Holistic Health Approaches
for Optimal Wellness
Damaris Maria Grossmann
RN BSN CYN RYT
Holistic Health Nurse
Holistic Health Vs Traditional
Traditional
Holistic Health
• Symptom
• Health is a state of
management
• Disease
management
• Allopathic Medicine-
medical surgical
pharmacological
diagnosis
procedures
wellbeing harmony and
unity in health beliefs are
honored. (Dossey 2005 )
• Minimal align
environments
• Mind Body Health
• CAM-modalities address
whole person not just sign
& symptoms
Holistic Objectives
1.
What is Holistic Health?
2.
What is Holistic Nursing
3.
What is Optimal Wellness?
Five techniques
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Meditation/ Relaxation
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Pranayama-Breath
• Yoga, Exercise
• Nutrition-Sugar Consumptions
• Energy Chakras
What is Holistic Health Nurse?
Mind
Cutural
Social
Body
Integrative
Holistic
Nurse
CAM
Spirit
Relationship
Therapeutic
Environment
Nursing Practice Healing the Whole Person, as the goal (AHNA)
Holistic Health Nurse
Holistic Nurse
Self reflection
Healing Touch
Nutrition
Weight Management
Exercise
Smoking cessation
Laughter
Aromatherapy
Guided Imagery
Recovery
Music
Spiritual Health
Energy Healing
Therapeutic Communication
Optimal Wellness
NCCAM Health Approaches
Relaxation/Imagery
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↓Stress Response
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Muscle relaxation
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Breath
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Biofeedback-Body Awareness
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Health Benefits
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Homeostasis within the Body
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Oxygen circulation
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CO Levels
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Heart Rate
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Pain Management
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Decrease Fight & Flight Response
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↓Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Meditation/Dhyana
• Guided Imagery
• Mindfulness
Meditation(MBSR)
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Focused point
Meditation
• Standing meditation
• Walking meditation
• Lying meditation
• Sound therapy
meditation’s
• Transcendental
Mediation
Pranayama- Breath
• 3 Dimensional
Breath
• Diaphragmatic
breathing
• Laughter Breathe
• Equal Breath –
Sama Vritta
Pranyama
Yoga/Exercise
• Stress Relief - of course, this is what the entire
website is all about!
• Inner Peace, Calm and Authentic Happiness
• Increased Strength, Physical Conditioning
• Weight Loss and Weight Management
• Increased Overall Energy
• Improved Sleep
• Heightened Mental and Intuitive Awareness
• Improved Hormonal Balance
• (especially important in cases of breast cancer,
infertility and prenatal conditioning)
• Brain Synchronization and Brain Fitness
• Whole Body Detoxification
Nutrition
Lifestyle Management
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Realistic Goals
Life long goals
Weight Management
Increase Metabolism with 5 Small meals
Prepare meals in the beginning of week
Decrease
Increase vegetable intake
No skipping meals
Elimination diet of Allergy ( milk,
Eliminate refine sugars and excess salt
Health Factors
• Drink adequate
amounts of foods
• Cook Prepare meals as
often as possible whole
foods Non process
• Eat smaller meals
• Increase Fiber
• Exercise Daily
Nutrition
Energy Healing & Crystal Healing
Gemstones
Clear-Crystal Purple-Amethyst
Blue-Turquoise
Green-Aventurine
Yellow-Citrine
Orange-Agate
Red-Coral
Endocrine & Chakras
http://www.nextdimensionhealing.com.au/humanchakrasystem.php
http://www.miramas.com/professionals/products_services.php
References
Holistic Nursing A handbook for Practice
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/tips/stress
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/flu/ataglance.htm