What is Naturopathic Medicine?
Each and every body has an innate (built-in) ability to heal itself. In fact, often when the body is presenting with symptoms, these are the signs of a disruption of the bodily processes at work trying to improve its condition. However, after years of neglecting one's health by poor lifestyle choices, poor diet, and improper ways of dealing with problems, be they physical, mental, emotional or spiritual, this ability to heal oneself becomes overwhelmed or run down and cannot effectively do its job. Naturopathic medicine attempts to find the underlying root or cause of this disruption of the normal healing processes of the body and acts, through various healing modalities and treatments, to stimulate the inherent healing power that we all have inside of us.
Naturopathic medicine focuses on each and every patient, as a unique individual, with their own cause of disease, symptoms of disease, and individual healing abilities. By taking the necessary time with each patient, building rapport, gathering information, and gaining a deeper understanding of the individual, a thorough assessment and treatment plan can be established to work toward the patients' health goals. Naturopathic medicine, is about you, not about what works or doesn't work for everyone else.
Naturopathic medicine is not a quick fix, not some pill you can swallow and make things 'go away' while never actually getting to the cause. Naturopathic medicine becomes a way of life, a way of treating your body right so that it is given the things it needs to stay healthy and balanced. Along with diet and exercise (the foundations of health), therapeutic modalities such as botanical medicine, traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, homeopathic medicine, clinical nutrition, hydrotherapy, mind-body medicine, as well as, lifestyle and emotional counseling, are offered to bring the body back to a state of health.
Naturopathic medicine focuses on each and every patient, as a unique individual, with their own cause of disease, symptoms of disease, and individual healing abilities. By taking the necessary time with each patient, building rapport, gathering information, and gaining a deeper understanding of the individual, a thorough assessment and treatment plan can be established to work toward the patients' health goals. Naturopathic medicine, is about you, not about what works or doesn't work for everyone else.
Naturopathic medicine is not a quick fix, not some pill you can swallow and make things 'go away' while never actually getting to the cause. Naturopathic medicine becomes a way of life, a way of treating your body right so that it is given the things it needs to stay healthy and balanced. Along with diet and exercise (the foundations of health), therapeutic modalities such as botanical medicine, traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, homeopathic medicine, clinical nutrition, hydrotherapy, mind-body medicine, as well as, lifestyle and emotional counseling, are offered to bring the body back to a state of health.
