A health consultant provides medical care and advice to patients, treating the patient as a whole person rather than focusing on specific symptoms. Health consultants tend to prefer natural healthcare methods, such as acupuncture, exercise, herbal supplements, homeopathy, massage, and nutrition. As a health consultant, your job duties include patient consultations and examinations, educating patients about self-care and their health, prescribing treatments, and providing certain therapies during visits with patients. You need strong interpersonal communication skills and excellent critical thinking skills to determine which natural medicine approach is best suited to your patient’s particular needs.