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I really love the idea of being a gardener to bring about healing. I recently studied the concept of “Spirit of Life” and the holistic (whole) approach seem to agree with this concept. We wish to enhance “life” or “life-energy” as Green Healers.
1. Holistic healers or”green healers” try to prevent or reteach the body to heal. Western doctors are fixers.
2. Yes I do. Western doctors “fix” the squeaky wheel. Holistic healers cultivate a healing process.
3. We remind your body how to heal itself and give it a gentle path to do so.
4. I’m not sure it’s an aha moment but I’ve always been irritated that western drs don’t see your body as a whole. They give you a steroidal cream for your skin and look at you like you’re crazy when you ask what the systemic reprocussions (so) could be. My skin is my biggest organ. It speaks things up and delivers it to the rest of the body. Or when they give eye drops and tell you they won’t do anything else because it is just in your eye. Last time I checked my body was all attached. . Well there was my rant. I’m thankful for western medicine. I’ve had to have surgeries as has my husband. They surgery very well saved my husband’s life. And a hospital stay with meds saved my “at that time” unborn son. ( He is now 3). I do wish these 2 approaches were considered more complimentary than alternative in the eyes of western drs. Yay the body as a whole.
1. Western medicine is designed to keep you well enough for them to leach all of your money out of you. Holistic healers actively work with you to get to the emotional & psychological root to your problems along with treating physical symptoms.
2. I definitely agree with the statement that western doctors are mechanics. However I don’t think I fully agree that holistic healers are gardeners because in my experience gardening is also dealing with a lot of physical symptoms.
3. The main goal of natural healers is to use the natural abilities of plants to help treat someone’s ailments and get to the reason why someone is having those problems.
4. I never thought of the western system as mechanics and keeping just well enough but it makes total sense to me, especially with how expensive it is and how widespread so many preventable diseases are now.
Western doctors and big pharma definitely do not want people to be healthy. A healthy person doesn’t put money in their banks. I find it annoying that a “treatment” plan of pharmaceutical pills is more acceptable than a natural treatment plan of herbs. Traditional Chinese Medicine, however, has gone too far in abusing animals for the betterment of humans.
The focus of holistic healers is the actual illness. The focus of Western medicine is the symptoms.
I agree with you. And big pharma has put so much fear into people. They now believe natural herbs are dangerous because pharmaceuticals are dosed more properly. I’ve seen so many people with this tainted view. It’s a sad thing.
Holistic healers tend to the body before illness whereas Western doctors treat the patient after illness has set in.
Yes. Western medicine is sometimes brutal to the body, chemotherapy for example. Holistic medicine supports the body. Grape seed oil and hemp seed oil.
Natural healers work with nature to heal the body without using chemicals.
The comparison between the mechanic and the gardener.
Holistic healers help the body heal itself.
Yes mechanic vs gardener is a vivid metaphor for the difference between Eastern and Western medicine.
Natural healers believe their role is to Support the body’s natural functions so it can heal itself, the way it was designed to.
AHA,= the gardener vs mechanic metaphor was so spot on.
Holistic healers help to deal with every thing to do with someone’s health while Western doctors deal with what the person is presented with at that moment.
Yes i agree that Western doctors are mechanics because they only deal with what symptoms the patient has come with and holistic healers are gardeners due to the fact that they try not to fix the person but deal with him or her holistic.
The main doctrine or philosophy of natural healers is that they use nature to help a person get good health all round.
I don’t have “AHA” (Eureka) moments basing on my lay man memory.
Holistic healers look at the whole person. They look for the root cause of the issues. Western doctors see a problem, and only seek to eliminate the symptoms (a band-aid approach).
I do agree that holistic healers are gardeners and doctors are mechanics. (See above answer).
A garden is a system that’s alive, and the rule of a holistic healer is to cultivate life
1. Help the body heal itself vs fix the symptoms.
2. Have been the recipient of the mechanic for years but have found no healing.
3. God gave us many tools to help keep our body, mind and spirit well. We must use the tools.
4. No AHA moments. Have believed this for quite some time.
Summarize the approaches of holistic healers and Western doctors.
Holistic healers look at the whole person or body to include the spiritual for healing a person. The Western doctors look at the body only and try to fix it.
