Have you discovered that others are not defining the term “holistic” the same way you are? AHHA has always recommended that when you’re talking about holistic concepts, it’s wise to define terms and make sure you and the person you are talking with agree on those definitions. AHHA offers articles on this important topic. See the What is Holistic? category in our Self-Help Articles Collection. Perhaps these articles will also help you clarify your own thinking about what “holistic” really means.… Continue Reading →

Providing people with good information about physical fitness, stress management, nutrition, etc., is important, but insufficient.

The article link below provides ten factors in addition to education that the wellness movement has identified as being critical to motivating change.

Learn how to help yourself, and others, experience a higher awareness on their wellness journey.

Article Link: The Ten Tenets of Wellness by Michael Arloski, PhD, PCC, CWP

For additional articles, visit the American Holistic Health Association’s Self-Help Articles Collection.… Continue Reading →

Have a hankering for pizza, but want something healthy?

In the video below you can learn how to combine a few healthy ingredients and enjoy full flavored pizza bites.

Video Link: Healthy Benefits of Cremini Mushrooms, Pepperoncini and Basil with Karen Roth, Holistic Nutritionist.

For additional educational video clips submitted by AHHA members, visit the American Holistic Health Association’s Self Help Videos section.… Continue Reading →

It appears that the World Health Organization (WHO) is positioning itself to be calling the shots for addressing future health pandemics. This United Nations (UN) health agency is currently refining agreements for the 194 member countries to grant total power to WHO, overriding national and personal health preferences. Final legally binding documents will be voted on in May 2024 at the World Health Assembly in Switzerland.

Some of the key items you may want to track for the Pandemic Treaty and International Health Regulations (IHR) are:

Requirement for UN member countries to recognize WHO as the guidance and coordinating authority … Continue Reading →

Have you recently heard news from your doctor that was frightening? Chances are, we will all hear something we don’t like. What do you do first? How can you deal with the diagnoses?

The article link below provides advice and tips on dealing with the diagnosis of illness and taking responsibility for your health.

Learn how a challenging prognosis can help you learn more about yourself and influence your healing.

Article Link: Where Do I Go From Here by Jeanne Wallace, PhD, CNC

For additional articles, visit the American Holistic Health Association’s Self-Help Articles Collection.… Continue Reading →

Whether you are working or volunteering outside your home, eating healthy meals can be a challenge, but not mission impossible. Perhaps because you or a loved one came down with a serious illness, which served as a wake-up call, or you decided that prevention is preferable, and are now ready to take the bull by the horn, and take better care of the one body you have! Eating lunch out daily or munching on health-destroying, waist-expanding fare is expensive and counterproductive.

After reading this article make a list of ingredients for easy and quick make-ahead food you can take to … Continue Reading →

The word “patient” actually means “submissive sufferer.” In your relationship with your doctor, do you consider yourself to be a patient or a partner in your healthcare?

The article link below explains how doctors can create a better relationship with those they serve and how medical education shapes future physicians abilities to be compassionate.

Discover how great your relationship with your physician can be.

Article Link: The Doctor and the Patient: Relationship, Partnership or Marriage byBernard Siegel, MD

For additional articles, visit the American Holistic Health Association’s Self-Help Articles Collection.… Continue Reading →

Your brain’s involved in everything you do!

The health of your brain impacts the difference as to whether you are happy or sad; healthy or sick; more creative or rigid; more innovative or inflexible.

Video link: Change Your Brain Today with Daniel Amen, MD

For additional educational video clips submitted by AHHA members, visit the American Holistic Health Association’s Self Help Videos section.… Continue Reading →

“Fibromyalgia is dramatically increasing in both prevalence and public awareness.” Learn about “a comprehensive protocol to see optimal results…from severe fatigue and widespread pain” in a Townsend Letter research article, “Effective Treatment of Pain and Sleep in Fibromyalgia: A Comprehensive Clinical Approach” by Jacob Teitelbaum, MD.

For other health conditions, check out the Evidence-based Research Articles database.… Continue Reading →

How do you select a healthcare practitioner to match your needs? What qualities do you look for and which do you avoid?

The article link below offers you guidelines to follow using common sense combined with intuition to choose the right practitioner for you.

Article Link: What to Look For in Your Healthcare Practitioner by Judith Orloff, MD

For additional articles, visit the American Holistic Health Association’s Self-Help Articles Collection.… Continue Reading →