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Naturopathy is both a science and philosophy of healing dating back many centuries. It places emphasis on preventative medicine and encourages the body’s natural ability to heal itself by employing natural methods of treatment.

Our body’s recuperative powers may sometimes be weakened by too much stress, poor eating habits or lack of exercise. The symptoms of disease are seen as the body trying to remove obstacles to health and the normal functioning of the body. Therefore, the Naturopath looks for the underlying cause of health complaints rather than being overly concerned with the symptoms.

Naturopaths also encourage their patients to take an active and responsible role in their own health.

Our Naturopaths use a variety of therapies in the assessment and treatment of conditions. These include iridology, magnagraph , live blood analysis, nutrition, herbal medicine, kinesiology, flower essences, homeopathy, etc.

A Naturopathic consultation involves comprehensive case taking in order for the Naturopath to establish a history about the presenting complaint as well as any other health problems both past and present. Each question helps establish a picture to ascertain the underlying cause of the patient’s current health problems.

The patient history along with iridology, kinesiology and other diagnostic techniques will assist in assessing their current state of health as well as the progress of a patient’s treatment.

Naturopathic treatment comprises a range of modalities including Nutrition and diet changes, Herbal Medicine, homeopathics , flower essences, vitamin and mineral supplements, stress management techniques and life style changes.

Naturopathic treatment is successful because it treats the person holistically , i.e. takes into account the physical , spiritual, mental and emotional aspects. Rather than just addressing the symptoms it treats the underlying cause of the complaint.