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Consulting a homeopath

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Consulting a homeopath

Wellington homeopath Nicki Walker (right) consults with a client. Before prescribing treatment, alternative health practitioners typically elicit and record information on a wide range of topics, including the health complaint, current medication, personal and family medical history, and the client's personality and life experiences.

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Kerryn Pollock, Alternative health therapies – What are alternative health therapies?, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/27934/consulting-a-homeopath (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 12 April 2011.