The holistic approach to health is fundamentally natural and all perceiving as it embraces all influences upon our being, both internal and external, holism does not seek to fragment, or impose artificial limitations upon, human knowledge and learning. Rather than dissect the body into numerous separate and independent functional areas, it recognises the interdependence of our various bodily systems. Whereas in orthodox medicine the patient becomes a battleground where the doctor conducts open warfare, holistic health care on the other hand, is essentially supportive, caring, and non-invasive. It is fundamentally vitalistic in nature. That is, holistic medicine accepts the importance of vital energy and the inherent healing ability of the body. It strives to restore bodily harmony by supporting the production of vital energy and supporting normal body processes such as elimination, adaptation and nutrition. 

It is the aim of holistic medicine to bring about a condition of optimum health, not just the absence of symptoms of disease, as is the case with orthodox medicine.

When it comes to the human body, the whole will always be greater than the sum of all the separate parts.