The following chart was created by Lonny J. Brown, Ph.D. and was found on the Holistic.com website. It's part of a larger article entitled "What is Holistic Health".
Two Systems of Medicine ©
| * ALLOPATHIC * |
* HOLISTIC * |
| Focuses on Measurements |
Focuses on Experience |
| SYMPTOMS |
CAUSES & PATTERNS |
| Disease as Entity |
Disease as Process |
| PAIN AVOIDING |
PAIN READING |
| General Classified Diagnosis |
Specific Individual Needs |
| Technical Tools |
Integrated Therapies |
| Remedial / Combative / Reactive |
Preventive / Corrective / Pro-Active |
| Crisis Oriented: Occasional Intervention |
Lifestyle Oriented: Sustained Maintenance |
| Radical. Defensive. |
Natural. Ecological. |
| Medicine As Counter-Agent |
Medicine As Co-Agent |
| Side Effects. Chemicals, Surgery, Radiation, Replacement |
Low-Risk. Conservative. Organic. Purification, Manipulation, Correction |
| Emphasis: "CURE" |
Emphasis: "HEALING" |
| Speed, Comfort, Convenience |
Restoration. Regeneration. Transformation |
| Practitioner as Authority PACIFYING |
Practitioner as Educator ACTIVATING |
| Patient as Passive Recipient |
Patient as Source of Healing |
| Mechanical / Analytical / Bio-Physical |
Systemic / Multi-Dimensional / Body-Mind-Spirit |
| Best For: Infectious Diseases, Trauma, Structural Damage, Organ Failure, Acute Conditions. |
Best For: Degenerative, Chronic Stress & Lifestyle Disorders, Toxemia, Glandular Weakness, Systemic Imbalances, Immunity. |
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