Naturopathy Medicine. Holistic Theraphy

 

Kip Magee

Week 9

Naturopathy

 "Given a need to understand naturopathy, students will explain how the person as a whole is treated and healed within this area of holistic health."

At first glance naturopathic medicine seems a lot like osteopathic and functional medicine.  What are the similarities and what are the differences between the three?

 Give the naturopathy holistic treatment, Patient is diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, with an emphasis on treating the whole person. The treatment consists of “Therapies that recognize the body’s innate healing mechanisms and take into account each patient’s individuality.”

Patients with acute and chronic illness can be effectively treated. The World Health Organization called this treatment the “Nature Cure.” N.D. are trained in holistic and nontoxic medical, with the strong emphasis on disease prevention and helping patients achieve optimal wellness. Hippocrates teaches “healing philosophy has been followed by indigenous healers in cultures worldwide for centuries, all of whom employed foods, water, fasting, botanical remedies, and various bodywork methods to bring about healing.” Naturopathy physicians seek to address their cause while helping the body to restore itself to optimal health.

Treatment care is done by primary, nonemergency health care providers.

Physicians and pharmacists are trained in naturopathic methods. Naturopathic colleges have more formal training in clinical nutrition than M.D.’s, osteopathic physicians, D.O.’s or registered dieticians.

Larry Trivieri Jr.;The American Holistic Medical Association. The American Holistic Medical Association Guide to Holistic Health: Healing Therapies for Optimal Wellness (pp. 258-259). Kindle Edition.