The World Health Organisation defines ‘health’ –

“…as a state of complete physical, social and mental well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Health is a resource for everyday life, not the object of living, and is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources as well as physical capabilities. Health is a fundamental human right, recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)“.

An holistic health model focuses on the whole person (one of the core principles of Naturopathy) and recognises that the client is at the core of healthcare treatment, not the disease. This model of healthcare treatment has, in recent years, become synonymous with Holistic Medicine or Integrative Medicine.