Holistic to me is a mindset. One can treat patients with that mindset, using all of the tools in the legitimate medical arsenal as well as any "non-Western" stuff that isn't harmful. For example, Narrative Medicine is being taught and utilized in major medical centers now. (I did a certificate at Columbia U in NM and am happy to answer questions, if I may boast a little bit.) To reject modern medicine out of hand is sheer stupidity and orneriness. If these morons knew what life and death were like a few centuries ago maybe they'd ....oh nevermind.
Oh yes computer gets all the attention, I know that one!
Here in the UK, the NHS gives you a "free" primary physician appointment, it's meant to last TEN MINUTES!
At least half that time will be the doc reading your notes, the next five minutes will be for a pat-on-the-head, and a subtle implication that you're a time-waster.
The whole exercise is pretty useless, so people end up in emergency unit, when often it's all too late.
Many years ago, the statistic was that 40% of GP diagnoses were wrong, I doubt if that's changed.
Holistic to me is a mindset. One can treat patients with that mindset, using all of the tools in the legitimate medical arsenal as well as any "non-Western" stuff that isn't harmful. For example, Narrative Medicine is being taught and utilized in major medical centers now. (I did a certificate at Columbia U in NM and am happy to answer questions, if I may boast a little bit.) To reject modern medicine out of hand is sheer stupidity and orneriness. If these morons knew what life and death were like a few centuries ago maybe they'd ....oh nevermind.