For centuries traditional healing in the Philippines has been practiced to heal wounds and heal sicknesses.
These practitioners have been secretive and protective of their craft, so, not everyone could understand their methods.
Today, the tradition still continues, but the people who once were an essential part of this culture have been replaced largely by the Western Medicine.
These days People no longer go to the local albularyo, instead, they go to a clinic or a hospital.
Let's face it modern medicine is necessary when needed.
Let's face it modern medicine is necessary when needed.
Yes, western medicine deserves much respect because it's effective with many health issues, but at the same time modern medicine seems to overlook certain aspects of how nature works.
Traditional healers believed in a practice of health where imbalances are caused by environmental factors that affect us mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically.
Should these imbalances remain unattended the conditions of our physical selves suffer.
These healers know that the human body has the capacity to recuperate itself but with the existence of imbalances, recovery may be impossible.
Healers understand the four elements that exist within our bodies.
These are Earth, Water, Air and Fire.
Earth elements deal basically with digestive organs and digestion process.
The Water element deals with water-related organs and processes.
Air element deal with the lungs basically, and the Fire element, which is the energy of the functioning of Earth, Water and Air.
Health is a balance or correct function of all these elements and their respective processes, sickness is the reverse.
Nature has many answers, all we need to do is pay attention and listen.
