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How do you feel about holistic medicine when used along with standard treatments? Do you feel as though, in addition it is a waste of time & $, or do you feel 'it can't hurt'. Or do you feel as though, whatever a person believes is most likely to work.
This question assumes a false dichotomy. The term "holistic medicine" is constantly mis-applied. "Holistic" just means "emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole" - I would hope that even "standard treatments" recognize the value of a holistic approach when appropriate to the condition being treated.
A lot of solid medicine is looked down upon due to misunderstandings, bad translation, and a different outlook on what qualifies as evidence. Western medicine has focused on the whole "double-blind" test as the gold standard for evidence, ignoring the fact that many of its most powerful tools (aspirin being just one example) come from empirical evidence; a standard valued in Eastern medicine for its efficacy.
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Connor Coyne’s Bio
Connor Coyne grew up in Flint, Michigan, and has lived in Chicago and NYC. He received his BA from the University of Chicago and his MFA from the New School. He is a writer of fiction and sundry and an online media consultant.
