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Europe has a great and comprehensive medical history. Over thousands of years, a system has developed that, like traditional Chinese medicine, focuses on holistic prevention and healing of diseases: Traditional European Medicine (TEM). Many outstanding scholars have shaped TEM, including Hippocrates, Avicenna, Hildegard von Bingen, Paracelsus, Sebastian Kneipp and Rudolph Steiner. Karl-Heinz Steinmetz is the director of the Institute for Traditional European Medicine in Vienna. He has also specialized in monastic medicine and spirituality research. In changing times, this ancient knowledge can help us to overcome new challenges.