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Holistic Principle 1
Each patient is treated as a unique whole person -

Holistic Principle 7
Holistic medicine emphasis the potential therapeutic value of the setting in which healthcare takes place.

Holistic Principle 4
Holistic practitioners are not judgemental -

Holistic Principle 3
Holistic medicine promotes health as a positive state, not just an absence of disease. Likewise illness is seen as an opportunity for discovery as well as a misfortune.

Holistic Principle 6
Holistic medicine makes use of perceptions and diagnostic systems in addition to those validated by western material science.

Holistic Principle 9
Holistic medicine transforms its practitioners as well as its patients.

Holistic Principle 8
Holistic medicine demands an understanding of and a commitment to change those social, economic and environmental conditions that perpetuate ill health.

Holistic Principle 2
Holistic medicine emphasises the responsibility of each individual for their own
health. Good therapy promotes understanding and self-

Holistic Principle 5
Holistic medicine acknowledges that the cornerstones of good health are good nutrition, good exercise, good relaxation and good sleep.
Holistic Principles