自然健康是以不带侵害性的天然药物和手法,以病人整体为治疗重心的整全医疗理念。自然健康技术手段的发展是为满足日益增长的健康需求,以自然健康的方法和产品,为个人或家庭提供覆盖整个生命周期、连续性的健康产品或服务,这也是健康服务活动的重要内涵以及现代健康产业和健康业的重要领域和发展方向。自然疗法之间存在原理的相似但技术方法上却迥然不同的情况,本文就各类自然疗法的概念、理论、适应症等进行详细介绍。
<<Natural health is a holistic medical concept that is based on natural and non-invasive medicines and techniques and centered on the whole patient. Natural health technologies develop to meet the growing demand for health and provide individuals or families with continuous health products or services that cover the entire lifecycle in a natural and healthy way,which is also an important connotation of health service activities and a development direction of modern health industry. Since natural therapies are similar in principles but distinctly different in techniques,this chapter gives a detailed introduction to the concepts,theories and indications of the various kinds of natural therapies.
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