Naturopathy is a belief that the body can heal itself and disease is brought about by an imbalance. To achieve balance Naturopaths will take a very detailed history including diet. They will use a variety of means to achieve balance, fasting; adjustments to diets; physical treatments and exercises; hydrotherapy; as well as the full osteopathic treatments and manipulations. Naturopaths will also focus on diets and adjustments to diets; nutritional supplements; and herbal medicine. It is good for those who want to improve their general health, and for Fatigue; PMT; Sinus Problems; Headaches; Weight Loss; Allergies; Depression; Infertility; Digestive Problems, Constipation; and Stress.
1. Nutrition and Dietetics:
This includes the prescription of a balanced wholesome, natural diet, based on the principles advocated by naturopathic practitioners for nearly 100 years and only now accepted as correct by the medical profession. Also specific, controlled diets may be given at the discretion of the practitioner to patients requiring a more rigid regime.
2. Fasting:
The controlled abstinence from food has been use therapeutically for over 2,000 years. It was advocated by Hippocrates as a treatment for many diseases, because it allowed the body to concentrate its resources on dealing with the disease rather than the processes of digestion. Although largely ridiculed by orthodoxy for many years, fasting has recently begun to gain a reputation as an excellent and safe treatment for conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure, arthritis and rheumatism, various allergies and some psychiatric disorders.
3. Structural adjustment:
By such methods as osteopathy, chiropractic, neuromuscular technique, postural re-education and remedial exercises, the naturopathic practitioner seeks to balance and integrate the spine, muscles, ligaments and joints of the whole body.
4. Hydrotherapy:
This is the use of water, both internally and externally in the form of baths, packs, compresses, sprays and douches. Hydrotherapy is of value in most conditions and rightly applied can give remarkable results in the treatment of both acute and long-standing conditions.
5. Healthy life-style:
This includes the general care of one's body, the use of moderate physical exercise, the cultivation of a positive approach to life and health, relaxation techniques, etc.
Information Courtesy of
General Council & Register of Naturopaths (GCRN)
1. Nutrition and Dietetics:
4. Hydrotherapy: