Naturopathy

Hippocrates was the first believer in a logical solution to life's problems, including health (believing a reason existed why illness had occurred as opposed to becoming ill being because one might have displeased the Gods), and his tools to help when ill health struck were his hands, simple techniques such as poultices and baths, and the plants and other natural sources of substances around him.

The more recent allopathic (conventional) approach gained a monopoly earlier this century but prior to that the two forms of medicine existed together, influencing each other, coming together and then becoming poles apart.

Naturopathy attempts to retain health rather than let ill health develop and then seek rescue treatment, and when ill health does occur the least invasive and destructive method of regaining health is used as far as possible, and it allows greater knowledge of and hence responsibility for ones' own health than the currently conventional approach. In its broadest sense it encompasses any non-invasive form of therapy not currently used by conventional medicine; and includes all herbalism and homeopathy, diet and nutrition, self help techniques and daily regimes, physical therapy, and so forth.

As research into treatment methods other than pharmaceutical preparations slowly increases it is producing a growing body of hard evidence that many illnesses can be treated very effectively with simple nutritional supplements (vitamins, minerals, trace elements, oils etc.), and botanical medicines and other naturopathic techniques. The advantages of these types of medicines are their lack of side effects, availability to all the general public, and lack of reliance on any established chain of medical services, and cost effectiveness.

Osteopathy and Naturopathy have been intricately linked since its earliest days; all the great early Osteopaths were Naturopaths. An Osteopath can diagnose and then advise you whether you can safely use the Naturopathic approach to help you remain healthy or get over any illnesses, of which a selection of common illnesses that can be helped with Naturopathy are below:

Asthma, Eczema, Psoriasis, Irritable Bowel, Colitis, Chrons Disease, Raynauds, ME, Allergies, Amenorrhoea, PMT, Sinusitis, Bronchitis, Arthritis, Acne, Coughs/Colds, Catarrh, Constipation, Tiredness, Haemorrhoids, Cystitis, Recurrent Infections, Heartburn, Indigestion, Weight problems, Circulation, Varicose Veins, Gout, Rheumatics, Candida, Immune weakness/ being run down, etc .

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