Holistic Health based on the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy

Abstract

Health and illness are certain problems inevitably faced by all humans. How can we do to make the sick persons accept their conditions? Can the holistic health based on the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy be an alternative? This study was the qualitative research conducted by the documentary analysis based on the philosophical principle. It aimed to: 1) analyze and interpret the holistic health based on the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in the perspective of the moderate postmodern philosophy; 2) appreciate and apply the holistic health based on the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy; and 3) create a new knowledge about holistic health based on the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy. The results showed that: 1) it was the holistic health development system which was sufficient and reasonable to access to the true value of life by focusing on health self-reliance by care and prevention of illness that did not reduce self-esteem for the physical, mental, psycho-social, spiritual, intellectual, and environmental development to enhance secure and sustainable happiness; 2) holistic health based on the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy was valuable to access to the true value of life with a focus on developing all health components and being relevant to the constructive application, adaptation, participation, and seeking for self-esteem; and 3) new knowledge about holistic health based on the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy consisted of: a) promotion of self-reliance in respect with creative, but unextreme care and prevention of illness without any attachment or reduction of self-esteem; b) participation in health under bravery, discretion, sympathy, and understanding in conditions of physical, mental, psycho-social, spiritual, intellectual, and environmental health reasonably; and c) sufficient and reasonable promotion of health immunization could be actually implemented in the individual, family, community, social, and state levels. After proving and practicing, one would discover the secure and sustainable happiness based on the holistic health in real life by not adhering to any knowledge, having discretion, and having sympathy to oneself and society.