About Naturopathic Medicine

Naturopathic Medicine is a unique type of primary care that blends natural healing practices with scientific advances and current research. Naturopathic doctors (NDs) educate their patients on the importance of diet, exercise, lifestyle changes and may incorporate supportive therapies to enhance the body's ability to prevent or heal disease. Patients are treated with a blend of modern medical science and traditional natural medicine to not only treat disease, but to also restore health.
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The six principles of naturopathic medicine

The Healing Power of Nature
Trust in the body’s inherent wisdom to heal itself.
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Identify and Treat the Causes
Look beyond the symptoms for the underlying cause.
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First Do No Harm
Utilize the most natural, least invasive and least toxic therapies.
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Doctor as Teacher
Educate patients in the steps to achieving and maintaining health.
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Treat the Whole Person
View the body as an integrated whole in all its physical and spiritual dimensions.
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Prevention
Focus on overall health, wellness and disease prevention.

For more information on Naturopathic medicine's role in primary care visit ​Naturopathy and the primary care practice
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For more about naturopathic medicine, licensing and scope of practice visit the following sites.
http://www.aanmc.org/
http://www.naturopathic.org/index.asp
http://www.hawaiind.org/

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