Holistic Health Care - Keeping You Healthy In Body And Mind

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Holistic Health Care - Keeping You Healthy In
Body And Mind
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Synopsis

1. The Role of a Psychotherapist in Treating Mental
   Health Issues
2. How Does Psychotherapy Help in Better Mental
   Health
3. Holistic Health For a Healthy Mind, Spirit and
   Body
4. Agoraphobia Look for the Best Treatment Plan
5. Holistic Medicine The Key to Healthy Mind, Body
   and Soul
6. Healthy Living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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The Role of a Psychotherapist in Treating Mental
Health Issues

• Discussing Problems to Find Solutions
• The major role of a psychotherapist is to engage
  you in a conversation about your mental health
  issues and the problems related to depression and
  stress that conjure up in your mind from time to
  time. The reason behind having a meaningful
  conversation about emotions and feelings of a
  person.
• The therapist could ask you to write down the
  number times you lost your temper, including
  listing the reason behind the outburst. Moreover,
  the psychotherapist can ask you about the time
  when you felt low.
• Benefits of Seeking Help from a Psychotherapist
• Its important to keep in mind that talking about
  your feelings, emotions and other issues is a
  very crucial part of your treatment. It will help
  you to look at things with a new perspective and
  take a look at people, events and occurrences
  from a different angle.
• How to Get the Most Out From your Sessions with
  Psychotherapist?
• The best way to get the most out of your therapy
  is to enlist the things that deeply sadden,
  depresses, and angers you. Then you can make a
  list of experiences or events that bring joy and
  happy memories. You can make a list of all the
  people who have played an important part in your
  life. During sessions, you must talk about the
  thoughts that urge you to hurt yourself.

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How Does Psychotherapy Help in Better Mental
Health

• A Viable Solution for Curing Mental Issues
• Psychotherapy is known as talk therapy and the
  process is straightforward and simple. As a
  patient, you need to talk to your therapist about
  the different problems you faced today. After
  listening to your day carefully the therapist
  provides adequate solutions to your problems
  through psychotherapy.
• Communication between the Therapist and the
  Patient Must be Excellent
• Excellent communication is necessary between a
  therapist and the patient for a psychotherapy
  session to be fruitful. Today, the average time
  for a session is anything from 45 minutes to an
  hour, in some cases, the time exceeds
  considerably.
• The Natural of a Relationship between
  Psychotherapist and the Patient
• A client and the psychotherapist must maintain a
  professional relationship at all times. The
  reason behind maintaining a strictly professional
  relationship is that this way the therapist can
  be truly impartial when it comes to the treatment
  and wellbeing of the client.

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Holistic Health For a Healthy Mind, Spirit and
Body

• The Holistic Approach Includes Spiritual Elements
  of a Person
• One of the main aspects of holistic health
  concept is to identify the spiritual element of
  an individuals personality. Holistic experts
  believe that illness and pain affect the spirit
  that can lead to emotional symptoms along with
  physical pain.
• The goal of a holistic approach to treatment is
  to aim at the spiritual healing as well. Most
  doctors focus on clearing the physical ailments
  while the spiritual aspect is not even
  considered. In holistic treatment, emotional and
  mental wellbeing is mandatory.
• The Perfect Alternative Medicine
• Holistic medicine is not just a traditional
  alternative treatment like acupuncture and
  homoeopathy, what makes it different is that many
  holistic practitioners use modern western
  medicine along with holistic treatment methods.
  The difference is that a holistic healthcare
  expert will try to locate the cause of the
  illness and focus on other elements apart from
  the physical condition of the patient.
• Be in Control of Your Health
• According to holistic belief, people have the
  ability to control their own well-being.
  Moreover, we have the ultimate ability to cure
  ourselves and make our mind and body better. We
  have the right to choose how we want our health
  to be. We can choose to eat healthily and avoid
  fast food. However, its our choice to eat fatty
  or unhealthy food, then we have to bear the
  consequences of such a lifestyle. So, its up to
  us to choose a suitable lifestyle that brings you
  closer to your surroundings and environment by
  being in control of our health and wellbeing.