Do you agree with the statement that Western doctors are mechanics and holistic healers are gardeners? Briefly explain your point of view.
Western doctors are mechanics – they believe they can always fix an issue with the body and sometimes they can. IF they can’t they send a person to a specialist. Sometimes those specialists send the person to another doctor. Occasionally, you might come across a western doctor that also is a holistic doctor and believes in both and the experience is very different that going to a regular western doctor for a “fix”. A holistic doctor is a gardener. They slowly access the problem and look into all aspects before giving a tincture or a tea. Unless it’s easy which when working with the whole of a person is it rarely “easy”.
If someone asked you what the main doctrine or philosophy of natural healers is, what would you say to them? Whittle your explanation down to one short sentence that a 12-year old can understand.
Natural healers work to heal the whole person and not just the illness.
Did you have any “AHA” (Eureka) moments? What were they? Share in a Reply below. No Aha or Eureka moments this time.
Holistic healers want to promote the capacity to heal and prevent symptoms to live a full life. Western doctors just want to keep you alive as long as possible and not treat the underlying issue.
Yes I agree that Western doctors are like mechanics, because mechanics are known to remove parts or replace parts just to keep it running. Gardeners though don’t just pull the flower if it is sick and dying, they try to nurture and heal the flower.
A natural healer is someone that uses what God has provided on earth to heal oneself and others.
Yes I did have an “AHA” moment, The comparison of a mechanic and a gardener. This made a lot of sense, and put things in perspective.
1. In conventional medicine, illness is viewed as the result of external agents that can only be treated/removed with the help of the doctor and his or her highly specialized tools and chemical medication. The concept of stimulating or supporting the body’s own innate capacity for healing is mostly completely abandoned.
2. Yes I do. Holisic healers looks after the whole body and believe prevention is better than cure, while western healers are like mechanics who look at the symptoms and try to fix it,
3. A natural healer make use of natural products to assist the body to heal itself.
4. Yes, I know that there are different type of healers, I didnt understood the difference until now.
1. Holistics use natural medicine to heal the body. Western doctors use use chemical medicine to fix it.
2. Yes, I do. Western doctors use chemical medicine to fix one problem without fixing the source of the problem whereas holistic healers use natural to heal the problem and the source.
1. Holistic healers work to try to keep the body healthy and aid in its natural healing ability, while western tends to try to fix what is broken.
2. Yes. Western doctors, like mechanics, fix what is already broken. They don’t take many preventative measures. Holistic healers tend to nurture the body, finding ways to prevent illness and help the body use its natural healing ability.
3. The natural healer wants to aid the body in using its natural healing ability.
4. The comparison of Western doctors with mechanics and holistic doctors with healers. That is so accurate and simple to understand and I am going to start using it as my explanation to others.
1.Western Drs. treat the systems while holistic healers treat the cause
2.I do agree with that statement as stated above
3.It is about helping the body heal naturally and knowing how to do it
4.My aha moment was when I started reading about holistic medicine. Since my own health issues and stroke I have been looking for ways to reduce the pills i take and some of the after effects
Holistic healers heals body as a whole including the spiritual part, conventional doctors treat symptoms. I do agree with the statement. Never heard this analogy before, but I really like it. No aha moment here as I have been immersed in wholistic world for a few years already.
Hmm, “In conventional medicine, illness is viewed as the result of external agents that can only be removed with the help of the doctor and his or her highly specialized tools.” I hadn’t really thought about it in quite these terms before, but would agree, at least to a certain extent. I have, though, been blessed to know doctors that do see the relationship of lifestyle choices on health. I love the idea of herbalists being “allies” in the healing process rather than trying to control it.
1. Western doctors treats the problem, not the cause. They isolate a certain area of interest and tries to correct it with unnatural chemicals. Holistic healers looks at the body as a whole and uses herbs to restore balance to the body so that the body can heal itself.
2. Yes, I agree with the statement. (Basically what I said above): Western doctors only wants to fix one part (or remove it), while holistic healers aim to maintain balance and the best conditions in the body for the body to thrive.
3. Natural healers uses nature in its purest form possible to bring about support, healing and balance to the human body.
