Naturopathic Care to Promote Self-Healing of the Whole Person

What is Naturopathic Care?

Naturopathic care uses a variety of natural medicines and treatments to heal illness and improve health.  Naturopathy is founded on the concept that people are naturally healthy, and that the body has a strong ability to heal itself when obstacles to good health are removed.  The foundations of natural health are diet, nutrition, homeopathy, physical manipulation, stress management and exercise.

Naturopathic doctors (ND) are highly trained professionals, with a doctorate in naturopathic medicine and a license to practice issued by a state government agency.

Naturopathic physicians treat the whole person by getting to know their individual physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, genetic, environmental, social and other factors.

The Six Principals of Naturopathic Care

Naturopathic physicians practice six fundamental principles of naturopathic medicine.

1. The Healing Power of Nature: Trust in the body’s inherent wisdom to heal itself.
2. Identify and Treat the Causes: Look beyond the symptoms to the underlying cause.
3. First Do No Harm: Utilize the most natural, least invasive and least toxic therapies.
4. Doctor as Teacher: Educate patients in the steps to achieving and maintaining health.
5. Treat the Whole Person: View the body as an integrated whole in all its physical and spiritual dimensions.
6. Prevention: Focus on overall health, wellness and disease prevention.

Conditions Treated with Naturopathy

Naturopathic care is used for a variety of reasons, such as:

• General primary care
• Women’s health issues
• Depression and anxiety
• Detoxification
• Weight loss
• Gastroenterological conditions
• Adrenal fatigue
• Endocrinology
• Allergies, asthma
• Chronic fatigue
• Autoimmune disorders
• Adjunctive cancer care
• Chronic pain, migraines
• Musculoskeletal disorders
• HIV
• Hepatitis
• Diabetes

Your Visit With Your Naturopathic Doctor

Your doctor will get to know you by asking detailed questions about the medical history of you and your family, your lifestyle, your emotional and spiritual state, your physical symptoms, and environmental factors. Your doctor may order lab tests such as urine or blood samples to learn more about your health.  Your doctor may discuss possible causes for your condition, such as poor diet, stress factors in your life, and occupational hazards. 

Based upon what your doctor learns, a diagnosis and recommended course of treatment will be determined to match your specific needs.

Diagnostic Testing

Your doctor combines up-to-date knowledge about natural care options with modern medical diagnostic methods, including:

• Blood tests to assess conditions such as anemia, infections, vitamind D stsatus, thyroid liver and kidney function.
• X-rays, MRIs and CT scans for musculoskeletal injuries
• Genetic testing
• Micronutrient testing
• Detailed lipid profiling
• Heavy metal testing
• Food sensitivity and allergy testing

A Treatment Plan to Promote Your Natural Healing Power

Once your doctor understands your overall health situation, a treatment plan custom-tailored to your needs will be developed. Your plan may include natural treatments such as:

• Diet and lifestyle counseling
• Herbal medicine and nutritional supplementation
• Therapeutic injections
• Neural therapy
• Acupuncture

Schedule a Visit

To schedule a visit with your Naturopathic doctor, please call 206-241-2225 or Schedule Online.