A holistic approach looks at the whole person, considering his physical, mental (including emotional), social, and spiritual wellbeing. The focus lies on a person\u2019s wellness, not just his illness. That’s a great start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Away from pure materialism<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In the Aurelian take of \u2018mind=body,\u2019 it all depends on the viewpoint. Therefore, one can say that everything is material. Even so, the term \u2018materialistic\u2019 commonly means that the mind \u2013 let alone deeper self \u2013 is of little to no importance. The first step away from pure materialism is a good start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, shifting away, it also matters where one may be shifting towards. In the holistic universe (mainly New-Age), I see little criticism in where the shifting goes to. It\u2019s as if the common enemy \u2013 or ‘the other side’ at least \u2013 is generally reason enough to stick together \u2013 as it usually goes \u2013 and to proceed in a severe lack of skepticism. In this vein, manipulation awaits you around every corner. This is already a good reason to hold onto rational thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Holistic medicine, including anything<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This frequently involves alternative medicines without regard to science. When time after time, scientific proof is sought but not found or easily debunked, a specific direction should get lower esteem. More than enough, this doesn\u2019t happen in holistic medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On top of this, many weird explanations for proposed effectivity are brought without credible sources or fundament and with a distinctive smell of\u00a0placebo-based medicine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n