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1. Holistic healers – treat the body as a whole and as a complex being. They aim to assist the body to heal itself and to find the underlying cause of disease.
Western doctors – see the body as separate from mind (soul) and spirit, and views each physiological system as functioning separate from the others. They aim to treat symptomatically and does not involve the patient much in the process.
2. Absolutely, and this has got to be the best analogy I’ve heard in a long time! It makes so much of sense and refreshes my perspective on why I’ve chosen the alternative health route. A machine truly requires different tools to what a living and dynamic garden requires. Fixing a machine is a one-sided process, whereas working in a garden is a whole complex interactive and uplifting experience.
3. Philosophy: The body is a complex being with an innate ability to self-heal, and thus only requires assistance to create the right conditions for the body to do this.
4. My AHA moment was when I read the part about that there’s a difference between seeking to make the body well vs seeking to keep it alive. And this is wat the western medicine world does most of the time. They prevent death at all costs…even if it nearly kills you.
Holistic healers treat problems from the root cause rather than symptoms. They treat the whole person/body.
Western medicine doctors treat symptoms instead of the underlying cause of the symptoms.
Philosophy: trigger the body’s innate ability to heal by employing healing modalities given unto us by the earth and watch your health flourish.
No big AHAs for me. Everything I’ve learned thus far has been what I’ve always felt at the core of my being
1. holistic healers treat the person/body western doctors treat the problem/symptom.
2. I totally agree. holistic healers cultivate health and wellbeing for the whole person; western doctors ‘fix you up’ and send you on your way.
3. the philosophy is: your body is amazing and if you treat it right it can heal itself or even prevent illness altogether(exceptions exist but not many).
4. this quote “Prevention is forsaken; since the cause of the dis-ease is external, issues affecting the body’s susceptibility are deliberately disregarded. (Besides, prevention is bad for recurring business.)” AHA, I see!
Western doctors are fixers they come in intervene fix patch and move on.
Holistic healers are more like allies they come alongside and assist guide and support when and where needed to stay on a healthy trajectory rather then once off fixing they continually guide to maintain a healthy system.
Yes I agree with the image of mechanic and gardener for the reasons mentioned above. Also gardeners seek to keep an environment healthy for good growth and a mechanic intervenes without the buy in of the machine.
Main philosophy of natural healer is to keep the system in a healthy state and running without harming it or its environment, bringing about balance and strength to allow the system to fix itself as it has the tools to do so.
Already being in the natural healthcare industry no AHA moments just excitement to expand my skills
1.) Holistic – helping the body heal itself
Western – trying to fix broken body systems/ mask over problematic symptoms for patient comfort.
2.) I do agree, I think some western practitioners have a little bit of holistic approaches sometimes, but ultimately they lean back to tossing something at you that masks a symptom or surgery to “fix” a problem.
3.) Holistic healing is really just using nature to help our bodies be healthier so they can heal themselves.
4.) No big AHAs for me here, I’ve always felt this in my heart and have practiced living my live this way, so it was more of a reassured feeling for me, knowing I am on the right path.
Completely agree. I have a prostate problem which I believe(have faith) that God has provided natural cures (for all abnormal conditions such as inflammation etc). Don’t have any faith in a urologist resolving my condition through surgery. So far I have been following Herman Uys recommendations (God’s pharmacy) and I expect a successful outcome because I TRUST in God’s provision(natural substances), I have FAITH that I can use them, LOVE for God directs me accordingly, and HUMILITY by God’s grace keeps me on the path of healing. Sounds crazy? Sorry but that is my reality and it can be yours too.
Holistic healers doesn’t have difficulty in healing because they do what they are born with and herbal gardening is the helping they to go straight to the garden when they need to heal.they have so may ways of healing like cooking with herbs or making tinctures,syrups,capsules,ointments and other things and thus their way of healing is much cheaper but effective because of always having products in their hands whilst the western doctors have to seek for medicines and bussy examine the roots and kinds of sicknesses before healing and they also wait for a person to be sick so that they can start healing.