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Agoraphobia Look for the Best Treatment Plan

• Diagnosis and Treatment
• If you believe you are an agoraphobic, then there
  are some signs and symptoms that you need to look
  out for. Generally, a person with agoraphobia
  becomes anxious which triggers fear based panic
  attacks. If you feel trapped, lonely,
  embarrassed, and helplessly unable to breath are
  some of the early symptoms of agoraphobia.
  Moreover, you will have a tough time in crowded
  places as the constant overwhelming fear turns
  into a panic attack.
• Self Help Methods to Deal with Agoraphobia
• Focus on Something Visible and Non-Threatening
• To fight your fears in a crowded place, try to
  focus on a specific non-threatening object such
  as the items in a store. Keep yourself busy by
  trying to look for a specific scent or by trying
  perfume samples. Keeping busy will help you fight
  the fears and prevent a panic attack.
• Be Calm and Breathe Deeply and Slowly
• Breathing is the best way to help you deal with a
  situation that puts you in anxiety and panic.
  Rapid breathing will make you anxious hence try
  to take deep breaths slowly to help relax your
  mind. Start a countdown with each breath to be
  calm.
• Dont Fight an Imminent Panic Attack
• If you are close to panic attack then fighting it
  will make things worse. Instead, what you can do
  is reassure yourself that it will pass soon,
  theres nothing to be embarrassed about, the
  panic attack is not dangerous and you are
  completely safe despite the attack. Keep telling
  yourself how strong and brave you are for
  handling this on your own.

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Holistic Medicine The Key to Healthy Mind, Body
and Soul

• One of the core principles of holistic medication
  and healthcare is the strong belief of
  unconditional love and support is the most
  powerful healing source. Moreover, the concept
  states that each person is responsible for his or
  her individual wellbeing. Some other principles
  of holistic medicine are
• Looking for a cause of the illness
• Not focused on fixing or healing the symptoms but
  find a complete solution
• Relies on using different traditional and
  non-traditional medical approaches
• People have strong distinctive healing powers
• Healing is team approach that includes the
  patient, the doctor and the different problems of
  your life
• Holistic treatment methods use different types of
  treatment methods to assist patients to be more
  responsible towards their health and wellbeing. A
  holistic medicine practitioner includes patient
  education, lifestyle changes and self-care to
  help promote better health and wellness among the
  masses. The education can include a healthy diet,
  psychotherapy, spiritual counselling and
  relationship counselling.

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Healthy Living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• Eat a High-Fibre Diet
• Fibre is an excellent option for people suffering
  from irritable bowel syndrome, eating fibre rich
  foods can help reduce the painful cramps and
  bloating. Eating fruits, vegetables, whole grains
  and lots of greens will help prevent
  constipation. Using soluble fibre from vegetables
  and fruits is a good option to avoid bloating.
  The fibre found in whole grains can cause
  excessive bloating in some people.
• Rely on a Gluten Free Diet
• Gluten is a type of protein usually found in
  whole grain items like wheat. If you are
  suffering from irritable bowel syndrome then the
  best option for you is to try a gluten-free diet.
  Avoid eating bread, pasta and other products that
  include grains. If you have IBS, its better to
  quit eating rye, barley, wheat, pasta, and bread
  to help you reduce your symptoms. The good news
  is there are gluten-free products available in
  different health food stores across Canada.
• Avoid Eating Fatty Fast Food
• Fast food is unhealthy but it is particularly
  unsafe for consumption by someone who has
  irritable bowel syndrome. Most fast food is
  deep-fried, which means it has less nutritional
  value and more fats. They have the tendency to
  cause excessive bloating. Hence, we recommend
  that you avoid all types of deep-fried fast food.
  

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