Holistic Health Prevalence

Holistic health healing has existed since the beginning of time, amid religious beliefs and practices, along with the mystery, superstition, fear, and misunderstanding. Holistic Healing is now becoming recognized regardless of what anyone chooses to believe or think.

Holistic health is practiced by alternative medicine advocates. It is described as medical care that views physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of life as closely interconnected and balanced. Advocates of the holistic health philosophy typically seek or use a wide variety of alternative practices, the most common of which include acupuncture, ayurveda, chiropractic, naturopathy, yoga, aromatherapy, homeopathy, massage, Tai Chi, Chinese herbology, medical cannabis, medicinal herbs, and prolotherapy. The ideal of Holistic Health is the realization of our human potential as total beings, and our desire to live fulfilling and satisfying lives.

The goal is not just to be healthy in the physical body, but also to be in harmony with our environment and ourselves at all levels, body, mind and spirit. It is rising in prominence, and it has alleged that only 10 to 30 percent of people use conventional medicine, while 70 to 90 percent use holistic medicine. Approximately $22 million of U.S. government money has already been spent on alternative medical research since 1992 at the National Institutes of Health and Public Health Services.

A couple years ago, American consumers spent almost $1.5 billion dollars on herbal remedies, ten times more than was spent on over-the-counter sleeping pills from grocery stores and drug stores. Of the one out of three Americans who say they have used holistic medicine techniques, 84 percent said they would use it again. The U.S. government sponsors the use of acupuncture in drug rehabilitation programs. One out of every ten Americans is under the care of a chiropractor.

A few years ago, Americans made more visits to unconventional health care providers than to conventional doctors. About one-third of American medical schools-among them Harvard, Yale, John's Hopkins, and Georgetown Universities-now offer coursework in holistic methods.

There are five homeopathic hospitals in Great British National Service. Traditional Chinese medicine has been chosen by the World Health Organization for worldwide propagation to meet the heath care needs of the twenty-first century. One out of three drugs prescribed in Germany is an herb.

The American Medical Association in says it is encouraging its members to become better in-formed regarding holistic medicine and to participate in appropriate studies of it. Mutual of Omaha says it saves about six dollars in covering non-standard treatments. One out of three Americans was using unconventional medicine in 1991. Americans spent almost about thirteen billion on unconventional health care in 1991. According to CNN one-half of all medical schools now offer courses in holistic health care.

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