What is Naturopathic Treatment?

Naturopathic treatment includes some or all of the following:-

Dietary Analysis to identify Nutritional Deficiencies or Imbalances
Manual Therapy e.g. Osteopathy, Massage Techniques
Hydrotherapy, Hot and Cold Packs, Wraps, Poultices
Acupunture
Exercise Prescription
Detoxification & Supervised Fasting protocols
Complementary Therapies e.g. Aromatherapy, Reflexology
Encourage Healthy Bowel Function and Elimination
Herbal Medicine (where qualified)
Electrotherapy (where qualified)
Meditation and Stress Management programmes
Lifestyle Advice (smoking, alcohol, drugs, work/life balance)
Promotion of adequate sunlight, fresh air, sleep
Breathing Techniques
Postural Advice
Hair, Nails Analysis
Iridology & Tongue Diagnostics
Orthodox Clinical Tests e.g Heart & Blood Pressure, Neurological exam, Urinalysis, Cholesterol checks etc

Naturopaths also recognise that:

Health is more than the absence of disease. It is dependent upon a multitude of factors and is a reflection of a harmonious interaction with our environment.
Acute disease processes are different from chronic processes. The acute response is the body’s attempt to restore health often through enhanced processes of elimination such as diarrhoea or skin eruptions. Suppression of such healing processes contributes to the potential for chronic breakdown.
Disease processes involve activation of the body’s homeostatic mechanisms. Health is homeostasis - a dynamic equilibrium.
The individual requires suitable foods for nourishment, clean water, fresh air and sunlight, as well as appropriate exercise, rest and relaxation
Prevention is preferable to cure.

Work with the body’s own self-correcting mechanisms or efforts to maintain homeostasis;
Endeavour to address all aspects of the 'Triad of Health'.
Regard education and co-operation of the patient as highly as treatment of the patient
Address lifestyle factors which are contributing to the problem and re-educate the patient into a lifestyle more conducive to health
Aim to establish health on a cellular level by improving circulation and enervation alongside nutrition, detoxification and elimination.