Anything holistic emphasizes the relationship between the parts and the whole; it considers the complete system.
You are a complete system comprised of body, mind and spirit. The holistic approach to health takes into consideration the health of your body, your mind and your spirit. The holistic approach acknowledges that if you were to neglect the health of any one of these, it would be detrimental to the health of the other two and detrimental to your overall health.
Usually, when people think about health or about being healthy, they frame the issue in the context of the body. Typical considerations include some of the activities that impact physical health such as exercise and eating, and obvious manifestations of physical health such as weight and cholesterol levels. But you are more than your body, therefore being healthy involves more than having a healthy body.
The Health Meditations blog is based on the definition of the holistic approach. Over time, this blog will address the complete system: body, mind and spirit. You can use the information presented here to develop healthy lifestyle habits. The anticipated outcome is a healthy body, a healthy mind and a healthy spirit.
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Deborah White, MD, MBA
