The world is currently facing a revolution in health care: self care.
While medicine in the 21st century continues to make quantum advances
in testing for and treating illness and disease, increasing numbers
of people are returning to and re-exploring the ancient, well-ploughed
fields of traditional therapies.
These health practices tend to differ from modern medicine in one
basic way: they take a holistic perspective. That is, they consider
the whole body, not just the obvious symptoms of illness. And not
just the physical body with all its interconnected systems and functions,
but also your mind, emotions and spirit, your lifestyle, and the
way you are affected by the world around you.
Holistic therapists work with the idea of homeostasis, or a natural
return to balance. In good health, your body is in balance. Poor
health or disease, on the other hand, is really ‘disease,’
a disturbance in this harmony. The aim of the holistic therapist
is to encourage your body’s inbuilt tendency to return to
balance by creating the best conditions for this to occur.
Today more and more medical doctors are returning to this way of
thinking and people are often seeking to combine the best of both
worlds – technological and traditional. There are a variety
of health options available and this can get confusing. Different
approaches suit different people. In making your choice, and in
getting well, it is important that you get to know yourself so that
you can establish what works for you.
Mediscapes is ideally positioned to help you navigate through the
confusing array of choices, both in the medical and alternative
health areas. Cape Town, with its undisputed natural beauty and
healthy lifestyle options has always attracted not only the best
medical doctors, but an amazing array of complementary health practitioners
as well. And whereas affordability and access to all the options
may be restricted in your home country, with the incredibly attractive
exchange rate you will be pleased to see how many therapies and
treatments you can try out and experience at the fraction of the
domestic cost.
For further information about our holistic and complementary
medicine offerings, contact Mediscapes
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