The New Old Healing Therapies

Natural Therapies for Your Health - A Supplement to Conventional Medicine

The spa-movement has kicked off a new but long-established school of medicine - commonly referred to as traditional medicine. Conventional medical practices, clinics, and hospitals do not always meet the needs of their patients. They have therefore just begun to search for alternative methods of healing. Ancient therapies and remedies, such as complementary holistic medicine, that have long been buried into oblivion, experience a remarkable renaissance. Moreover, natural healing methods are getting rediscovered in ever greater numbers and become increasingly accepted even by adherents of conventional Western medicine. As the range of alternative products is getting broader, a considerable part of them finds its way into the field of spa and wellness.

Among conventional medical practitioners, you could notice a growing awareness of the need of mental and physical well-being. As body and soul are interconnected, simply treating an illness without regard to the patient's mental repercussions appears for many responsible citizens no longer an option. Some doctors have taken up this challenge and are about to catch up with ancient medical knowledge so that their patient's questions concerning nutrition, physical exercises, and a healthy life style do no longer meet ignorance.

Wellness is a way of life, rather than a therapy. There is a motto that describes best this new movement: "Pleasure without regrets!" In wellness thought, body and soul are not separate, only conventional medicine has made them so. It suggests that an upbeat attitude or positive feelings will do their share in getting the patient on a way to healthiness. Today wellness programs are as varied as there are health problems. But there is a flip side, too: the sheer number of alternative therapies seems as if having confused the market and brought about a certain lack of clarity.

To make things even worse, the relative newness of these offerings requires spa agents to aggressively beat the drum. Any adverse effects or occurring problems are then likely to be concealed.

Though the benefits of most alternative methods cannot be scientifically verified, it is for certain that they have a positive impact on your well-being - and isn't this what patients are looking for?

This glossary is therefore designed to provide you with the opportunity to achieve a better understanding of the work we do and give you an idea about the potential of alternative healing methods, therapies, and treatments.