How effective is holistic medicine?

Very effective for..: This, of course, depends to some degree on what you are treating. Some conditions are incurable, even with holistic medicine, but i've seen holistic approaches cure conditions that conventional medicine considers incurable & a holistic approach can ease suffering in incurable conditions. Holistic medicine encompasses a wide variety of modalities & the answer depends some on the modality & condition.

The most effective: Genuinely holistic medicine only adds to medicine's effectiveness. By not just treating symptoms or diagnoses, but adding attention to nutrition, stress, attitude, and adding treatments like acupuncture, bodywork, and mindbody medicine, it gives the patient a better chance to get well. Lots of things use the label holistic that are not at all holistic. Holistic medicine includes medicine.