—you can even practice journaling through voice recordings or videos if you prefer not to write. However, if you are having trouble getting started, here are a few types of journaling that can provide helpful guidelines.

Gratitude journaling: Gratitude journaling is an easy way to increase your ability to find joy in simple things. Simply write down a few things that you are thankful for every day. Some people do this in the morning and at night, and some choose one or the other. One way to deepen this practice is to add the question “What can I do better today/tomorrow?” to your list of things you are grateful for. This practice is all about taking it one step at a time! Check out our free, downloadable gratitude journal template below. journal pdf

Intuition journaling: This practice involves reconnecting with your gut-instinct. In intuition journaling, you begin by writing down a question about your life. Then, you respond as though your intuition is answering you. The result is a clear view of where your higher, spiritual self is leading you.

Unsent letter journaling: Unsent letter journaling involves writing a letter to a person with no intention of ever sending it. Whether it is a parent, friend, former or current partner, or colleague, there are things we would like to express to people who affect us that may not require an actual confrontation, or that may require deeper contemplation and clarity of thought. 

Unsent letter journaling is helpful because it involves the catharsis of that self-expression without the potential consequences of an exchange. It allows you to express your emotions in a way that may help you learn more about your own emotional and spiritual patterns, as well as relieving the tension of unexpressed emotion.

How to Find a Medicine Doctor who Provides Alternative, Holistic, Functional Care

It’s important to find a physician that is the right fit for you. When it comes to holistic, functional, and alternative health it is essential to find a practitioner you trust and who takes the time to listen and understand during your visits.

Your practitioner should consider your history, desires, beliefs, and decisions when creating the right treatment and holistic health plan for you. Here are some tips for finding the best holistic, integrative, functional physician for your needs:

Ask for Referrals. A good place to start is to ask your primary care provider, friends and family for referrals. It’s important to start your Alternative Holistic, health journey from a place of trust. Having a personal referral—especially if you have witnessed their health journey or progress—can be a good starting point.

Ask Your Alternative Treatment Therapists. It can also be a good starting point to ask alternative treatment therapists such as massage therapists, counselors or psychologists, chiropractors, or nutritional coaches for recommendations. It is likely they have collaborative or professional relationships with holistic, integrative, and functional medicine doctors in the area.

Read Reviews Online. When looking for a physician, don’t forget to read reviews online. Health and wellness is a personal journey and it’s important to remember that each individual’s story is different, but looking for key phrases such as “listened to me” and “took the time to understand” can give you insight into whether the physician is one you’d like to work with.

Ask About Training & Experience. Your physician should be a fully-licensed medical professional. However, some of the practitioners involved in your care will have different educational and accreditation requirements. You should feel comfortable asking certifications, and qualifications of the people involved in your holistic, functional, and integrative care.

Schedule a Consultation. Before committing to a health care provider, schedule a consultation to discuss your health and wellness goals. Ask about their approach to health care and their network of practitioners. Take time to consider how you feel interacting with the practitioner. Do you feel comfortable talking and asking questions? Do you feel listened to and understood? Do you feel as though the practitioner will work well with you in a partnership of healing, trust, and health?

Be Open About Your Experience. Holistic health and Alternative wellness rely on a positive relationship between the practitioner and patient. If you don’t feel like you’re receiving communication and understanding, talk with your physician. If it’s not the right fit, your health professional should be comfortable offering referrals for other practitioners who may harmonize better with your needs. 

How are Alternative, Functional, & Holistic Medicine Different from Conventional Medicine?

Conventional medicine is characterized by a process of diagnosing and treating symptoms. It relies heavily on the use of synthetic medications as well as procedures such as surgeries or invasive procedures. It also views the body as a set of largely independent organ systems, often with medical specialists for each system.

While alternative, holistic and functional wellness also addresses symptoms, they do so not only by investigating and assessing the disorder causing the symptoms but also by seeking the root cause of the disorder. In addition, functional and alternative wellness have a conscientious focus on optimizing and maintaining an individual's wellbeing.

Wellness practitioners who encompass alternative, holistic, functional as integrated wellness approach often focus on creating a long-term health partnership between the doctor and patient instead of being called upon only when the patient is sick.

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