Naturopaths and nutritional therapists could be considered the general practitioners of the alternative medical world.
Naturopaths are medically trained just as Doctors are but choose to concentrate on the cause of a problem rather than its symptoms, devising a treatment plan that seeks to reverse the disease process rather than manage its symptoms.
Naturopaths are trained to diagnose all forms of health problem, including acute/chronic illness, physical discomfort and psychological issues. They are comfortable working alongside conventional medicine in order to offer a long-term lifestyle solution alongside a short term remedy.
Naturopaths and nutritionists believe that the best form of medicine is preventative. They thus get to know their clients over many years and concentrate on keeping them well rather than waiting for things to go wrong.
The main treatment method of Naturopaths is lifestyle intervention, teaching and encouraging clients how to improve their diets, fitness and mental/emotional issues so they can create a fertile body where disease cannot live.
Alongside these common methods Naturopaths also use a variety of ‘recovery’ therapies such as osteopathy, hydrotherapy and herbs (mainly for detoxification) as well as working closely with nutritional therapists..
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