Healthicine

Is there a scientific theory of medicine? If there is, I can’t find it.  The field of medicine is very fragmented – naturally so, because medicine is about diagnosing and treating illness.  There are many different types of illness, many different treatments – for cause, symptoms and damage caused by illness. Is it possible to develop a comprehensive theory for medicine?  I don’t believe so.

In science, a theory is a ‘way of looking at reality’. In physics, for example, we have learned that theories are not ‘facts’, they are simply ways of looking at what we observe in physics.  As physics advances – we search for more effective theories.  The test of the usefulness of a theory – is measured by it’s ability to make testable predictions and to aid investigation.

There is no theory of medicine. Please let me know if you find one. Continue reading →

What is health?  What is healthiness? 

Healthicine is the art and science of healthing. The study and practice of health and healthiness.

Healthing, optimizing your health, is personal first, and then extends to your communities – your family, friends and any other community of which you are a member or have an interest.

Medicine is the art and science of healing. The study and practice of treating disease. Medicine is severely restricted in our western society. It is illegal to practice medicine without a license.

Healthicine is a superset of medicine, and includes the field of medicine. Medicine is only a small part of health and healthiness.

This diagram represents the field of healthicine including the field of medicine. Continue reading →