What is Natural Health?
Natural Healing
Involves Moving from a State of Non-health into Health Using Only Natural Means
- Natural
healing involves moving from a state of non-health into health using only
natural means.
- Good
health begins by obtaining and applying knowledge.
- You
can take charge of your health and begin living a healthy lifestyle.
In the United States, 36% of adults are
using some form of CAM. When megavitamin therapy and prayer specifically for
health reasons are included in the definition of CAM, that number rises to 62%.
Quite simply, natural health means maintaining good
health naturally through the air we breathe, the water we drink, the foods and
fluids we consume, our daily physical movement and activities, rest and sleep,
and interactions with other people. In summary, it is how we live in our bodies
on a daily basis.
Natural healing
involves moving from a state of non-health into health using only natural
means. If we fast to cleanse the body of mucous, seek massage therapy to ease
aching muscles, or take herbal formulas to soothe an irritated throat, we are
using a natural healing modality. Natural health modalities such as homeopathy,
herbology, iridology, bioenergetic methods, and nutrition, are non-invasive
methods of health practice, which are designed to stimulate and maintain the
body's intrinsic self-healing processes. Let's take a brief look at each of
these modalities.
Homeopathy - Homeopathy, as founded by Samuel Hahnemann, is based on the concept
of "like cures like" with the idea that remedies and symptoms sharing
certain similar characteristics work together to aid the healing process.
Iridology - Iridology is the study of the colored part of the eye, the iris.
According to Iridology, the iris contains fibers and pigmentations, which
possibly indicate states of physical and psychological health. By determining
the placement of fibers and variations in pigmentation in the iris, physical
strengths and weaknesses due to environmental reactions, past physical
reactions, emotional patterns, and inherited physiological qualities can be
used to maintain and improve general health.
Herbology - This is a health practice, which utilizes the therapeutic
applications of herbs and other botanical substances, such as roots, leaves,
bark or berries of plants. These substances can be made into various forms of
tablets, capsules, teas, lozenges, or poultices, and are generally sold
over-the-counter in health food stores and neighborhood pharmacies.
Holistic
Nutrition - Holistic Nutrition is the science of using
natural, whole foods and nutritional supplements to detoxify, rebuild, and
balance the whole person, with an awareness of how these dietary choices are
interrelated with the condition of our body, emotions, spirit and the
environment.
Energy - Energy work is a general term, which includes several healing
modalities, including Reiki, Therapeutic Touch, Healing Touch, and other
similar methods. Commonly known as "laying on of hands" in some
traditions, energy work may be used to assist in the balancing of physical,
emotional, and spiritual energies. It may help the body as it balances or heals
itself from the challenges of our everyday lives, stress, and disease, and as
it strives to maintain a healthy homeostasis. Our bodies are imbued with life
energy, life force, chi, ki, or prana, connecting us to universal life force,
or divine life energy. Energy work can also be used as a path to help us remain
more connected to our inner selves, our spirits, and support us in our growing,
healing, and transformative paths as we evolve physically, mentally, and
spiritually.
Complementary
and alternative medicine (CAM) are
therapies considered by mainstream Western medicine to be nontraditional
measures used as complements to allopathic (conventional) medicine.
Traditional
Western medicine excels in the treatment of infectious disease, acute
illnesses, and trauma. However, this system does not adequately address
prevention, optimal wellness, or chronic disease.
Certain systems
of CAM such as Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine surpass conventional
medicine in these areas. Other systems address the energy of our body in a
gentle manner, such as homeopathy, rather than harsh energy medicine such as
radiation oncology. CAM embraces such mind/body techniques as hypnotherapy,
yoga, and biofeedback.
Acupuncture is
an example of a nonbiomedical system of healing that has few complications or
adverse reactions.
We live in a
fast-paced society filled with stress and environmental pollution. We have been
conditioned to expect fast results and told it is acceptable to pop a pill
whenever we have the slightest amount of discomfort. Marketing companies have
spent billions in advertising to convince us to eat junk food.
Incorporating
natural health modalities into your life can assist you in achieving radiant
health, balance of body, and emotional stability, but internal and external
changes will need to be made. Good health begins by obtaining and applying
knowledge. You can take charge of your health and begin living a healthy
lifestyle.
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