Holistic health is all about keeping your pets as healthy as they can be and its use creates a wiser and stronger body that, as a result, can stay healthier. Each and every thing on this earth that is alive has a system that sustains that life within it. There exists, in their bodies, a complex machine that is bustling with activity and full of energy.How well this machine is maintained will define how healthy your dog remains and how long his life will be.

That’s why our rediscoveries and new discoveries of holistic products and procedures is such an important development. While conventional therapies tend to “take over” the healing function and decrease the body’s ability to heal itself, holistic ones work with the body to fortify and encourage its own healing powers. The end result is a healthier patient with a stronger immune system.

Today, terms like complimentary, holistic, alternative, and conventional abound in our literature. They are used so often and in so many diverse places that one begins to wonder what these terms really mean. Conventional is used to depict the use of surgery and pharmaceutical drugs.

Alternative means not using the conventional approach of surgery and drugs. By far, my most favorite word of all is complimentary. Hopefully, we have approached a time in man’s history when this term can fully describe the nature of medicine. Complimentary means that the wonderful medley of styles of healing, both new and ancient, can be used to compliment each other. There is a time and place for each and every one.

Holistic almost has too wide a definition, for it portrays a wide range of approaches ranging from sophisticated and learned modes of healing like acupuncture and homeopathy to eating organic foods, exercising and massages. Holistic in its most basic sense refers to choosing to work with the body’s innate intelligence, promoting balance, strength and restoration. Sometimes it simply means a healthier diet and daily vitamins. Sometimes it is the approach an owner takes in an effort to save her beloved dog from a severe disease. The ability to combine the best options from different healing venues is what’s known as integrative health care and complementary medicine.

When your pet’s body is given the ammunition that it needs to run it’s systems and the guidance it needs to correct that which is causing disease, it moves rapidly to heal itself. There are many holistic modalities or techniques available, but they all have the same common denominator, they greatly increase the body’s ability to heal and cure itself. It’s that simple. Holistic health works with the nature of healing.

There is an innate wisdom that is always at work within both our own and our pet’s bodies. Without any conscious thought the cells work at a furious pace headed toward order and health. They are well acquainted with the actions necessary to continue in their pursuit of life. Mankind has worked to support the inherent objectives of these cells, augmenting and supporting their ability to heal, for thousands of years. That old fashioned ‘body wisdom’, during times of stress and illness sometimes needs a little help from its friends. I have found that dogs seem to innately know what is truly good for them and they sure love holistic health. Dog’s that hated going to the veterinarian would pull their way into my office once they found out what it was all about.

Holistic health also provides us with some of the most curative treatments available for your pets. In my practice, I routinely see dogs with severe illnesses. Quite a few of them have been given no hope. By using the appropriate holistic therapy, many of them are returned to full health. The key is an awareness of the alternatives and where to use them. When the different facets of these therapies are put together, a series of pluses is the result.

Holistic care contains therapies that together, make up a powerfully healing combination. In learning about some simple holistic health therapies you’ll be able care for some of your pet needs and I am certain that you will enjoy how effective and easy it will be.