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Holistic Medicine

Holistic medicine, also known as functional medicine or integrative medicine, is about the integration of healing systems u2013 the merging of conventional with complementary or alternative therapies.

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Holistic Medicine

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  1. HOLISTIC MEDICINE MERGE MEDICAL CENTER

  2. HOLISM IS A WAY OF VIEWING LIVING THINGS AS “ENTITIES GREATER THAN AND DIFFERENT FROM THE SUM OF THEIR PARTS.” – 1926 JAN CHRISTIAAN SMUTS

  3. WHAT IS HOLISTIC MEDICINE? • ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN HOLISTIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (AHMA), “HOLISTIC MEDICINE IS THE ART AND SCIENCE OF HEALING THAT ADDRESSES THE WHOLE PERSON – BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT. THE PRACTICE OF HOLISTIC MEDICINE, INTEGRATES CONVENTIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES TO PREVENT AND TREAT DISEASE, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO PROMOTE OPTIMAL HEALTH. IT INCLUDES ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL, NUTRITIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL AND LIFESTYLE ELEMENTS. HOLISTIC MEDICINE FOCUSES UPON PATIENT EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE HEALING PROCESS.”

  4. HOLISTIC MEDICINE WITH MERGE MEDICAL CENTER • HOLISTIC MEDICINE, ALSO KNOWN AS FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE OR INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE, IS ABOUT THE INTEGRATION OF HEALING SYSTEMS – THE MERGING OF CONVENTIONAL WITH COMPLEMENTARY OR ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES. THE FOLLOWING ARE COMPLEMENTARY ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (CAM) THERAPIES OFTEN INCLUDED IN HOLISTIC MEDICINE THAT MERGE MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS IN THE CHARLESTON AREA: • ACUPUNCTURE • HOMEOPATHY • NATURAL HORMONE THERAPY • PROLOTHERAPY • HERBAL MEDICINE • NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE • DIGESTIVE HEALTH • OSTEOPATHY • NUTRITIONAL CONSULTATION • AROMATHERAPY • CHINESE THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE • NUTRACEUTICALS

  5. WHAT IS OPTIMAL HEALTH? • WHETHER YOU ARE A GRANDPARENT WHO WANTS TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN YOUR GRANDCHILDREN’S LIVES OR AN ENTREPRENEUR WHO NEEDS THE ENERGY TO MAKE YOUR BUSINESS A SUCCESS, YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FEELING SICK VERSES HAVING ABUNDANT LIVELINESS AND STRENGTH TO ENJOY ALL THAT YOU DO. OFTEN PEOPLE’S LAB RESULTS COME BACK WITHIN NORMAL RANGES AND YET THEY DON’T FEEL WELL. FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS ASSESS LAB RESULTS BASED ON A MUCH NARROWER RANGE REFERRED TO AS AN OPTIMAL RANGE. THERE IS A WIDE GAP BETWEEN OPTIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE. BY IDENTIFYING AND TREATING ISSUES THAT FALL INTO THIS GAP, MANY DISEASES CAN BE PREVENTED AND PEOPLE CAN FEEL GREAT. WITH THIS REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, THE GOAL IS ALWAYS OPTIMAL HEALTH, NOT SIMPLY AVOIDANCE OF SICKNESS.

  6. WHAT DO HOLISTIC PRACTITIONERS BELIEVE? • THE ROLE OF PRACTITIONERS WHO PRACTICE INTEGRATED MEDICINE GOES BEYOND PHYSICIAN TO INCLUDE COACH, MENTOR AND ROLE MODEL – AND THEY USE ALL TOOLS AT THEIR DISPOSAL FROM MEDICATION TO MEDITATION. DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT CHOICES DEPEND ON THE PATIENT AND INCLUDE: • SPECIALIZED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, • EDUCATION FOR LIFESTYLE CHANGES AND SELF-CARE , • COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES SUCH AS ACUPUNCTURE, THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE, AND PROLOTHERAPY • CONVENTIONAL MEDICATIONS, NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS, NUTRACEUTICALS, AND HERBS

  7. THE ROLE OF THE PATIENT • HEALING FROM ILLNESS AND ACHIEVING IMPROVED HEALTH THROUGH INTEGRATED MEDICINE REQUIRES COLLABORATION. THE PRACTITIONER-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP IS VIEWED AS A PARTNERSHIP, WHICH FOSTERS PATIENT AUTONOMY AND PLACES A VALUE ON THE NEEDS AND INSIGHTS OF BOTH PARTIES. PATIENTS ARE EMPOWERED WITH KNOWLEDGE, SUPPORT AND TOOLS TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THEIR HEALTH.

  8. HOW WE CAN HELP • AT MERGE MEDICAL CENTER, WE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: • WE USE THE MOST UP-TO-DATE DIAGNOSTICS TO GAUGE YOUR HEALTH. • WE UTILIZE NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS, HERBS, ACUPUNCTURE AND DETOXIFICATION. • WE SIMPLIFY HEALTH BY EDUCATING OUR PATIENTS. WE EXPLAIN CONCEPTS SUCH AS MACRONUTRIENTS, MICRONUTRIENTS, VITAMINS, MINERALS AND FOOD COMBINING. EMPOWERED WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE, OUR PATIENTS ARE ABLE TO MAKE BETTER FOOD CHOICES, WHETHER AT THE GROCERY STORE OR AT A RESTAURANT. • WE CREATE PERSONALIZED DIET PLANS TAILORED TO OUR PATIENTS’ INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND HEALTH NEEDS THAT COMPLEMENT THEIR BUSY LIVES. • WE PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING ON LIFESTYLE, SUCH AS RECIPES AND THE KNOW-HOW TO PREPARE DELICIOUS HEALTHY MEALS AHEAD OF TIME. • OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE NOT ONLY UNIQUE FOR EACH PATIENT BUT CHANGE AS PATIENTS BECOME STRONGER AND FEEL BETTER.

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