How is naturopathic medicine useful?
Website design By BotEap.comNaturopathic medicine is a medical movement and profession that has recently been placed at the forefront of health care innovation in North America and other parts of the world. Focusing on prevention and using natural substances and treatments, naturopathic doctors support and stimulate the body’s ability to heal itself. The naturopathic approach is comprehensive and integrates scientific knowledge with several well-established alternative therapeutic systems (modalities), including:
- lifestyle counseling
- Nutrition
- herbal medicine
- Time Waver technology
- Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
- Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
- chinese medicine and acupuncture
- Manual therapies (i.e. massage, physical therapy, chiropractic, etc.)
- Lifestyle and physical activity.
- food intake
- Psychological temperament (behavioral tendencies, strengths, weaknesses)
- History of childhood and family relationships.
- social environment
- Past physical or psychological trauma and stressful life transitions
- Past medical interventions
- Body chemistry (lab tests)
- Exposure to environmental toxins.
- Inheritance
- Endocrine (hormonal) and metabolic diseases such as diabetes, thyroid conditions, infertility, menstrual discomfort and menopause.
- Gastrointestinal disease, from colic in babies to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
- Heart disease, high cholesterol and hypertension.
- Autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and interstitial cystitis.
- Skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, and rosacea.
- Asthma, allergies, chronic sinusitis, recurrent infections.
- Mental health conditions such as addictions, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and autism.
- Chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and other stress-related (psychosomatic) conditions.
- Personalized medicine for body, mind and spirit