Naturopathy: What Is It and Its Uses?

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More and more people are looking for more natural treatment methods for illness and also to live a more naturally healthy life and improve wellness through more nature-based means.

A form of alternative medicine, naturopathy is a healing approach that utilizes your own body’s natural ability to restore health, focusing on wellness promotion and disease prevention rather than treatment.

Naturopathy is an alternative approach to healing that primarily involves nutritional and lifestyle modifications to facilitate healing and may include:

  • Nutritional support
  • Introduction of dietary supplements
  • Exercise and stress management
  • Acupuncture
  • Massage therapy
  • Hydrotherapy
  • Homeopathy


Uses and Benefits

Naturopaths have been successful in treating a number of conditions such as headache, back pain, skin problems, fatigue, menstrual cramps, pain, sleep problems, and digestive conditions.

Often, people turn to naturopathy to seek relief for chronic conditions that have been unresponsive to conventional treatments.

Botanical medicines are often the most prescribed form of naturopathic treatment, followed by vitamins and homeopathic remedies.

But more than providing herbs or nutritional supplements to treat the patient, naturopathic physicians understand the art of healing in relation to illness.

Naturopaths communicate with their patients to identify the issues that need to be addressed in order to come up with a suitable action plan.

As with all medications, supplements, and therapies; consult your doctor.