Posted May 30, 2016 in Monthly News

Healing Is Where You Find It

Studies of the placebo effect suggest that the mind has a major impact on a person’s sense of health and well-being. We can be persuaded to feel bad, good, fearful, or optimistic based on a wide variety of environmental factors. As Debra pointed out in her article this month, “The Truth About Healing,” we were […]

Posted September 30, 2014 in Monthly News

What Is “Holistic” Health?

Holistic health is often considered an “alternative” approach to health and well-being. That’s not entirely correct. The term “holistic health” means that the entire person—body, mind, and spirit—are taken into consideration regardless of the nature of the problem. “Holistic” is usually contrasted with “Allopathic” medicine, which focuses primarily on surgical and pharmaceutical interventions that designed […]