Holistic Medicine Providers and Holistic Doctors Chicago IL

Holistic medicine takes into account the body, spirit, and mind, rather than just the body as traditional western medicine tends to do. Holistic medicine practitioners believe that what impacts the body, also impacts the mind and the spirit. And that what impacts the mind, also impacts the body and the spirit. For example, as we learn more and more about depression, a disease that impacts the mind, we are seeing proof that the body is also affected with symptoms such as headaches and exhaustion.

Holistic medicine tends to be more natural-minded than western medicine and looks for the cause of an illness rather than treating the symptoms of an illness.

The following information will help you find a holistic medicine provider in your area.

1. Go to American College for Advancement in Medicine's website. According to its website, ACAM is a 'not-for-profit medical society dedicated to educating physicians and other health care professionals on the latest findings and emerging procedures in preventive/nutritional medicine. ACAM's goals are to improve skills, knowledge and diagnostic procedures as they relate to complementary and alternative medicine; to support research; and to develop awareness of alternative methods of medical treatment.' This site offers many listings of doctors in fields such as Hypnosis, Yeast Syndrome, and Photoluminescence Therapy.
   
   
2. Go to the website for the American Academy of Environmental Medicine. As the title of the group suggests, the professionals at AAEM work to educate the public about the 'interaction between humans and their environment.' The AAEM believes the environment and what we eat is a factor in many health issues, especially chronic issues such as Gulf War Syndrome, and Endocrine Mimicry Disorders. Instead of treating the symptoms of an illness, the AAEM believes in looking at what caused the illness in the first place. Its website links to a number of physicians broken up according to state and specific physicians' specialties listed.
   
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Author: Theresa Halvorsen