4. When it comes to healing with plants, I kinda have an “aha moment” almost every day! (hehehe!)
1. Summary on the approach to holistic healers and Western doctors.
In conventional medicine, illness is viewed as the result of external agents that can only be removed with the help of the doctor and his or her highly specialized tools.
2. The gardener is not a “fixer” of things so much as an ally: he or she nurtures, promotes, enhances, and works with the garden, but does not try to control it.
In the East, healers seek to make the body well. In the West, we seek to keep it alive, running; and the body is viewed as a system of energy, not as a machine, and the contents of their medicine chests reflect that. Gardeners and mechanics, after all, use different tools.
3. It is about creating health, and knowing how to help the body heal itself better – not just manage or treat disease.
4. “AHA” (Eureka) moments: The tools most valued in holistic medicine are those that can promote the “good”, assist the body in maintaining balance and enhance its own healing mechanisms. Hence, I have a very vital role to play in ensuring that i keep this temple Healthy at all costs.
1. Holistic Healers aims to identify and cure the root cause of an ailment and solve the underlying problem, while Western doctors mostly just treat the symptoms.
2. Yes. As a mechanic the western doctors just want to fix that part that is malfunctioning, as in a engine. They do not see at the body as a whole integrated interdependent system like an organic gardener treats a garden.
3. Natural healers sees the body as a whole and stimulate the body with plants to heal itself.
4. O yes, one of my eureka moments was when I realized that the food that I eat has a direct effect (good or bad – depending if it is real food or not) on my health.
The primary difference between holistic and Western medicine is this: Western medicine focuses on making you FEEL better by medicating your symptoms into submission, but not necessarily addressing underlying issues. Holistic medicine focuses on IMPROVING the underlying issues, thereby improving overall health which ultimately results in actually BEING better.
I fully agree with the statement that Western doctors are mechanics and holistic healers are gardeners. One cannot force the human body to improve. One can only give the body what it needs to heal itself and then watch the healing happen. Holistic healers understand this. Western doctors use medications and surgery prolifically to hide or “control” the human body, but this does not solve the issue, it is only meant to provide the patient with immediate relief of the symptoms.
The main doctrine or philosophy of natural healers is to work with the body to improve overall health and the body’s ability to heal itself by providing the body with the things it needs to heal.
I am very familiar with my right to health and nothing in this unit came as a surprise to me. I am looking forward to learning and progressing as a healer for my family.
1. The West is about patching and pushing the machine replacing parts where possible. The East nurtures and prepares the body from start to finish to maintain and prevent wear and tear.
2. Yes I do. My explanation is the same as no. 1.
3. Create and maintain healthy energy by prevention; using the Earth and YAH’S power.
4. When I heard the gardener and mechanic comparison. Because you hit the nail on the head.
1. Holistic healers use natural plants to prevent and heal ailments, treating the cause of the problem, whilst western doctors use chemical products to treat symptoms, many times without guarantee for success and sometimes with the side effects of worsening the illness. Pharmaceutical companies will never acknowledge the success of holistic healing as the monetary value is higher for them than human health.
2. Western doctors are mechanics as they must obey whatever medical law prescribes, together with pharmaceutical pressure. Holistic healers treat people with the plants of the earth, following a natural and basic caring regime.
3. Natural healers use plants and natural means to heal and prevent illnesses.
4.No. I’ve been on this natural path for a while now, believing and using more natural, basic means.
Summarize the approaches of holistic healers and Western doctors.
Do you agree with the statement that Western doctors are mechanics and holistic healers are gardeners? Briefly explain your point of view.
Holistic healers use natural plants and food to heal and “nurture” the body, addressing the root causes to stop and prevent illness or disharmony in the body while western doctors toxify the body with chemicals, treating symptoms and not the root, in turn ensuring that you keep coming back. Western practises and chemicals have so many side effects it is impossible for one to not go back, hence they even have prescriptions. Holistic medicine has helped me to cure chronic fatigue, sinuses and hormonal imbalances. My mother suffered from heart problems and was assisted by aloe vera while doctors wanted to cut her open, she was given a certain time to lie and on the 27th Oct she is turning 59!!! that is 10 years later.
If someone asked you what the main doctrine or philosophy of natural healers is, what would you say to them? Whittle your explanation down to one short sentence that a 12-year old can understand.
That healing is a natural process that needs use of natural plants.
