9 Best Examples of Naturopathic Medicine

1. 9 Best Examples of Naturopathic Medicine

3. Originated in Europe, naturopathic medicine includes all the system of alternative treatments that allow the body to heal on its own.

4. It got introduced in America during the 1800s. Although nowadays, it makes use of some aspects of contemporary medical science, maximum of its treatments are centuries old.

5. Unlike conventional medicines, naturopathic medicine aims at treating the complete person – spirit, mind and body. 

6. This is why a naturopath doctor always try to seek the root cause of the sickness, instead of recommending medicines to simply stop the symptoms.

7. To be more familiar, let us discuss the best examples of naturopathic medicines.

8. 1. Traditional Alternative Methods: Accepted and practiced for centuries, throughout the globe, traditional alternative methods include the most conventional and more accepted forms of therapies such as the following –

9. Acupuncture • Homeopathy • Chinese or oriental medicines • Ayurveda

10. 2. Physical Medicines: Body touches have been into medicinal uses since very early days. If a particular area of a body is injured and as a result of which the other parts get affected,

11. it is proven that, with body manipulation methods these parts can be brought back to optimum health, allowing the body to focus on healing the actual injured area. Following are the examples of such techniques –

12. Massage • Yoga • Tai chi • Body movement therapies • Chiropractic and osteopathic medicine • Physiotherapy

13. 3. Diet: With the passage of time, our eating habits have evolved from simple diets like fruits, meats, grains and vegetables to foods comprising of oils,

14. fats and complex carbohydrates; resulting in nutritional imbalance in our body and easy victims of chronic illnesses.

15. Thus to maintain the nutritional balance in a body, dietary approaches like the following have been introduced – • Dietary supplements • Nutritional food

16. 4. Herbs: Irrespective of the era, the power of nature has always benefited humans. There are a lot of herbs that have been used as medicines from time to time. To mention a few –

17. Turmeric • Evening Primrose oil • Flax seeds • Tea Tree oil • Echinacea • Grapeseed extract and etc.

18. 5. External Energy: • Energies drawn out of external objects and sources have also shown positive results in healing people’s health. For example – • Reiki • Electromagnetic therapy • Qigong

19. 6. Mind: Even medical science has approved the connection of the mind with the rest of the body. It has been proved that individuals tend to heal faster and effectively

20. when surrounded by positive emotions and good mental environment. Thus the following therapies are recommended – • Biofeedback • Meditation • Hypnosis

21. 7. Senses: It is true that senses – touch, taste, hearing, sight and smell; can affect the complete health of a person.  Examples of such therapies are –

22. Visualization and guided imagery • Art, dance, and music

23. 8. Physical Exercises: Staying active physically helps in maintaining physical fitness and complete wellbeing. 

24. NDs recommends the following exercises depending on illness type, age and medical history of a person – • Aerobic exercises • Anaerobic exercises • Flexibility exercises

25. 9. Sports Medicine: It deals with physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise.

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