Naturopathic Medicine
Recognized as one of the original systems of medicine offering safe, effective patient-centered health care.
JOURNEY TO PEAK WELLNESS
Naturopathic medicine’s origins date back to the 19th century. Today’s naturopathic doctors (NDs) combine the ageless wisdom of nature with the rigors of modern science. Aspiring NDs receive training in the same biomedical and diagnostic sciences as MDs and they are trained as primary care practitioners at fully accredited naturopathic medical schools. Naturopathic doctors prove their expertise through a rigorous two-part licensing exam, demonstrating mastery of both conventional medical sciences and natural healing arts; they are required to maintain that competence through continuing education. The result is a comprehensive, rigorous, and well-rounded scientific medical education that is both comparable and complementary to that of MDs and DOs.
Naturopathic doctors are equipped with a wide array of therapies to help promote deep healing and emphasize preventative medicine. A core belief in naturopathic medicine is an individualized, patient centered approach to health care. Naturopathic doctors collaborate with all branches of modern healthcare.
Imagine healthcare that sees you as a whole person, not just a collection of symptoms; that is the heart of integrative naturopathic medicine.
PATIENT-CENTERED CARE
The past 30-some years have seen an extraordinary increase in consumer demand for safe, effective, and cost-effective natural health care. Naturopathic Medicine has emerged as the health-care profession best suited to meet this demand, with naturopathic doctors trained in the art and science of both natural and conventional medicine.
Naturopathic medicine is recognized as one of the original systems of medicine offering safe, effective patient-centered care that is a vital part of healthcare in the twenty-first century.
Principals of
Naturopathic Medicine
Guided by six fundamental principals that form the foundation of practice.
01
First, Do No Harm
(Primum Non Nocere): This patient-centered philosophy prioritizes the use of least invasive therapies first. It emphasizes safe, non-toxic treatments with minimal side effects, aiming to address root causes rather than merely suppressing symptoms. By crafting individualized treatment plans, naturopathic doctors tailor their care to each patient’s unique needs, ensuring a balanced approach that promotes healing while minimizing potential risks.
02
Identify and Treat the Cause
(Tolle Causam): Naturopathic medicine seeks to uncover and address the underlying causes of illness; if the root cause is not addressed, symptoms will return and illness will persist.
03
The Healing Power of Nature and the Body
(Vis Medicatrix Naturae): The body has the inherent wisdom to align with health and healing. Symptoms are the body communicating to us that something is off balance. Naturopathic doctors listen to and honor these messages, they are guides to navigating illness and to facilitating a deep healing process.
04
Treat the Whole Person
(In Perturbato Animo Sicut in Corpore Sanitas Esse Non Potest): Naturopathic doctors consider all aspects of an individual’s health including physical, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental, spiritual, and social factors when creating a patient-centered treatment plan. This comprehensive approach to care is vital to the healing process.
05
Doctor as Teacher
Docere): Naturopathic doctors educate and empower patients to take responsibility for their own health, fostering a collaborative doctor-patient relationship. This approach ensures comprehensive consultations where patients have ample time to ask questions, gain clarity, and deeply understand the treatment plan. Doctor as teacher ensures patient leave feel empowered, informed, and actively engaged in their wellness journey.
06
Preventative Healthcare
(Principiis Obsta-sero Medicina Curator): Naturopathic doctors strive to prevent illness by promoting health-supporting lifestyles, while also evaluating individual risk factors, heredity, and disease susceptibility to create comprehensive, personalized prevention strategies.Naturopathic medicine is proactive in its approach, aiming to stay in front of debilitating and chronic illness and thus saving money, time, suffering, and lives.
The Naturopathic Therapeutic Order
Identifies the natural order in which all therapies should be applied to provide the greatest benefit with the least potential for damage.
Remove Obstacles to Health
The first step in returning to health is to remove the entities that disturb health such as: poor diet, digestive disturbances, inappropriate and chronic stress levels, and individual disharmony. NDs construct a healthy regimen based on an individual’s “obstacles to health” to change and improve the terrain in which the disease developed. This allows additional therapeutics to have the most beneficial effects possible.
Stimulate the Body’s Self-Healing Mechanisms
NDs use therapies to stimulate and strengthen the body’s innate self-healing and curative abilities. These therapies include modalities such as clinical nutrition, botanical medicines, constitutional hydrotherapy, homeopathy, and acupuncture.
Strengthen Weakened Systems
Systems that need repair are addressed at this level of healing. Naturopathic doctors have an arsenal of therapeutics available to promote healing.
Correct Structural Integrity
Physical modalities such as spinal manipulation, massage therapy, craniosacral therapy, and mind-body-medicine are used to improve and maintain skeletal and musculature integrity.
Use Natural Substances to Restore and Regenerate
Naturopathic medicine’s primary objective is to restore health, not to treat pathology or disease. However, when a specific pathology must be addressed, NDs employ safe, effective, and comprehensive treatments that aim to not add toxicity or additionally burden the already distressed body.
Use Pharmacologic Substances to Halt Progressive Pathology
NDs are trained in the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs when necessary. If their state license permits, they can prescribe these agents themselves or if not, refer to a conventional medical colleague
Use High Force, Invasive Modalities: Surgery, Radiation, Chemotherapy
When life, limb, or function must be preserved, NDs refer patients to the most appropriate provider. At the same time, NDs use complementary or supportive therapies to decrease side effects and increase the effectiveness of high force interventions when they are indicated.
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Naturopathic Education and Training
Naturopathic doctors (NDs) undergo extensive education and training to become licensed medical practitioners. The education combines traditional medical knowledge with holistic and preventative approaches to healing. A degree in Naturopathic Medicine is one of the most comprehensive integrative medical professions currently available.
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