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What is Health?
The word ‘health' is derived from the Old High German root word for ‘whole', which implies that all parts are present, properly arranged, and properly functioning in harmonious balance. Other root word meanings of the word health include ‘hale' (also meaning whole), and ‘holy', which may also be related to the word ‘health' in its original meaning. Common usage does not reflect these original meanings of the word ‘health'. We use the word more in the sense of ‘freedom from disease, pain or defect'. We are healthy when we are not sick. But if you examine it, this way of using the word misleads us. Health has to be the presence of something – all parts in proper arrangement, working in harmonious balance – that makes us whole, hale, holy and healthy. When we lose that presence, those parts, that arrangement, that harmonious and balanced function, disease results. We need to search for, find and embrace that presence. If we expect to succeed in our quest for wholeness, we need to get to know, to respect, to trust, to love and to merge in our own nature. And this is really the basis of health. In its wider sense of wholeness – trust in life, in nature and in human nature. In our ‘transformation' to wholeness, we do not change ourselves. We simply discover more and more of the wonder that is always present within us, the wonder that is our life. Wholeness is achieved by discovering our own human nature and harmonizing with it, all the way deep inside.

What is Holism?
As people in all fields of life explore the implications of a holistic and ecological world view, medicine is at the forefront. We have gone beyond the ideal of ‘treating the whole person and not the symptoms' to begin to articulate a definition of a holistic approach to health.

Holistic medicine addresses itself to the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of those who come for care. It views health as a positive state, not as the absence of disease. It emphasizes the uniqueness of the individual and the importance of tailoring treatment to meet each person's needs. The promotion of health and the prevention of disease is a priority, whilst emphasis is placed on the responsibility of each individual for his or her own health. The therapeutic approaches employed are aimed at mobilizing the person's innate capacity for self-healing. Whilst not denying the occasional necessity for swift medical or surgical intervention, holistic medicine puts the emphasis on assisting people to understand and help themselves, on education and self-care rather than treatment and dependence. Illness may be an opportunity for discovery.

A holistic approach to health care includes understanding and treating people in the context of their culture and community. An understanding of and a commitment to change those social and economic conditions that perpetuate ill health is as much a part of holistic medicine as its emphasis on individual responsibility. Most importantly, holistic medicine transforms its practitioners as well as its patients. Such holistic perspectives suggest exciting ways in which health care can develop. There is a need, however, to develop the relationship between the complementary therapies and orthodox medicine. This is the way forward to create the framework that will fulfil our expectations of health and wellbeing.

Mind-Body Medicine
Mind / body approaches work because they go beyond the physical and address the underlying spiritual truths that help shape happiness & health. B-M-Integration allows an individual to break old harmful patterns and develop positive attitudes and healthy behaviours. The awareness that mind and body interact has important implications for the way we view illness and treat disease. The treatment of illness is most effective if attention is paid to mind and body interactions.

In his book, Examining Your Doctor – A patient's Guide to avoiding Harmful Medical Care, Dr Timothy McCall says, “A high percentage of the maladies that people suffer from have at least some component of stress in them. Stress causes a rise in blood pressure, the release of catecholamine (neuro-transmitters and hormones that regulate many of the body's metabolic processes). When catecholamic levels are high, there tend to be more platelet aggregation which makes a heart attack more likely. So instead of a drug, we prescribe Yoga. All the drugs we give people have side effects. Well, Yoga has side effects too; better strength, better balance, peace of mind, stronger bones, cardio-vascular conditioning etc.”

Know your Drink

Simple water when it is pure and free of contamination is truly a wonder drug. A steady dose of 8 – 10 glasses of water in a day is recommended for following benefits: Improved energy, Better mental and physical performance, Healthy and glowing skin, Losing weight, Reducing headaches and dizziness, Proper digestion of nutrients, Keeping body more alkaline etc.

The body's water supply is responsible and involved in nearly every bodily process. Replacing the water that is continually being lost is very important.. While the body can survive without food for about five weeks, the body cannot survive without water for longer than five days. Water cannot be substituted by drinks. The effects are markedly cut down if one drinks juice, tea or coffee, etc. It is recommended that you not drink your large quantities of water with meals.