Did you have any “AHA” (Eureka) moments? What were they? Share in a Reply below.
No, I am already leading a natural and holistic lifestyle and this is just confirming my journey facts.
1) Summarize the approaches of holistic healers and Western doctors.
Holistic healers and Western doctors are in the opposite of each other in the same path. One concentrating on the fixing the problem, other want to heal the source of the problem.
Holistic healers focus on healing the body before it has disease, using the natural ways to reach the problem in the body and fixing the problem before there is the problem.
Western doctors trying to heal the symptoms without exploring the problem that cause it.
It the perfect world doctor and healer should be the same person. Modern medicine should go side by side with a holistic healing.
2) Do you agree with the statement that Western doctors are mechanics and holistic healers are gardeners? Briefly explain your point of view.
I agree.
Western doctors fixing the problem does not care about the course and healing it because it’s not going to feed the pharmaceutical machine.
Holistic healers cares about the body and nurture it. Healers sees it as a plant that needs to grow and live not a machine to run and pay more money for medicine that going to fix one problem but open up another.
3) If someone asked you what the main doctrine or philosophy of natural healers is, what would you say to them? Whittle your explanation down to one short sentence that a 12-year old can understand.
Natural healers are like gardner. He nurtures body and helps him grow and live healthy.
Holistically prevention is better than cure and the root cause needs to be dealt with. Western Drs look at fixing the problem ASAP – “what’s the problem” and “here is a pharmaceutical drug”.
Herbalistically we look at nurture the body, promote holistic wellness – mind, body, soul, physically, connection to our surroundings.
Food is our medicine, use it wisely.
My Grandmother and Mother believed in healing herbs and it was a way of life. Along came the 80s and 90s, life got busy, chilsren to raise and going to the Dr was the quuckest and easiest method.
Here i am backtracking at a furious rate learning and remembering and qualified as a Wellness Counsellor herbs are part of the process.
I really love the idea of being a gardener to bring about healing. I recently studied the concept of “Spirit of Life” and the holistic (whole) approach seem to agree with this concept. We wish to enhance “life” or “life-energy” as Green Healers.
1. Holistic healers or”green healers” try to prevent or reteach the body to heal. Western doctors are fixers.
2. Yes I do. Western doctors “fix” the squeaky wheel. Holistic healers cultivate a healing process.
3. We remind your body how to heal itself and give it a gentle path to do so.
4. I’m not sure it’s an aha moment but I’ve always been irritated that western drs don’t see your body as a whole. They give you a steroidal cream for your skin and look at you like you’re crazy when you ask what the systemic reprocussions (so) could be. My skin is my biggest organ. It speaks things up and delivers it to the rest of the body. Or when they give eye drops and tell you they won’t do anything else because it is just in your eye. Last time I checked my body was all attached. . Well there was my rant. I’m thankful for western medicine. I’ve had to have surgeries as has my husband. They surgery very well saved my husband’s life. And a hospital stay with meds saved my “at that time” unborn son. ( He is now 3). I do wish these 2 approaches were considered more complimentary than alternative in the eyes of western drs. Yay the body as a whole.
1. Western medicine is designed to keep you well enough for them to leach all of your money out of you. Holistic healers actively work with you to get to the emotional & psychological root to your problems along with treating physical symptoms.
2. I definitely agree with the statement that western doctors are mechanics. However I don’t think I fully agree that holistic healers are gardeners because in my experience gardening is also dealing with a lot of physical symptoms.
3. The main goal of natural healers is to use the natural abilities of plants to help treat someone’s ailments and get to the reason why someone is having those problems.
4. I never thought of the western system as mechanics and keeping just well enough but it makes total sense to me, especially with how expensive it is and how widespread so many preventable diseases are now.
Western doctors and big pharma definitely do not want people to be healthy. A healthy person doesn’t put money in their banks. I find it annoying that a “treatment” plan of pharmaceutical pills is more acceptable than a natural treatment plan of herbs. Traditional Chinese Medicine, however, has gone too far in abusing animals for the betterment of humans.
The focus of holistic healers is the actual illness. The focus of Western medicine is the symptoms.
I haven’t as yet had a eureka moment.
