"In medicine, we look at holistic as treating the whole person," says Rachel Goldman, Ph.D., FTOS, a licensed psychologist specializing in health and wellness. "If there are mental, emotional, or social factors going on, that can impact the physical symptoms."
"The kind of weight loss that I encourage and that I help clients with is thinking about our mind, our body, thoughts, and emotions," says Goldman, who is also a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine.