About Naturopathic Medicine
About Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathic medicine’s origins date back to the 1890s but it has recently seen a resurgence in public interest. As more and more people are becoming disillusioned with American healthcare and insurance systems, more and more people are researching different ways to live healthier lives. With this, the popularity of naturopathic medicine is on the rise.
Naturopathic medicine is a system of primary health care that uses natural therapies to prevent illness and to promote self-healing. Its emphasis is on prevention, treatment, and optimal healing through the use of therapeutic methods and substances that encourage an individual’s body’s inherent ability to self-heal. The practice of naturopathic medicine uses a holistic approach to health and includes modern, traditional, scientific and empirical methods in it diagnosis and treatment of patients.
Naturopathic Doctor Education
Naturopathic Medical Practice
- Whole Person
Naturopathic doctor treats a patient as whole people and takes into account the physical, emotional, genetic, environmental, social, spiritual, and other factors that make up the person’s overall being as well as how it may be causing and/or affecting an ailment.
- Preventative Care
- Vis Medicatrix Naturae
- Tolle Causam
- Primum Non Nocere
- Docere
Many people appreciate the approach that naturopathic medicine and naturopathic doctors take in treating their patients. Many people have found relief in having the option to treat their health with the holistic view point that naturopathic medicine views a person’s overall health.