What is holistic health?

Holistic health is about caring for the whole person.  Holistic meaning in medical terms is an approach to wellness that addresses the physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual components of health. It's understood that all these aspects affect your overall health, and being unwell in one aspect affects you in others.

What is good about holistic health?
holistic medicine aims to improve the health of the entire body and mind system. instead of using medicine to target specific areas or functions of the body.
Things you can achieve through holistic health
・Improved habits and lifestyle
・improved immune system
・An improvement of the natural healing abilities of the body
・Reduced stress and anxiety levels

Types of holistic therapy
* Massage therapy
* Mental health counselling
* Acupuncture
* Nutrition counselling
* Meditation
* Yoga
* Western herbal medicine
* Breath work




What is holistic health in terms of massage ?
Even though you have pain in a certain area, It is better to have a full body massage.
When you know where you are having pain, there is a still possibility that where pain originally came from is a different place. In this case, working in a place where pain feels isn't effective. Our body is all connected. Releasing all the tension you are having on your body makes you feel less tired and releases muscle pain effectively.
Also,  having massages increases blood flow.  And blood carries oxygen and nutrients around the body that are necessary for the healthy function of our tissues and organs, and encourages the body to eliminate waste products and toxins that can make us unwell. So, more blood flow means more good stuff pumping around the body to keep us healthy.

If you feel unhealthy mentally and physically, you must choose the path to wellness that feels right for you. And it's worth trying holistic treatment.

Takako Iida