Holistic healers doesn’t have difficulty in healing because they do what they are born with and herbal gardening is the helping they to go straight to the garden when they need to heal.they have so may ways of healing like cooking with herbs or making tinctures,syrups,capsules,ointments and other things and thus their way of healing is much cheaper but effective because of always having products in their hands whilst the western doctors have to seek for medicines and bussy examine the roots and kinds of sicknesses before healing and they also wait for a person to be sick so that they can start healing.
1. Western medication only address the symptoms – western medication is harmful to the body espeically the kidneys. Holistic medicine treats the source, the lifestyle, is preventative and keeps the entire body in synergy to function correctly.
2. Like many mechanics who do come back jobs, western doctors have become the same, they dont truly heal because they need you to come back to make more money. Holistic healer are gardeners of the soul and in the same way with love and care for their garden, they seek to nurture and care for a soul and that would require and healthy body.
3. Harm to none – love, trust, belief and harmony of the body, mind and soul.
4. No “aha” for me, I have been using herbs for 9 years and have not been sick in 9 years – not even a hint of covid.
1. Holistic healers look at the body as a whole, system of energy. They believe in keeping the body healthy as a whole. Western doctor’s attempt to fix the broken on the go, using cheap sticky tape…
2.Yes, I do agree. Western medicine tries to fix an illness and in the process they create another illness due to adverse effects of the medication used.
Holistic healers nurtures the whole system, brings balance to the body.
3. If properly nurtured, your body is perfectly capable of healing itself.
4. No, no AHA. It’s a nice summary of the difference between the systems.
1. In my experience (as a nurse!) western doctors are in a very reactive role, whereas herbal, holistic healing is as a modality more proactive. Western medicine says “this works for that condition” without considering the patient as an individual, whereas natural healing sees the person with their individual energetics and idiosyncrasies, and takes a much more tailored approach.
2. Yes, I do agree. Mechanics treat vehicles that are more like a puzzle to ne solved, as opposed to gardeners working with plants that sometimes need nursing back to health.
3. Natural healers help the body along so it can heal itself.
For a start, holistic approach is to help the body heal itself where doctors try to cure symptoms. You can not cure a biological being with chemicals, it only suppress the symptoms, everything we need to cure ourselves is found in nature. Natural healers is just as the name says, healers, and they have been that since long before there ever was a doctor
i believe that western and eastern medicine can work hand in hand with each other and my western doctor tries to achieve that in her practice by encouraging acupuncture, meditation, special diets etc. I am grateful that she isnt all about pouring medicine down my throat like many other western medicine based health practitioners.
I do feel that many western orientated doctors are prescriptive and treat the body as a vehicle whereas many eastern doctors combine philosophy and spiritual elements into their healing too.
A natural healer uses the tools that God provided in a holistic attempt to heal the mind, body and soul.
I dont have any AHA moments at this stage as I am quite well versed in what has been covered and the differences between Eastern and Western medical practices.
#1 Holistic healers methods medicines are ancient and proven. Western doctors use methods that are contemporary and experimental. H.H work in the whole body. W.D. work on symptoms.
#2 I do agree. W.D. want to quickly diagnose and treat the visible issue. They use man made synthetic substances. H.H seek to determine the cause of the visible issue and treat the whole person and the whole issue. They use natural cures found in nature.
#3 To use live things from nature to keep the body in the best possible health and use the same tools to heal disease when it occurs.
#4 I had never actually realized the the goal of W.D. is keep the body alive at all costs. Having heard it stated, I recognize the truth of it.
1. A holistic healer works to keep the body well, to prevent issues before they even begin, and to keep the individual in the power seat, learning to take care of their body in the best way possible with all that nature has to offer.
A Western doctor, generally, seeks to patch up something that is already broken. A problem arises, and the Western doctor addresses that particular symptom, sometimes without even searching for the underlying cause.
