What is the importance of holistic health?

Holistic Health: Holistic health takes into count our entirety as a person. Spiritual, physical & emotional balance is essential to overall health. When we only focus on one aspect of health - we may lose balance.

Treats the whole pt : Holistic implies that the complete individual is treated, not just the disease. That is, the stress, living situation, nutrition etc are taken into consideration when treating , say, the flu. This can be a good thing. Problem is it opens the door to many intuitively hoped-for but scientifically unproven theories such as ' energy imbalances or imaginary toxins., etc. Check http://NCCIH.nih.org