I agree with you. And big pharma has put so much fear into people. They now believe natural herbs are dangerous because pharmaceuticals are dosed more properly. I’ve seen so many people with this tainted view. It’s a sad thing.
Holistic healers tend to the body before illness whereas Western doctors treat the patient after illness has set in.
Yes. Western medicine is sometimes brutal to the body, chemotherapy for example. Holistic medicine supports the body. Grape seed oil and hemp seed oil.
Natural healers work with nature to heal the body without using chemicals.
The comparison between the mechanic and the gardener.
Prevention is forsaken. Working in healthcare i can say this is so true.
Holistic healers help the body heal itself.
Yes mechanic vs gardener is a vivid metaphor for the difference between Eastern and Western medicine.
Natural healers believe their role is to Support the body’s natural functions so it can heal itself, the way it was designed to.
AHA,= the gardener vs mechanic metaphor was so spot on.
Holistic healers help to deal with every thing to do with someone’s health while Western doctors deal with what the person is presented with at that moment.
Yes i agree that Western doctors are mechanics because they only deal with what symptoms the patient has come with and holistic healers are gardeners due to the fact that they try not to fix the person but deal with him or her holistic.
The main doctrine or philosophy of natural healers is that they use nature to help a person get good health all round.
I don’t have “AHA” (Eureka) moments basing on my lay man memory.
Holistic healers look at the whole person. They look for the root cause of the issues. Western doctors see a problem, and only seek to eliminate the symptoms (a band-aid approach).
I do agree that holistic healers are gardeners and doctors are mechanics. (See above answer).
A garden is a system that’s alive, and the rule of a holistic healer is to cultivate life
1. Help the body heal itself vs fix the symptoms.
2. Have been the recipient of the mechanic for years but have found no healing.
3. God gave us many tools to help keep our body, mind and spirit well. We must use the tools.
4. No AHA moments. Have believed this for quite some time.
holistic healers = complete wellness
and Western doctors = treating the symptom
Summarize the approaches of holistic healers and Western doctors.
Holistic healers look at the whole person or body to include the spiritual for healing a person. The Western doctors look at the body only and try to fix it.
Do you agree with the statement that Western doctors are mechanics and holistic healers are gardeners? Briefly explain your point of view.
Western doctors are mechanics – they believe they can always fix an issue with the body and sometimes they can. IF they can’t they send a person to a specialist. Sometimes those specialists send the person to another doctor. Occasionally, you might come across a western doctor that also is a holistic doctor and believes in both and the experience is very different that going to a regular western doctor for a “fix”. A holistic doctor is a gardener. They slowly access the problem and look into all aspects before giving a tincture or a tea. Unless it’s easy which when working with the whole of a person is it rarely “easy”.
If someone asked you what the main doctrine or philosophy of natural healers is, what would you say to them? Whittle your explanation down to one short sentence that a 12-year old can understand.
Natural healers work to heal the whole person and not just the illness.
Did you have any “AHA” (Eureka) moments? What were they? Share in a Reply below. No Aha or Eureka moments this time.
Holistic healers want to promote the capacity to heal and prevent symptoms to live a full life. Western doctors just want to keep you alive as long as possible and not treat the underlying issue.
Yes I agree that Western doctors are like mechanics, because mechanics are known to remove parts or replace parts just to keep it running. Gardeners though don’t just pull the flower if it is sick and dying, they try to nurture and heal the flower.
A natural healer is someone that uses what God has provided on earth to heal oneself and others.
Yes I did have an “AHA” moment, The comparison of a mechanic and a gardener. This made a lot of sense, and put things in perspective.
1. In conventional medicine, illness is viewed as the result of external agents that can only be treated/removed with the help of the doctor and his or her highly specialized tools and chemical medication. The concept of stimulating or supporting the body’s own innate capacity for healing is mostly completely abandoned.
2. Yes I do. Holisic healers looks after the whole body and believe prevention is better than cure, while western healers are like mechanics who look at the symptoms and try to fix it,
3. A natural healer make use of natural products to assist the body to heal itself.
4. Yes, I know that there are different type of healers, I didnt understood the difference until now.
1. Holistics use natural medicine to heal the body. Western doctors use use chemical medicine to fix it.
2. Yes, I do. Western doctors use chemical medicine to fix one problem without fixing the source of the problem whereas holistic healers use natural to heal the problem and the source.
