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HOLISTIC HEALTH

HOLISTIC HEALTH Holistic health is a concept that all potential contributing factors which may affect a person's well-being, are taken into consideration when assessing a person's overall health. Holistic health in traditional medical practice upholds that all aspects of people's needs, physical, social, and mental, should be taken into account and seen as a whole. As defined above, it has been accepted among general practitioners and district nurses in Swedish primary care. In alternative medicine , it is believed that the spiritual aspect should also be taken into account when assessing a person's overall well-being.The spiritual aspect is not associated with any religious ideology but rather, refers to the essence or "core self" of a person. History Holistic healing is an ancient science dating back to at least 5,000 years ago and has origins in China and India. Holistic healing practitioners propagated the idea of a healthy way of living,