We are starting to hear more and more about the brain and gut connection as people suffering with conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome and digestive issues, are stressed or feeling deeply unhappy.
Our emotional health can affect our physical well-being. The thoughts that we have in our brain send chemicals throughout our body, which intern create the emotions. It is these emotions that are not being resolved and are rolling about in the body, that have a deep impact on the physical.
In the 17th century, the concept of mind and body being separate from each other was formed, significantly impacting western medicine from that point. This separation became the focus on treating physical diseases while often neglecting the psychological links that could contribute to illness.
Everything was divided and treated separately.
The impact of this has been so damaging if you look at Western medicine today. There is a huge chunk of Our population that feels relieved by a title to their ailment or illness and another chunk of our population that appreciate a pill Or two that may keep some symptoms At Bay. There is not a lot of alternative health treatments available on our national health and a Self referral system for talking therapy that has a huge waiting list .
Of course most of us would like to understand what is wrong with us if we’re having symptoms but by treating each symptom individually, already we are doing things differently.
Yes, medicine is needed but not for everything and it seems to be a popular answer to a lot of issues ( with a bit of physiotherapy in between!) Anything else is up to you and will cost you a lot of money. There aren’t many options for people who aren’t able to afford private care and there isn’t the education yet that will ripple through to people Who do have some money, so that they can understand what they do really need.
There is now a growing movement towards integrating mental and physical well-being, with a more of a holistic approach that considers the interconnectedness of the mind, body, and spirit. Modern research and the growing understanding of the mind-body connection have challenged this traditional ethos that divides the connection one self in this way.
Western doctors are starting to look at possible psychological factors that may be behind physical elements such As impotence, Fibromyalgia , Eczema and more . This is a fantastic start as the ancient bones and credible theories of our anatomy are restored Into the Western medical practice, again!
When the body is treated as a whole, everything makes so much more sense and is far simpler to understand. Everything is interlinked and has an impact on other aspects. A new Health awareness, Emotional health, is necessary as it’s the key that can switch on our physical health too.
