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Holistic medicine is a term used to describe therapies whose focus is to treat the patient as a whole person. That is, instead of treating an illness, as in conventional medical practice, holistic medicine looks at an individual's overall physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional well being before recommending treatment. A practitioner with a holistic approach treats the symptoms of illness as well as looking for the underlying cause of the illness. Holistic medicine also attempts to prevent illness by placing a greater emphasis on optimizing health. The body's systems are seen as interdependent parts of the person's whole being. Its natural state is one of health, and an illness or disease is an imbalance in the body's systems. Holistic therapies tend to emphasize proper nutrition and avoidance of substances-such as chemicals-that pollute the body. Their techniques are non-invasive. Some of the world's health systems that are holistic in nature include naturopathic medicine,..

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