2. I believe that a Western doctor can be a mechanic. They do seek to serve disrepair. I have been lucky to have some, when they meet one who desires to prevent and works hard to keep their body in good repair, who are more open to these methods. I do agree with the holistic approach more readily, the gardening approach. It is impossible to fully control all external stimuli, so why not pump up the body’s ability to fight off those stimuli before they are even known? I align most philosophically with this.
3. Making your body well always, so that it can be a strong warrior when bad stuff tries to invade.
4. I was shaking my head in agreement throughout most of this article. Most exciting for me was the last paragraph, though. Pointing out that this enables the individual to remain in the driver’s seat and offers the most control for the person to take care of their own health is inspiring.
1.Western doctors are more into curing the symptoms and just make sure that there is life at all costs ,while the holistic healers are more into dealing with the root course of the sickness and allow the body to cure itself.
2.I definitely agree because mechanics ensure that the machine is moving /working with no nurturing or allowing the machine to service itself, there is always introduction of a system to make it operate the way its designed to operate. When it comes to gardeners there is natural ,nurturing and care of the plant whilst allowing it to generate and grow to its utmost best.
3.I could say its healing through the use of herbs.
4.No such moments
1.Western doctors are more into curing the symptoms and just make sure that there is life at all costs ,while the holistic healers are more into dealing with the root course of the sickness and allow the body to cure itself.
2.I definitely agree because mechanics ensure that the machine is moving /working with no nurturing or allowing the machine to service itself, there is always introduction of a system to make it operate the way its designed to operate. When it comes to gardeners there is natural ,nurturing and care of the plant whilst allowing it to generate and grow to its utmost best.
3.I could say its healing through the use of herbs.
4.No such moments
Obviously there are healers (holistic) and fixers (western).
Yes I do agree with that statement.
Well natural healers use plants/herbs to heal an ailment, not to just try and fix it.
No aha moment…
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.
1. Holistic healers – treat the body as a whole and as a complex being. They aim to assist the body to heal itself and to find the underlying cause of disease.
Western doctors – see the body as separate from mind (soul) and spirit, and views each physiological system as functioning separate from the others. They aim to treat symptomatically and does not involve the patient much in the process.
2. Absolutely, and this has got to be the best analogy I’ve heard in a long time! It makes so much of sense and refreshes my perspective on why I’ve chosen the alternative health route. A machine truly requires different tools to what a living and dynamic garden requires. Fixing a machine is a one-sided process, whereas working in a garden is a whole complex interactive and uplifting experience.
3. Philosophy: The body is a complex being with an innate ability to self-heal, and thus only requires assistance to create the right conditions for the body to do this.
4. My AHA moment was when I read the part about that there’s a difference between seeking to make the body well vs seeking to keep it alive. And this is wat the western medicine world does most of the time. They prevent death at all costs…even if it nearly kills you.
Holistic healers treat problems from the root cause rather than symptoms. They treat the whole person/body.
Western medicine doctors treat symptoms instead of the underlying cause of the symptoms.
Philosophy: trigger the body’s innate ability to heal by employing healing modalities given unto us by the earth and watch your health flourish.
No big AHAs for me. Everything I’ve learned thus far has been what I’ve always felt at the core of my being
1. holistic healers treat the person/body western doctors treat the problem/symptom.
2. I totally agree. holistic healers cultivate health and wellbeing for the whole person; western doctors ‘fix you up’ and send you on your way.
3. the philosophy is: your body is amazing and if you treat it right it can heal itself or even prevent illness altogether(exceptions exist but not many).
4. this quote “Prevention is forsaken; since the cause of the dis-ease is external, issues affecting the body’s susceptibility are deliberately disregarded. (Besides, prevention is bad for recurring business.)” AHA, I see!
Western doctors are fixers they come in intervene fix patch and move on.
Holistic healers are more like allies they come alongside and assist guide and support when and where needed to stay on a healthy trajectory rather then once off fixing they continually guide to maintain a healthy system.
