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Would you rather treat and relieve a symptom, or the underlying problem that causes the symptom? That’s the difference between traditional and holistic medicine, according to Dr. Stephen Center of BodyLogicMD of San Diego. Dr. Center, who recently appeared on a segment of KUSI News, explained that traditional medicine is focused on the treatment of symptoms using drugs, while holistic medicine looks at the body as a unit of harmony that needs to be brought back to an overall state of health. According to Dr. Center, the goal of his holistic approach is to make his patients healthy and well, so they won’t need him anymore.

There are a variety of treatment options in the holistic approach to medicine. Homeopathic medications get to the source of the underlying problem to reverse conditions without the risk of serious side effects. Acupuncture relieves blockages of the natural flow of energy within the body to improve health and well being. With modern acupuncture, you don’t even have to be poked with needles — an electrical stimulation device can have the same beneficial effects. Herbal therapies — which have been around for thousands of years and have been used by every culture — help to normalize the body, bringing it back into a state of balance.

About Dr. Center
Dr. Center was Board Certified by the American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine in 2003, has been a Board Examiner since 2004, and is in training to complete his fellowship in anti-aging medicine, which he has practiced since 1998. He has practiced homotoxicology since 1993 in San Diego, California and is a national and international speaker for Heel, Inc, whose goal is to build a bridge between anti-aging and preventative medicine, homeopathy and conventional medicine. Dr. Center gives public and professional presentations on four continents concerning anti-aging, natural wellness, and pain therapies. His most recent medical article on natural growth factor replacement was published in the annual journal of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, where he was also a poster presenter. He introduced "BodyLogicMD to the San Diego, California market in April, 2008.