First, I think it would be beneficial to provide background knowledge about Hippocrates and some of his beliefs. Hippocrates was alive during 460-377 B.C.E. Hippocrates was born to a father that was a physician in a time where doctors were not seen as elite professionals. He followed in family career path and took on the daunting task of treatment and medicine. The focus that Hippocrates brought to medicine was that which was more holistic and naturalistic. This comprehensive approach focused not only on the person’s sickness but their mind, body, and spirit. An informal consultation with Hippocrates would entail a lot of talking and conversation to help better understand why the patient is sick and how this illness has affected your life.
