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What is “Naturopathic Medicine?”
Naturopathic Medicine is a system of natural healing based on the belief that the body has the inherent capability to heal itself.
Our bodies are wise and they want to be well: Through the use of safe, gentle, effective and natural means, a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine works with this healing power to return the body to optimal health.
The foundations of Naturopathic Medicine are rooted in six key principles:
Primum Non Nocere (First Do No Harm)
The Naturopathic Doctor uses methods and medicines that minimize the risk of harmful side effects using the least force necessary to diagnose and treat, avoids, when possible, the harmful suppression of symptoms, and works with the individual's self-healing process.
Vis Medicatrix Naturae (The Healing Power of Nature)
The Naturopathic Doctor shall recognize, respect and promote the self-healing power of nature inherent in each individual human being. Naturopathic Doctors act to identify and remove obstacles to healing and recovery, and to facilitate and increase this inherent self-healing process.
Tolle Causum (Treat the Cause)
The Naturopathic Doctor seeks to identify and remove the underlying causes of illness, rather than to merely eliminate or suppress symptoms.
Docere (Doctor as Teacher)
The Naturopathic Doctor shares information and knowledge with their patients and encourages self-responsibility for health.
Treat the Whole Person
The Naturopathic doctor treats each patient by taking into account individual physical, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental and social factors.
Health Promotion, the Best Prevention
The Naturopathic Doctor emphasizes the prevention of disease by assessing risk factors, heredity and susceptibility to disease and initiating appropriate interventions in partnership with their patients to prevent illness.
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