What is positive health and negative health as regards to holistic health?
“Holistic” just means anything that’s not medicine. There are herbal remedies that are holistic, but there’s more to holistic medicine that herbs. Telling over weight people they need to diet and exercise is holistic. Telling someone with allergies to stay indoors and use a humidifier is holistic. Chiropractors and dietitians offer holistic advise. There IS a time and place for holistic remedies. Some herbal remedies DO work. Plants, herbs and other natural remedies do help. Aspirin was derived from the willow tree. Cranberry juice is now being recommended by doctors to fight bladder infections. Green and black tea are recommended to people with kidney and liver issues. PROBLEMS OCCUR when you start thinking that all natural/herbal remedies won’t hurt you. After all, Cocaine comes from Poppy flowers and a small amount can do a lot of damage. It’s also an ingredient in several pain killers that do a lot of good. Marijuana has plenty of health benefits, but is harmful when abused. Just l
