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NATUROPTHIC MEDICINE Although the term Naturopathy was not used until the late nineteenth century, its philosophical roots date back thousands of years. Drawing from the healing wisdom of many cultures naturopathic medicine is a system of medicine based on six time-tested principles: · The healing power of nature. The Naturopath is a facilitator to the natural process of the body healing itself and uses the aid of natural, nontoxic therapies. · Treat the cause rather than the effect. The underlying cause of a disease is sought rather than suppressing the symptoms. · First, do no harm. A Naturopath uses safe and effective therapies that are whole, natural and pure. · Treat the whole person. The multi-factorial approach of looking at the physical, mental/emotional, spiritual, and social factors results in a therapeutic approach in which no disease is automatically seen as incurable. · The Naturopath is a teacher. A Naturopath educates, empowers and motivates the client to assume personal responsibility for their health. · Prevention is the best cure. Disease is seen as a manifestation of the natural causes by which the body heals itself. For example, fever and inflammation are viewed as the body's way of dealing with an imbalance that is undermining the healthy functioning of the body. However, if the cause of the imbalance is not removed, the inflammatory responses will continue, either at a lower level of intensity or intermittently. This can be the origin of chronic disease. Healing a chronic disease requires removal of the underlying cause. After identifying which conditions in the client manifest in illness, the Naturopath advises the client on the methods most appropriate for creating a return to health. In order to become free of illness, it is often necessary for the client to make both dietary and lifestyle changes. Herbal medicines may be used a tonics and nutritive agents to support and strengthen weakened systems. Hydrotherapy and various types of physical therapy may be required. Medical massage is often used to place the body in balance. It is generally considered that Medical Massage has the ability to regulate nerve function, to strengthen the body's resistance to disease, to flush out the tissues and improve the circulation of blood, also makes the joints more flexible. Naturopaths make recommendations on lifestyle, diet, and exercise, and utilize a variety of natural and noninvasive healing techniques. The current scope of treatments Naturopaths are trained in include: · Clinical nutrition; The use of diet as a therapy serves as the foundation of naturopathic medicine. · Botanical or herbal medicine; Plants have been used as medicines since antiquity. · Homeopathy; this is a system that treats a disease with dilute, potentized remedies that will produce the same symptoms as the disease when given to a healthy individual using the principle that like cures like. · Hydrotherapy; One of the most ancient methods of treatment is the use of water in all its temperature, forms and methods of application in the main-tainance of health or treatment of disease. · Naturopathic physical medicine and therapeutic manipulation; This includes exercise, medical massage and light therapy. · Counseling and other psychotherapies. The use of body language assessment, hypnosis and guided imagery are other methods used. PHILOSOPHY The vision
and purpose of The Medicine Wheel - a We are professionals who gain an inner satisfaction in helping others to become whole and healthy, and enable them to educate the community in both Western and Eastern holistic therapies. Each person has the capacity to help others through touch. The student is presented with methods that will assist them to become highly skilled practitioners. Our philosophy is that there exists a cause-effect relationship, and as we assist each other in healing, we also heal ourselves. This is a true win - win situation. We extend our gifts into the world and learn to work
cooperatively with other practitioners from all schools of thought. For more information call 1-888-327-1914 or email us at drsus@qwest.net |