About Naturopathic Medicine

The primary goal of Naturopathic medicine is to enhance health and prevent disease.

Naturopathic medicine refers to a distinct system of primary healthcare that uses natural methods and substances to support and stimulate the body's inherent self-healing process. It is a system of medicine that is based on prevention and promotes the optimum health and wellness of the individual by taking into account the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of one’s life when diagnosing and developing a treatment plan.

Naturopathic doctors view individuals as an integral whole where symptoms are seen as warning signals of improper functioning or imbalance in the body and with one’s surroundings. The objective of Naturopathic medicine is to address the root or underlying cause of disease, rather than to simply treat or suppress symptoms.

In treatment, Naturopathic doctors use safe, gentle, non-invasive therapies including clinical nutrition, botanical medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy, and lifestyle counselling to assist the whole person in healing. Two or more of these treatment methods are generally used either at the same time or sequentially, for the synergistic effect this has on health improvement.
Naturopathic doctors can also complement and enhance health care services provided by other health care professionals. They provide patients with a truly integrative form of health care.

Naturopathic doctors have a minimum seven years of training: three years of university pre-medical sciences, then four years at an approved naturopathic medical college. Here we cover the same western medical diagnostic studies as MDs, which is followed by specialized training in the treatment methods mentioned above.

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