Holistic Health 

In New Zealand 1 in 4 adults are obese, and 1 in 6 are in chronic pain, or have depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder! Chronic diseases are on the rise. Our lives may be prolonged but at what cost? Has our quality of life improved? The challenge with our health care system (and that of many developed countries) is that we often do not address the underlying cause, but rather cover up the symptoms with drugs and even surgical procedures. Although these medications and surgeries can save lives, there is little in the way of prevention with one drug leading to another and then another.

In recent years there has been an explosion of people using functional medicine to discover the root cause of their health concerns and heal their bodies with assistance from supplementation, natural remedies and therapies. This topic looks to point you in the right direction if you are encouraged to try a more natural holistic approach to overcoming a health challenge. 

Some of the areas we hope to cover in the holistic health category are listed below, but for a more specific topic, try the search function above.