Principles of Naturopathy Part 6 – Prevention Prevention Focus on overall health, wellness, and disease prevention. The old cliché: “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”, rings true here. Personally, I think the ratio should be measured in tons, but that’s just me! One odd quirk of our current healthcare system is […]
The Six Principles of Naturopathy Part 5 – The Healing Power of Nature The Healing Power of Nature Trust in the body’s inherent wisdom to heal itself What do you think of when you think of nature? When you think of life on earth, spanning the vast eons of time? Nature reproduces itself for one […]
The Six Principles of Naturopathy Part 4 – Doctor as Teacher “Doctor” as Teacher Educate patients in the steps to achieving and maintaining health Do you know where the word ‘doctor’ comes from? In my naturopathic education, I learned that naturopaths function primarily as educators―no different from the dedicated schools who span the globe. We […]
The Six Principles of Naturopathy Part 3 – Treat the Whole Person Treat the Whole Person Heal the whole person through individualized treatment Let’s consider one of the outcomes from the way the mechanistic reductionist model works. Our current healthcare model often groups conditions based on symptoms, then gives the same, or very similar, treatments […]
The Six Principles of Naturopathy Part 2 – Identify and Treat the Causes Identify and Treat the Causes Look beyond the symptoms to the underlying causes, rather than suppressing symptoms. Everything is cause and effect. This is a law of medicine which is part of the laws of life―and that is where naturopathic medicine derives […]
The Six Principles of Naturopathy Part 1 – First Do No Harm Natural health practitioners trained in naturopathy (be it a traditional naturopath or a medical doctor specializing in naturopathy) are universally guided by six fundamental healing principles, which we are exploring in-depth in this 6 part article. We will focus on one of the […]
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