Holistic Medicine

“Holistic medicine” is often used as a catchall term for any alternative system of medicine. In reality, it refers to certain approaches to medicine rather than a specific system—specifically, approaches that view the individual as a whole, rather than a sum of individual physical organs, and emphasizes the connection between body, mind and spirit. Homeopathic medicine, nutritional medicine, naturopathic medicine and osteopathic medicine are just a few of the disciplines that belong within the larger category of holistic medicine.