In the 1998 film ‘Patch Adams’, Robin Williams played the titular character, blessing us with a plethora of thought-provoking quotes. One such was: "You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you'll win, no matter what the outcome.” Ben, my guest this week, and I did not mention Patch or his quotes, but his message ran clearly through our conclusions. In essence, holistic health doesn’t have to invoke the image of drinking water laced with onion drops whilst the practitioner hums and spins three times on his left foot with a daffodil upside down in his right hand. Instead it can, and should, mean that we have a human being in front of us — a human being with strengths and weaknesses, triumphs and flaws, and most of all, a complex life. And therefore, the treatment of their issues ought to consider much of their life.

 

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