It has been quite some time since I registered the blog. It’s eight in the evening. I just finished having my dinner with my family. I cooked some rice and prepared hot and spicy fish. The condiments I used including onion, garlic, galangal, ginger, dried chili paste. As I find that Himalayan crystal salt serves more benefits compare to sea salt, I added one half teaspoon to my cooking. Our food always tastes better. My wife arrived home while I was in the kitchen preparing the meal. She gave me hug and disappeared to change her clothes. Afterward she brought plates, the rice as well as my hot and spicy fish to the dining table located just a few feet from the kitchen. We started and finished the meal with prayers, thanking Allah for the meal and asking Him for blessings. Herbalism. It is a terminology refers to the use of plants’ parts in helping our body to maintain good health, fighting or alleviating diseases. Herbs find its application either in acute or chronic health conditions. Some acute conditions only need prescriptions of single or combined herbs while chronic conditions normally demands lifestyle changes. However, experienced herbalists will assist clients to have their lifestyles changed when they come for help with acute health conditions. This would result in decreasing the possibilities for recurrence of existing ailments as well as in preventing the occurrence of other health conditions. Most etiology is based on cause and effects. I had the windows closed to prevent the rain from wetting my house appliances. Similarly, one has to abstain from taking certain foods or avoid certain conditions originating from his surroundings or environment so that these steps will eventually help organ system perform in proper manners - the body returns to its normal equilibrium much faster. Happy family needs everybody in the whole family to involve. Hug and kisses help refresh my energy. Having meal together creates a sense of belongings. Each family members not only responsible for themselves but they always know that in order to gain something from other family members one has to always be receptive to others. When one the family member having trouble or having bad experiences, other member would definitely share the distress or sorrowfulness. Each family member takes care of each other in whatever conditions any of the family member experiences. Similarly, performing holistically is a major aspect of organ system in order to maintain equilibrium. When disequilibrium occurs, other systems are affected as well. At times, the particular organ or system which experience a health condition manage to return to its normal function. At other times, it needs special kind of ‘nurture’ either from lifestyle changes alone or combined with herbs, food supplements or employment of certain types of modalities. As other organ system of the body works together with the affected organ or system in maintaining good health and in alleviating health conditions, other particular organ system has to be either stimulated or toned. Analogously, when disagreement occurs between brothers and sisters, certain actions at times has to be taken by all parties involved in the discrepancy. Evolution not only dealt by experts in paleontology, anthropology, biology and the like. However when I mention holistic herbalism, it does not mean that it also evolves from what was traditionally practiced by our ancestors. Today, herbalism has expanded by modern technologies and modern research findings. Therefore, the most probable definition of holistic herbalism a modality used to maintain general health, prevent illnesess or curing diseases by taking into consideration of the holistic interrelationship of four elements: body, mind, emotion, and spirit. Holistic herbalism also combined the art and science of the past and present. The discussion of past and present knowledge is quite exhaustive. I have to stop here for the time being. It is to be discussed in my next journals from time to time. Herbalist S. Bahrain, RH (AHG). HOLISTIC HEALTH AVENUEOriginally Posted in holistic herbalism web blog on oct 13, 2008
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