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If you, like many people, are interested in avoiding disease and staying as healthy as possible, then you should consider Tibb. Also known as Unani-Tibb, it is a holistic, complete, healthcare system based on vast experience, and one that takes all aspects of an individual into account. Tibb has developed over many years from the early teachings of Hippocrates and Ibn Sina (Avicenna). Today, it is becoming increasingly popular in South Africa, and other countries worldwide, as the drawbacks and expense of conventional medicine become all too evident. In general, Tibb puts the emphasis on measures to help you achieve your best state of health. It regards the body and mind as being strongly interconnected, stressing that most diseases have physical, emotional and spiritual elements. If you do suffer from a particular disease, then Tibb seeks out the underlying causes, rather than merely suppressing the symptoms. One unrivalled feature of Tibb is that it recognizes the uniqueness of each person, as shown by personality, behaviour and physical appearance. This is called temperament! In Tibb medicine, the concept of Temperament is very important when it comes to diagnosing any ailment and in designing treatment protocol. Tibb recognises that each person has a dominant and a sub-dominant temperament, and these are determined early on by your Tibb practitioner. He or she will ask you a series of questions about your lifestyle, diet, emotional state etc. and together with observation, pulse diagnosis and intuition will arrive at your unique temperament. Interestingly, although temperament is an old-age concept, there has been a revival of interest in its principles, in recent times. Our individuality is now recognized at both the psychological and bio-chemical levels. Indeed, there is increasing evidence (supported by research carried out by the Ibn Sina Institute of Tibb in Johannesburg) that there is a link between a person's temperament and the likelihood of developing particular chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. Tibb is also pre-eminent in empowering you, the patient. You will have a real say in your healthcare choices, actively guided by your Tibb practitioner. Tibb believes that by knowing more about yourself and your treatment, you are much more likely to heal successfully. The notion of governing factors, or lifestyle changes, is of extreme importance in Tibb healthcare. It entails a number of modifications to your behaviour, including breathing exercises, diet, emotional counselling, removal of accumulated toxins, physical exercise, adequate rest and sleep. Lifestyle factors, which are now increasingly adopted in the developed world are important for maintaining optimum health, and for preventing the disharmony which leads to most diseases. Tibb is also an ideal choice of treatment in that it orks well with allopathic and conventional medicine. Integrative treatments, which are becoming increasingly popular in medical circles, combine the best of conventional medicine with the best of complementary systems, such as Tibb. Whereas conventional medicine is indisputably superior in dealing with acute and emergency clinical situations, Tibb's strength lies mainly (but not exclusively) in its treatment of chronic disorders. This is largely due to the Tibb view that most, if not all, clinical disorders are multi-factorial. Tibb is based upon a number of time-tested principles. By understanding and adopting these, patients are ultimately empowered to achieve optimum health and quality of life.

If you, like many people, are interested in avoiding disease and staying as healthy as possible, then you should consider Tibb. Also known as Unani-Tibb, it is a holistic, complete, healthcare system based on vast experience, and one that takes all aspects of an individual into account. Tibb has developed over many years from the early teachings of Hippocrates and Ibn Sina (Avicenna). Today, it is becoming increasingly popular in South Africa, and other countries worldwide, as the drawbacks and expense of conventional medicine become all too evident.

In general, Tibb puts the emphasis on measures to help you achieve your best state of health. It regards the body and mind as being strongly interconnected, stressing that most diseases have physical, emotional and spiritual elements. If you do suffer from a particular disease, then Tibb seeks out the underlying causes, rather than merely suppressing the symptoms.

One unrivalled feature of Tibb is that it recognizes the uniqueness of each person, as shown by personality, behaviour and physical appearance. This is called temperament! In Tibb medicine, the concept of Temperament is very important when it comes to diagnosing any ailment and in designing treatment protocol. Tibb recognises that each person has a dominant and a sub-dominant temperament, and these are determined early on by your Tibb practitioner. He or she will ask you a series of questions about your lifestyle, diet, emotional state etc. and together with observation, pulse diagnosis and intuition will arrive at your unique temperament.

Interestingly, although temperament is an old-age concept, there has been a revival of interest in its principles, in recent times. Our individuality is now recognized at both the psychological and bio-chemical levels. Indeed, there is increasing evidence (supported by research carried out by the Ibn Sina Institute of Tibb in Johannesburg) that there is a link between a person's temperament and the likelihood of developing particular chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension.

Tibb is also pre-eminent in empowering you, the patient. You will have a real say in your healthcare choices, actively guided by your Tibb practitioner. Tibb believes that by knowing more about yourself and your treatment, you are much more likely to heal successfully.

The notion of governing factors, or lifestyle changes, is of extreme importance in Tibb healthcare. It entails a number of modifications to your behaviour, including breathing exercises, diet, emotional counselling, removal of accumulated toxins, physical exercise, adequate rest and sleep. Lifestyle factors, which are now increasingly adopted in the developed world are important for maintaining optimum health, and for preventing the disharmony which leads to most diseases.

Tibb is also an ideal choice of treatment in that it orks well with allopathic and conventional medicine. Integrative treatments, which are becoming increasingly popular in medical circles, combine the best of conventional medicine with the best of complementary systems, such as Tibb. Whereas conventional medicine is indisputably superior in dealing with acute and emergency clinical situations, Tibb's strength lies mainly (but not exclusively) in its treatment of chronic disorders. This is largely due to the Tibb view that most, if not all, clinical disorders are multi-factorial.