Wellness Starts Here

Per Livestrong. com

A holistic diet that is made up of unprocessed, whole holistic food may enhance and improve your overall health. Holistic food can be used as medicine, acting as a natural healing method for various conditions.

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A Holistic Approach to Healing

The Mayo Clinic explains that integrative health focuses on a system, rather than just a single practice or remedy, such as the power of nature or the presence of energy in your body. Eating with intention or intuitive eating is also known as holistic eating, which is a key part of leading a healthier, more mindful life.

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Knowing the origins of the food you're consuming and how it can positively or negatively affect the immune system, health and other conditions is part of the intuitive eating philosophy which focuses on sustainable nourishment and respecting the body. Both homeopaths and naturopaths share the belief that our bodies are capable of healing themselves when given the proper care and attention by searching for and solving the root cause of illness.

Ancient healing systems include Ayurvedic practices from India and traditional Chinese medicine, as well a naturopathic approach to medicine that concentrates on noninvasive treatments such as massage, acupuncture, herbal remedies, exercise and food to allow your body to do its own natural healing.

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"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." ~ Hippocrates ·

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Per Holistic Nutrition: A Beginner's Guide - The Wholesome Witch

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What is Holistic Nutrition?

I have long been interested in health and nutrition and how food affects the body. So, when I discovered the idea of holistic nutrition a few years back I was immediately hooked. 

I was so intrigued and inspired by the whole concept I quickly began to implement changes into my own life. This interest eventually lead to me becoming a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, and here we are.

Okay, so what does it actually mean? The word ‘holistic’ means to look at something as a whole and not just at the sum of its parts. That is exactly what holistic nutrition does. It looks at a person as an individual, as a unit, and feeds you based on your lifestyle, health and environment.

Those that practice holistic nutrition believe you need to be fed, body, soul, and mind to reach your optimal health.

This is achieved by eating a diet rich in whole foods (there is that word again!) and as close to their natural state as possible.

Taking on this form of eating, and with your own personal needs in mind, will have your entire self, feeling invigorated, refreshed and strong. You will be eating for complete and total wellness, for balance.