What is Naturopathic Medicine?

Naturopathic medicine is a distinct primary health care system that blends modern scientific knowledge with traditional natural forms of medicine. Naturopathic medicine is the art and science of disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention using natural therapies including botanical medicine, clinical nutrition, homeopathy, acupuncture and lifestyle counseling.

The primary goal in Naturopathic medicine is to discover and treat the root causes of disease, rather than just simply treat the symptoms. A Naturopathic doctor treats the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of health with natural therapies to support and stimulate the body's innate healing ability.

Clinical Nutrition

Many health concerns can be treated and prevented by simple dietary changes. We analyze your current diet, assess your digestive health and provide personalized nutritional programs. Sometimes supplements are needed to further support a balanced and healthy diet. We assess your major health concerns, your current prescription medications, and your overall digestive health to recommend safe, effective professional natural health products. More about Products.

Herbal Medicine

Substances from plants have a well-documented traditional history as safe, rapid and effective treatments for many diseases. We use the most up-to-date clinical research to recommend herbal medicines to treat your individual health concerns.

Homeopathy

Homeopathy is a 200-year-old medical practice that uses minute doses of medicines to stimulate the body's own healing mechanisms. A homeopathic visit includes a thorough health history to determine the overall physical, mental and emotional symptoms. The totality of these symptoms is carefully matched to the appropriate remedy to stimulate a gentle, long-lasting return to optimal health. Homeopathy has a long history of effectiveness for treating acute and chronic cases of disease.

Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine has a 2000-year-old history of safe, effective use. We use your current symptom patterns as well as Chinese medical tongue and pulse diagnosis to recommend Chinese medical herbs and acupuncture. Acupuncture involves inserting very thin, sterile needles at specific points of the body to relieve pain, promote healing and restore the balanced flow of energy. Acupuncture is recognized by most health care professionals as effective for muscular and skeletal complaints. We also use acupuncture to treat many other health concerns

Principles of Naturopathic Medicine

1. 1. Support the healing power of nature: The body has an incredible ability to heal itself when the obstacles to cure are removed and the optimal healing environment is provided.
2. 2. Identify and treat the causes: It's better to diagnose and remove the underlying causes of illness than to just temporarily treat the symptoms of disease.
3. 3. First, do no harm: Safe, effective natural medicines are used that have a minimal risk of harmful side effects.
4. 4. Treat the whole person: To successfully treat the whole person, it's necessary to consider all of the physical, mental, emotional and environmental factors that are contributing to the current state of health.
5. 5. Emphasize prevention: Future illnesses can be prevented by carefully assessing current risk factors and making appropriate changes.
6. 6. Doctor as Teacher: Naturopathic doctors openly share knowledge with their patients and encourage active participation in achieving optimal health goals.