PRINCIPLES OF NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE

Naturopathic Medicine emphasizes prevention, treatment and optimal health through methods that facilitate and encourage the body’s inherent self- healing processes. Naturopathic medicine includes traditional, modern, scientific and empirical methods to encourage the individual’s health to optimize and thrive.

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The Healing Power of Nature

Naturopathic Medicine recognizes the body’s inherent self-healing process and aims to identify and remove obstacles to healing and aid to facilitate its ability to heal itself.

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Identify and Treat the Cause

Naturopathic physicians identify and removed the underlying causes of illness and disease, looking beyond the symptoms, treating the root cause rather than suppressing symptoms.

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First Do No Harm

Naturopathic Physicians utilize the most natural, least invasive, least toxic therapies to minimize the risk of harmful side effects necessary to diagnose and treat.

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Doctor as Teacher

Naturopathic physicians educate and encourage patients to be an active participate in achieving and maintaining health 

 

Treat the Whole Person

Naturopathic medicine treats each patient by taking into account the individuals physical, mental and spiritual health. As you cannot treat one aspect of a person’s health without affecting another.

 

Prevention

Naturopathic physicians aim to emphasize prevention of disease by assessing susceptibility and risk factors to disease.