"The doctor of the future will give no medicines, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet and in the cause and prevention of disease." /// Thomas Edison
What is Natural Medicine?
Natural medicine is simple medicine. The fact is, the human body possesses the innate ability to heal itself. Modern medicine often gets in the way of this healing process with suppressive drugs and therapies. Natural medicine starts first with therapies that support the body's ability to heal rather than suppressing or masking symptoms.
Naturopathic Principles
Naturopathic (pronounced nature-o-pathic or nat-ooh-row-pathic) medicine is rooted in six principles. These principles guide treatment decisions and care. They are:
The Healing Power of Nature (Vis Medicatrix Naturae)
Identify and Treat the Cause (Tolle Causam)
First, Do No Harm (Primum Non Nocere)
Treat the Whole Person (Tolle Totum)
Doctor as Teacher (Docere)
Prevention Beats Cure (Praevenire)
The Healing Power of Nature
Plain and simple, the human body has the ability to heal itself. This healing power is not limited to superficial scrapes and cuts that return to normal after a few days. This healing power extends to deeper wounds and even to chronic ailments. When medical therapies honor this ability to heal rather than mask symptoms with suppressive treatments, we get well sooner.
Identify and Treat the Cause
A doctor is like a detective. Sure, we can stop your runny nose and cough with our prescription pad, but the real joy comes in finding out why you had the cough in the first place. When we treat the cause rather than the symptom, real healing begins.
First, Do No Harm
Naturopathic physicians are trained to follow a therapeutic order. We start with the most gentle therapies and make an effort to first remove obstacles to health. Click to learn more about this therapeutic order and how it will guide your journey back to health.
Treat the whole person
When you visit with a naturopathic physician, you are with someone who honors the body, mind, and spirit. Addressing each of these unique aspects of our lives is essential to treating the whole person.
Doctor as Teacher
The word "doctor" comes from the Latin word "docere", which means teacher. We honor this by taking the time to educate patients about disease, cure, and reasons for treatment recommendations.
Prevention Beats Cure
Most people visit the doctor only when they are sick. Rather than reactively fighting illness, we can help you create a proactive foundation of health which will help prevent future ailments.