Journal article
The wellness industry: the marginalisation of naturopathy and western herbal medicine
Australian Journal of Herbal and Naturopathic Medicine, Vol.34(3), pp.102-108
10/2022
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Abstract
The focus on the presence or absence of pathology was useful for the progression of the medical sciences in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when infectious diseases dominated as the major human health concerns. In 1948 the World Health Organization (WHO) defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"5. Biomedical physicians treat physical health; psychologists treat mental health; and government bodies address social health concerns. The final dimension is environmental, and herein we recognise that wellness goes beyond the health of the individual and recognises the importance of planetary health, acknowledging that it is not easy to be a well person in an unwell world11. [...]as practitioners, we could pay greater attention to the role of environmental toxicants (ingested, inhaled and absorbed through the skin) on our patient's wellness.
Details
- Title
- The wellness industry: the marginalisation of naturopathy and western herbal medicine
- Creators
- Greg Connolly - Torrens UniversityLiza Oates - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- Australian Journal of Herbal and Naturopathic Medicine, Vol.34(3), pp.102-108
- Publisher
- National Herbalists Association of Australia (NHAA)
- Identifiers
- 991013054812002368
- Copyright
- © NHAA 2022
- Academic Unit
- National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article