3. To use natural medication to heal the body.
4. No, I did not have any aha moments.
1. Holistic healers work to try to keep the body healthy and aid in its natural healing ability, while western tends to try to fix what is broken.
2. Yes. Western doctors, like mechanics, fix what is already broken. They don’t take many preventative measures. Holistic healers tend to nurture the body, finding ways to prevent illness and help the body use its natural healing ability.
3. The natural healer wants to aid the body in using its natural healing ability.
4. The comparison of Western doctors with mechanics and holistic doctors with healers. That is so accurate and simple to understand and I am going to start using it as my explanation to others.
1.Western Drs. treat the systems while holistic healers treat the cause
2.I do agree with that statement as stated above
3.It is about helping the body heal naturally and knowing how to do it
4.My aha moment was when I started reading about holistic medicine. Since my own health issues and stroke I have been looking for ways to reduce the pills i take and some of the after effects
Holistic healers heals body as a whole including the spiritual part, conventional doctors treat symptoms. I do agree with the statement. Never heard this analogy before, but I really like it. No aha moment here as I have been immersed in wholistic world for a few years already.
Hmm, “In conventional medicine, illness is viewed as the result of external agents that can only be removed with the help of the doctor and his or her highly specialized tools.” I hadn’t really thought about it in quite these terms before, but would agree, at least to a certain extent. I have, though, been blessed to know doctors that do see the relationship of lifestyle choices on health. I love the idea of herbalists being “allies” in the healing process rather than trying to control it.
1. Western doctors treats the problem, not the cause. They isolate a certain area of interest and tries to correct it with unnatural chemicals. Holistic healers looks at the body as a whole and uses herbs to restore balance to the body so that the body can heal itself.
2. Yes, I agree with the statement. (Basically what I said above): Western doctors only wants to fix one part (or remove it), while holistic healers aim to maintain balance and the best conditions in the body for the body to thrive.
3. Natural healers uses nature in its purest form possible to bring about support, healing and balance to the human body.
4. When it comes to healing with plants, I kinda have an “aha moment” almost every day! (hehehe!)
1. Summary on the approach to holistic healers and Western doctors.
In conventional medicine, illness is viewed as the result of external agents that can only be removed with the help of the doctor and his or her highly specialized tools.
2. The gardener is not a “fixer” of things so much as an ally: he or she nurtures, promotes, enhances, and works with the garden, but does not try to control it.
In the East, healers seek to make the body well. In the West, we seek to keep it alive, running; and the body is viewed as a system of energy, not as a machine, and the contents of their medicine chests reflect that. Gardeners and mechanics, after all, use different tools.
3. It is about creating health, and knowing how to help the body heal itself better – not just manage or treat disease.
4. “AHA” (Eureka) moments: The tools most valued in holistic medicine are those that can promote the “good”, assist the body in maintaining balance and enhance its own healing mechanisms. Hence, I have a very vital role to play in ensuring that i keep this temple Healthy at all costs.
I believe there’s a place for each and everyone of us. We must give space for differences and combinations.
Focus on the source of dis-“ease” rather than the symptoms. The root cause requires “root” treatment not consequence or disease management
1. Holistic Healers aims to identify and cure the root cause of an ailment and solve the underlying problem, while Western doctors mostly just treat the symptoms.
2. Yes. As a mechanic the western doctors just want to fix that part that is malfunctioning, as in a engine. They do not see at the body as a whole integrated interdependent system like an organic gardener treats a garden.
3. Natural healers sees the body as a whole and stimulate the body with plants to heal itself.
4. O yes, one of my eureka moments was when I realized that the food that I eat has a direct effect (good or bad – depending if it is real food or not) on my health.
The primary difference between holistic and Western medicine is this: Western medicine focuses on making you FEEL better by medicating your symptoms into submission, but not necessarily addressing underlying issues. Holistic medicine focuses on IMPROVING the underlying issues, thereby improving overall health which ultimately results in actually BEING better.
I fully agree with the statement that Western doctors are mechanics and holistic healers are gardeners. One cannot force the human body to improve. One can only give the body what it needs to heal itself and then watch the healing happen. Holistic healers understand this. Western doctors use medications and surgery prolifically to hide or “control” the human body, but this does not solve the issue, it is only meant to provide the patient with immediate relief of the symptoms.
