Naturopathic Medicine
Focuses on the individual & strives to address why something is happening (the root cause) while addressing symptoms (branches from the root). Naturopathic Doctors receive 4 years of medical training involving hands on clinical experience. After accreditation from their school and receiving their designation of Naturopathic Doctor (ND), internationally standardized licensing exams and provincially specific board requirements are met. This rigorous processes is successfully fulfilled prior to you walking in the door for any and all treatment.
Naturopaths are guided by the following oath, which they've contemplated throughout their training and swear to abide by upon graduating.
Naturopaths are guided by the following oath, which they've contemplated throughout their training and swear to abide by upon graduating.
First, do no harm
To co-operate with the Healing Power of Nature
To address the fundamental cause of disease
To heal the whole person through individualized treatment
To teach the principle of healthy living and prevent medicine
To co-operate with the Healing Power of Nature
To address the fundamental cause of disease
To heal the whole person through individualized treatment
To teach the principle of healthy living and prevent medicine
A Naturopath's tools:
Botanical Medicine - using the healing powers of plants to provide support and health to the body where necessary and appropriate
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) - including analyses of health using TCM perspective and treatment thereof using such things as acupuncture, herbs, diet and lifestyle recommendations, moxa, cupping, electro-stimulations acupuncture
Clinical Nutrition - assessment and recommendation where appropriate of diet based on health needs and goals, assessing nutritional deficiency, food allergies & sensitivities.
Homeopathy - like cures like. Addressing acute and chronic symptoms with the traditional use of potentized remedies
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) - including analyses of health using TCM perspective and treatment thereof using such things as acupuncture, herbs, diet and lifestyle recommendations, moxa, cupping, electro-stimulations acupuncture
Clinical Nutrition - assessment and recommendation where appropriate of diet based on health needs and goals, assessing nutritional deficiency, food allergies & sensitivities.
Homeopathy - like cures like. Addressing acute and chronic symptoms with the traditional use of potentized remedies
