Informed choice means that you have been given all relevant information about a treatment option (including nutrition and herbal supplements) that enables you to make a decision about your health care.

Education and knowledge underpins your informed choice.

Your health and wellness is ultimately your responsibility and your choice. In fact, the Australian Government set up the Australian National Preventive Health Agency (ANPHA, mandated by the Australian National Preventive Health Agency Act 2010; now part of the federal Department of Health) to help provide information to all Australians in taking responsibility for their own health and lifestyle choices. In the publication titled, State of Preventive Health 2013, contributors repeatedly iterate that ‘all Australians must take responsibility for their own health‘. Part of taking responsibility for your own health requires making informed choices.