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    Naturopathic doctors are trained in general medicine

as primary care health practitioners in the art and

science of medicine. They are the only primary care

health practitioners trained to treat acute and chronic

disease with natural substances. They attend a four year

accredited postgraduate naturopathic medical school

and they are required to pass a state or national board

examination to become licensed. Their education is

based on the same basic sciences and clinical diagnosis

as that of conventional medical practitioners. They are

skilled in the conventional fields of diagnosis which include lab tests and physical exams. Their philosophy and treatment, however, diverge from that of the conventional medical model.


    Naturopathic doctors view health and disease as a complex interaction of physical, mental and emotional factors. Naturopathic medicine recognizes that when a balance cannot be struck between these factors then dis-ease or imbalance occurs. Dis-ease is not interpreted as something that should be feared and eradicated, but as a physical and tangible sign that something is not in balance.


    The fact that the healing and dis-ease process is viewed as a complex interaction of several factors requires a personalized and comprehensive approach to diagnosis and treatment. Naturopathic doctors take the time to learn about the individual that they are seeing and devise a treatment plan that is specific to the totality of their needs.   

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Several principals serve as the foundation for the philosophy on which Naturopathic medicine is based. These principals are as follows:


The Healing Power of Nature (Vis Medicatrix Naturae): this is the principal that the body has the innate ability to heal itself and only requires support and guidance.


Identify and Treat the Cause (Tolle Causam): Illness does not occur without a cause. Physical symptoms are the way in which the body expresses an imbalance. Instead of merely eliminating or suppressing the symptoms, naturopaths look beyond the physical symptoms to identify the imbalance and treat the cause of the symptoms. Naturopathic medicine treats the person, not the disease.


First Do No Harm (Primum Non Nocere): Naturopaths use the simplest, least invasive and least harmful treatment modalities to treat a disease.


Doctor as Teacher (Docere): Naturopaths are teachers. They teach people about their body's healing processes and empower them with the understanding that it is up to them to take responsibility for this process.  They are guides and believe that the responsibility and capacity to heal lies within each individual.


Treat the Whole Person: Naturopaths look at the individual as a "whole" and base their treatment on how to rebalance the mental, emotional and physical factors.


Prevention: Naturopathic medicine is preventive medicine. Naturopaths instruct people in how to prevent a reoccurrence or worsening of their disease process. People without a known illness also seek out the guidance of a naturopathic doctor to help them maintain or achieve an optimal state of health, thus preventing disease.