Category:Naturopathic Theories and Practice

The theories and practice of each system of medicine is determined by how the practitioners define health and define and their expectations and beliefs about wellness. The theories influence every aspect of assessment, diagnosis and treatment. They dictate what information is sought and how it is interpreted. They determine whether the emphasis of the patient-practitioner relationship is on addressing the factors that cause disease or just treating the symptoms. Whether health and disease are viewed as logical or random, and whether a practitioner is trained to integrate all aspects of a patient or just address specific pathological conditions, impacts the meaning that is assigned to symptoms and diseases and the approach used.

• