Science and the Art of Healing: A Contribution to the History of Life Science

Abstract

In conventional medicine, healing is effected mainly by treating the symptoms of the physical body disease, while in mind–body medicine the cure is performed by the mind itself (thoughts and emotions). In fact, the holographic mind theory claims that the mind could be either the healer or the slayer. Thus, this article is a contribution toward a more in-depth study of this theme of conventional medicine versus mind–body medicine, particularly to understand the gifts of quantum physics to life science and the art of healing, so that we might find an integrative medicine model (a holistic approach to health) that could explain some “incurable” diseases.

KEYWORDS:

• holographic mind theory
• conventional medicine
• mind–body medicine (quantum healing)
• integrative medicine model (holistic medicine)

Acknowledgments

Paulo Martins acknowledges funding from Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Portugal.