Holistic therapies can include but are not limited to: traditional chinese medicines, acupuncture and western herbs, chiropractic or structural manipulations, applied kinesiology, massage and touch therapy, Aryuvedic therapy, iridology, crystal therapy, color therapy, aromatherapy, positive thought and prayer, homeopathy, bach flower therapy, vitamin therapy, mineral therapy and glandular therapy, food or dietary therapy, exercise and the judicious use of pharmaceutical drugs and surgery.

   The idea which makes each of the therapies 'holistic' is how they are applied to the whole individual.  Holistic medicine focuses on understanding the patient as a unique individual whose mental, emotional, spiritual and physical selves are an integrated whole.

   Homeopathic remedies can be made from plants, animal or insect substances, minerals, viruses or bacteria.  They are energy patterns of the original substance.  Homeopathic remedies work at the level of the 'vital force' of the individual and stimulate the patient to heal their body of the illness pattern that is trying to be established.  A strong vital force is necessary for them to work the best.  Single remedies or multiple remedies in a 'formula' can be used to help an individual suppress or palliate their symptoms.  The greatest potential for homeopathic remedies is in their ability to help some individuals cure themselves of their illness.  Classical homeopathy is the use of single homeopathic remedies, usually in succession, to create the impetis for an individual to heal themselves.