Holism, Health and Cannabis

Holism is approximately the big picture; it relates to the idea that nothing happens in vacuum pressure. When seeking answers to an issue, holism puts the emphasis on the 'whole' as opposed to the parts.

The English Oxford Dictionaries define holism:

The theory that parts of a whole come in intimate interconnection, such that they can not exist independently of the whole, or cannot be understood regardless of the whole, which is thus regarded as higher than the sum of the its parts.

And when holism is approximately health:

The treating of the whole person, considering mental and social factors, instead of just the symptoms of an illness.

Another way to consider holism is by using the analogy of systems both natural and manmade (i.e. an ecosystem a health system, a family group system, a solar system, etc.).

A system is a complex 'whole' with a clear boundary; there is another and an inside. The content inside a system (for example: weather, animals, and plants) is made up of interrelated, interdependent parts that directly reflect the overall context, within which they exist, (for instance: an ecosystem).

Whenever the complete of anything produces an outcome greater than any of its parts could accomplish, individually, we call that synergy, (for instance: a thunderstorm, the music of an orchestra).

The opposite to holism, reductionism, instead analyzes something by its component parts.

Holistic Health: Treating the complete Person

The original approach of the medical system has taught us to recognize health from the reductionist perspective. We visit the doctor to get some specific part of the body fixed because it has stopped functioning well and could be causing us pain.

Millions of people get positive results using the medical-model. The only problem is that model considers, almost exclusively, just the fitness of the body. So when it involves mental health, the normal solution is to prescribe antidepressant medicine.

Why is this an issue? We humans are complex beings. We have minds, emotions and a soul, the non-public, intangible relationship to a macro reality beyond ourselves. Also, who we are, is constantly influenced within the contexts of family, community, country and world.

mdma for sale online  to health and wellness addresses the reality of the multiple interrelated and interdependent parts which make us who we are. The malaise of anybody of these can directly (and negatively), affect the health of other parts of our life.

For this reason alone, the first focus of holistic care is on the individual and not the problem or disease. Stress, anxiety, and depression, for example, often find yourself translating to a physical symptom. It's all connected.

In accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) national survey, in September, 2017, The American Psychiatric Association reported that antidepressant use had opted from 1 in 50 people 30 years ago to at least one 1 of 9 between the years 2011 and 2014, and now in 2018.

This is clear proof the rise in mood disorders for Americans.

Why the increased use? As mentioned, nothing happens in a vacuum and so assessing one's lifestyle regarding home, relationships, finances, work, etc. becomes a critical task to find out their impact. The bottom-line would be to find the root cause (s) and establish a restorative plan.

Cannabis and Holistic Health

The medicinal use of cannabis is a world apart from its recreational use. In many cases, the lower the volume of THC found in any medicinal formulation, the higher the desired effect. The saying is: Start low; go slow. Treatment is never one-size-fits-all because the current interplay of someone's body, mind and soul are of primary consideration.

Historically, the entire ancient cannabis plant was useful for a beneficial impact on someone's overall, general condition, far beyond mere symptom control. This makes it an ideal match to the holistic approach to health.

Not unlike the complexity of the individual in context of our various lifestyles, cannabis a complex plant of the plant kingdom. It's effectiveness as an overall tonic has to do with the fact of cannabis containing approximately 100 molecular compounds, with THC and CBD most researched and understood.

Once the whole of the cannabis plant is used as medicine it offers a synergistic or 'entourage' effect which makes up about why the therapeutic use of cannabis brings relief to a wide variety of conditions.

In this way therapeutic cannabis use stands in stark contrast to traditional medicine that typically isolates plant compounds and manufactures them in pharmaceuticals to focus on one symptom or bodily system.

I believe that increasing numbers of people are discerning the difference between your medical and holistic models of health. Each has its time and place. When discovering the many great things about medicinal cannabis, our your overal wellness, lifestyle and broader culture can transform for the better.

Susan is a 2018 graduate of the Holistic Cannabis Academy with over 45 years of personal involvement in the spectrum of wellness modalities. Her mission today is to intervene in the noise of modern life and help people identify and remove stressors that trigger their dis-ease while providing strategies towards a full time income connection with inner calmness, contentment and inspiration.