What is the difference between treatment and healing?

Treatment, the way we understand it most of the time, implies addressing a particular symptom or complaint that brings a patient to the doctor’s office. This means the treating doctor looks for ways to eliminate the symptom. If somebody has depression there are ANTI-depressant medications; for anxiety there are ANTI-anxiety medications; for infections, we would use ANTI-biotic medications, and so on. This ANTI mentality has a militaristic approach that originated in the Latin language.

On the other hand, a more holistic approach looks at a symptom as a sign that something is wrong or something is out of balance. The goal, therefore, is to help the body and mind achieve balance again. For example, somebody with back pain may have stress, trauma or a conflict in their life that needs to be resolved and addressed. Together, we will look for the best way to do so. We will work on teaching you how to relax. Immediate pain can be effectively addressed with bee venom injections or acupuncture. Of course, if somebody is on medications and desires to get ff, we can work on carefully helping them in this pursuit. That is were the holistic approach is very helpful.