The main doctrine or philosophy of natural healers is to work with the body to improve overall health and the body’s ability to heal itself by providing the body with the things it needs to heal.
I am very familiar with my right to health and nothing in this unit came as a surprise to me. I am looking forward to learning and progressing as a healer for my family.
1. The West is about patching and pushing the machine replacing parts where possible. The East nurtures and prepares the body from start to finish to maintain and prevent wear and tear.
2. Yes I do. My explanation is the same as no. 1.
3. Create and maintain healthy energy by prevention; using the Earth and YAH’S power.
4. When I heard the gardener and mechanic comparison. Because you hit the nail on the head.
1. Holistic healers use natural plants to prevent and heal ailments, treating the cause of the problem, whilst western doctors use chemical products to treat symptoms, many times without guarantee for success and sometimes with the side effects of worsening the illness. Pharmaceutical companies will never acknowledge the success of holistic healing as the monetary value is higher for them than human health.
2. Western doctors are mechanics as they must obey whatever medical law prescribes, together with pharmaceutical pressure. Holistic healers treat people with the plants of the earth, following a natural and basic caring regime.
3. Natural healers use plants and natural means to heal and prevent illnesses.
4.No. I’ve been on this natural path for a while now, believing and using more natural, basic means.
Summarize the approaches of holistic healers and Western doctors.
Do you agree with the statement that Western doctors are mechanics and holistic healers are gardeners? Briefly explain your point of view.
Holistic healers use natural plants and food to heal and “nurture” the body, addressing the root causes to stop and prevent illness or disharmony in the body while western doctors toxify the body with chemicals, treating symptoms and not the root, in turn ensuring that you keep coming back. Western practises and chemicals have so many side effects it is impossible for one to not go back, hence they even have prescriptions. Holistic medicine has helped me to cure chronic fatigue, sinuses and hormonal imbalances. My mother suffered from heart problems and was assisted by aloe vera while doctors wanted to cut her open, she was given a certain time to lie and on the 27th Oct she is turning 59!!! that is 10 years later.
If someone asked you what the main doctrine or philosophy of natural healers is, what would you say to them? Whittle your explanation down to one short sentence that a 12-year old can understand.
That healing is a natural process that needs use of natural plants.
Did you have any “AHA” (Eureka) moments? What were they? Share in a Reply below.
No, I am already leading a natural and holistic lifestyle and this is just confirming my journey facts.
1) Summarize the approaches of holistic healers and Western doctors.
Holistic healers and Western doctors are in the opposite of each other in the same path. One concentrating on the fixing the problem, other want to heal the source of the problem.
Holistic healers focus on healing the body before it has disease, using the natural ways to reach the problem in the body and fixing the problem before there is the problem.
Western doctors trying to heal the symptoms without exploring the problem that cause it.
It the perfect world doctor and healer should be the same person. Modern medicine should go side by side with a holistic healing.
2) Do you agree with the statement that Western doctors are mechanics and holistic healers are gardeners? Briefly explain your point of view.
I agree.
Western doctors fixing the problem does not care about the course and healing it because it’s not going to feed the pharmaceutical machine.
Holistic healers cares about the body and nurture it. Healers sees it as a plant that needs to grow and live not a machine to run and pay more money for medicine that going to fix one problem but open up another.
3) If someone asked you what the main doctrine or philosophy of natural healers is, what would you say to them? Whittle your explanation down to one short sentence that a 12-year old can understand.
Natural healers are like gardner. He nurtures body and helps him grow and live healthy.
Holistically prevention is better than cure and the root cause needs to be dealt with. Western Drs look at fixing the problem ASAP – “what’s the problem” and “here is a pharmaceutical drug”.
Herbalistically we look at nurture the body, promote holistic wellness – mind, body, soul, physically, connection to our surroundings.
Food is our medicine, use it wisely.
My Grandmother and Mother believed in healing herbs and it was a way of life. Along came the 80s and 90s, life got busy, chilsren to raise and going to the Dr was the quuckest and easiest method.
Here i am backtracking at a furious rate learning and remembering and qualified as a Wellness Counsellor herbs are part of the process.