Medicine has always played a vital role in the quest for human health. However, with the advancement of science and technology and the deepening of people's understanding, we have to re-examine the definition and boundaries of medicine. As pointed out in the article "Re-understanding human beings and re-understanding life is the development direction of future medicine", human beings are a complete life system composed of three bodies: body, spirit and mediator. This perspective opens up a whole new perspective of medicine, the Trinity of holistic life medicine.
First of all, let's take the flesh medicine, which we usually call Western medicine, which takes the human body as the object of study. Western medicine is based on empirical science, emphasizing the study of the physiological structure and disease mechanism of the human body through anatomy, physiology, pathology and other means. It has made remarkable achievements in surgery, medicine, etc., and has made great contributions to the cause of human health. However, Western medicine is often inadequate in terms of spiritual, psychological, and social environment, which prompts us to look for a more comprehensive and integrated model of medicine.
Next is mediated medicine, represented by traditional Chinese medicine. Strictly speaking, Chinese medicine should not be understood as Chinese medicine one-sidedly, but should be understood as mediated medicine, that is, medicine that studies the living body composed of meridians. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the harmony and unity between man and nature, through looking, smelling, asking, cutting and other means, comprehensively considering factors such as environment, climate, physique, etc., and using non-invasive methods such as traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, and massage** to regulate the yin and yang balance of the whole body between the physical body and the spiritual body. The concept and practice of traditional Chinese medicine fully demonstrate the unique role of intermediaries in the human life system.
Finally, let's talk about spiritual medicine, which covers the fields of psychology, religious practice, and prayer techniques. Spiritual medicine focuses on people's inner world, mental state and belief system, and helps people achieve spiritual balance and growth through psychological counseling, spirituality, meditation and other means. In the practice of medicine, spirit medicine can often play an unexpected role, especially when faced with conditions that are difficult to explain by material means.
By unifying these three types of medicine, we can build a complete and scientific life medicine system. This system not only avoids unnecessary disputes between traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, but also provides new ideas and directions for the development of modern medicine. Under this system, all kinds of traditional methods will no longer be simply labeled as feudal superstition and pseudoscience, but will be incorporated into a broader, more inclusive and more advanced medical framework to jointly contribute to the cause of human health.
In conclusion, the Trinity holistic view of life medicine provides us with a new perspective on medicine and human health. By integrating the power of physical medicine, mediated medicine and spirit medicine, we are expected to build a more complete and scientific overall medical system, and open up a new chapter for human health.