Our Holistic Model of Health
A holistic model of health treats the whole person, focusing on the mind, body, emotions, and spirit, giving a person BALANCE.
Proactive Alternative’s approach is integrative and believes that all parts of the body are interdependent. If one part of the body is not working correctly, then the rest does not work correctly. Holistic practitioners use all treatment options available, even modern medications. The goal of holistic health is not to treat the condition solely with medications, but to find out why it is happening.
We Look for Root Causes
If a person goes to a holistic practitioner with complaints of a headache, the practitioner may prescribe a medicine to relieve the pain temporarily. But a holistic practitioner will examine all other aspects of that person’s life to see if any changes need to be made to keep the headaches from occurring in the first place.
A holistic practitioner may recommend changes to diet, sleep habits, exercise, stress, along with other conventional and integrative treatments.
Core Principles of Real Health
Real Health is BALANCE and spirit and involves the “whole person.” Proactive Alternatives believes that the mind and body are integrated and inseparable. The body contains an energy system that underlies and animates the physical body.
Real health is achieved with the treatment of causes rather than symptoms alone. Each person has a responsibility for his or her own health and must be an active participant in his or her own healing.
The Homeodynamic Model
A fundamental principle of Holistic medicine, the homeodynamic model, is the understanding that true health is not just the absence of disease, but a constantly changing state of balance in a living energy system.
Holistic practitioners believe that each person is in a constant and dynamic relationship to health and illness. The goal for health and wellness is to always strive for the balance between health and illness, which is the basis of good health from which Holistic practitioners assess and treat. The homeodynamic model demonstrates this principle.
Proactive Alternatives, P.C.
Proactive Alternatives, located in Libertyville, Illinois in Lake County, Illinois, provides conventional and integrative medicine, offering holistic care, and ensuring attentive, patient-centered care for total health – Body, Mind, and Spirit.
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- Tuesday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Wednesday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Thursday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Friday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Saturday: By appointment only