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Holistic medicine and homoeopathy
are often used interchangeably, but
they are in fact two distinct medical
terms with significant differences.
Holistic medicine is a catch-all term
used to describe a number of
therapies, all of which are centred
around the idea of treating a
patient “as a whole.
The holistic approach tends to focus
less on simply treating symptoms,
and instead attempts to find the
root cause of an issue.
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Homoeopathy, rather than being another term
for holistic medicine, is, in fact, a specific
type of holistic medicine. Homoeopathy
makes up a small part of the entire holistic
group of treatments and isn’t necessarily
practised by all holistic doctors.
Homoeopathy is a natural healing method
intended to restore and improve general
health. It is considered a very safe, gentle
treatment and is made from environmentally
friendly sources.
Homoeopathy is based on the principle of
treating ‘like with like’ - in other words, using
the cause of an ailment to treat the ailment.