Yes I agree with the image of mechanic and gardener for the reasons mentioned above. Also gardeners seek to keep an environment healthy for good growth and a mechanic intervenes without the buy in of the machine.
Main philosophy of natural healer is to keep the system in a healthy state and running without harming it or its environment, bringing about balance and strength to allow the system to fix itself as it has the tools to do so.
Already being in the natural healthcare industry no AHA moments just excitement to expand my skills
1.) Holistic – helping the body heal itself
Western – trying to fix broken body systems/ mask over problematic symptoms for patient comfort.
2.) I do agree, I think some western practitioners have a little bit of holistic approaches sometimes, but ultimately they lean back to tossing something at you that masks a symptom or surgery to “fix” a problem.
3.) Holistic healing is really just using nature to help our bodies be healthier so they can heal themselves.
4.) No big AHAs for me here, I’ve always felt this in my heart and have practiced living my live this way, so it was more of a reassured feeling for me, knowing I am on the right path.
Completely agree. I have a prostate problem which I believe(have faith) that God has provided natural cures (for all abnormal conditions such as inflammation etc). Don’t have any faith in a urologist resolving my condition through surgery. So far I have been following Herman Uys recommendations (God’s pharmacy) and I expect a successful outcome because I TRUST in God’s provision(natural substances), I have FAITH that I can use them, LOVE for God directs me accordingly, and HUMILITY by God’s grace keeps me on the path of healing. Sounds crazy? Sorry but that is my reality and it can be yours too.
Holistic healers doesn’t have difficulty in healing because they do what they are born with and herbal gardening is the helping they to go straight to the garden when they need to heal.they have so may ways of healing like cooking with herbs or making tinctures,syrups,capsules,ointments and other things and thus their way of healing is much cheaper but effective because of always having products in their hands whilst the western doctors have to seek for medicines and bussy examine the roots and kinds of sicknesses before healing and they also wait for a person to be sick so that they can start healing.
Holistic healers doesn’t have difficulty in healing because they do what they are born with and herbal gardening is the helping they to go straight to the garden when they need to heal.they have so may ways of healing like cooking with herbs or making tinctures,syrups,capsules,ointments and other things and thus their way of healing is much cheaper but effective because of always having products in their hands whilst the western doctors have to seek for medicines and bussy examine the roots and kinds of sicknesses before healing and they also wait for a person to be sick so that they can start healing.
1. Western medication only address the symptoms – western medication is harmful to the body espeically the kidneys. Holistic medicine treats the source, the lifestyle, is preventative and keeps the entire body in synergy to function correctly.
2. Like many mechanics who do come back jobs, western doctors have become the same, they dont truly heal because they need you to come back to make more money. Holistic healer are gardeners of the soul and in the same way with love and care for their garden, they seek to nurture and care for a soul and that would require and healthy body.
3. Harm to none – love, trust, belief and harmony of the body, mind and soul.
4. No “aha” for me, I have been using herbs for 9 years and have not been sick in 9 years – not even a hint of covid.
1. Holistic healers look at the body as a whole, system of energy. They believe in keeping the body healthy as a whole. Western doctor’s attempt to fix the broken on the go, using cheap sticky tape…
2.Yes, I do agree. Western medicine tries to fix an illness and in the process they create another illness due to adverse effects of the medication used.
Holistic healers nurtures the whole system, brings balance to the body.
3. If properly nurtured, your body is perfectly capable of healing itself.
4. No, no AHA. It’s a nice summary of the difference between the systems.
1. In my experience (as a nurse!) western doctors are in a very reactive role, whereas herbal, holistic healing is as a modality more proactive. Western medicine says “this works for that condition” without considering the patient as an individual, whereas natural healing sees the person with their individual energetics and idiosyncrasies, and takes a much more tailored approach.
2. Yes, I do agree. Mechanics treat vehicles that are more like a puzzle to ne solved, as opposed to gardeners working with plants that sometimes need nursing back to health.
