What is holistic health?

Holistic health focuses on the connection between the mind and body to prevent diseases and to live a healthy and fulfilling life. Holistic health practices work to keep the whole body healthy, instead of treating specific illnesses.

One focus of holistic health is to ensure that the mind, body and spirit align well with each other and with nature. Balance is an important factor in holistic health. For example, when treating a person using this practice, the practitioner looks at all aspects of a person's lifestyle, determines what areas are out of balance and identifies the problem causing the symptoms, such as mental stress causing debilitating headaches.