3. Natural healers help the body along so it can heal itself.
4. No AHA moments, but good confirmation
For a start, holistic approach is to help the body heal itself where doctors try to cure symptoms. You can not cure a biological being with chemicals, it only suppress the symptoms, everything we need to cure ourselves is found in nature. Natural healers is just as the name says, healers, and they have been that since long before there ever was a doctor
i believe that western and eastern medicine can work hand in hand with each other and my western doctor tries to achieve that in her practice by encouraging acupuncture, meditation, special diets etc. I am grateful that she isnt all about pouring medicine down my throat like many other western medicine based health practitioners.
I do feel that many western orientated doctors are prescriptive and treat the body as a vehicle whereas many eastern doctors combine philosophy and spiritual elements into their healing too.
A natural healer uses the tools that God provided in a holistic attempt to heal the mind, body and soul.
I dont have any AHA moments at this stage as I am quite well versed in what has been covered and the differences between Eastern and Western medical practices.
I love the mechanic / gardener analogy.
I believe in treating the cause of an ailment and not the symptom. Our bodies are resilient and miraculous!
#1 Holistic healers methods medicines are ancient and proven. Western doctors use methods that are contemporary and experimental. H.H work in the whole body. W.D. work on symptoms.
#2 I do agree. W.D. want to quickly diagnose and treat the visible issue. They use man made synthetic substances. H.H seek to determine the cause of the visible issue and treat the whole person and the whole issue. They use natural cures found in nature.
#3 To use live things from nature to keep the body in the best possible health and use the same tools to heal disease when it occurs.
#4 I had never actually realized the the goal of W.D. is keep the body alive at all costs. Having heard it stated, I recognize the truth of it.
I love the analog of the gardener and mechanic. I have never thought of it that way, but it’s a perfect way to describe it.
1. A holistic healer works to keep the body well, to prevent issues before they even begin, and to keep the individual in the power seat, learning to take care of their body in the best way possible with all that nature has to offer.
A Western doctor, generally, seeks to patch up something that is already broken. A problem arises, and the Western doctor addresses that particular symptom, sometimes without even searching for the underlying cause.
2. I believe that a Western doctor can be a mechanic. They do seek to serve disrepair. I have been lucky to have some, when they meet one who desires to prevent and works hard to keep their body in good repair, who are more open to these methods. I do agree with the holistic approach more readily, the gardening approach. It is impossible to fully control all external stimuli, so why not pump up the body’s ability to fight off those stimuli before they are even known? I align most philosophically with this.
3. Making your body well always, so that it can be a strong warrior when bad stuff tries to invade.
4. I was shaking my head in agreement throughout most of this article. Most exciting for me was the last paragraph, though. Pointing out that this enables the individual to remain in the driver’s seat and offers the most control for the person to take care of their own health is inspiring.
1.Western doctors are more into curing the symptoms and just make sure that there is life at all costs ,while the holistic healers are more into dealing with the root course of the sickness and allow the body to cure itself.
2.I definitely agree because mechanics ensure that the machine is moving /working with no nurturing or allowing the machine to service itself, there is always introduction of a system to make it operate the way its designed to operate. When it comes to gardeners there is natural ,nurturing and care of the plant whilst allowing it to generate and grow to its utmost best.
3.I could say its healing through the use of herbs.
4.No such moments
1.Western doctors are more into curing the symptoms and just make sure that there is life at all costs ,while the holistic healers are more into dealing with the root course of the sickness and allow the body to cure itself.
2.I definitely agree because mechanics ensure that the machine is moving /working with no nurturing or allowing the machine to service itself, there is always introduction of a system to make it operate the way its designed to operate. When it comes to gardeners there is natural ,nurturing and care of the plant whilst allowing it to generate and grow to its utmost best.
3.I could say its healing through the use of herbs.
4.No such moments
Obviously there are healers (holistic) and fixers (western).
Yes I do agree with that statement.
Well natural healers use plants/herbs to heal an ailment, not to just try and fix it.
No aha moment…
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.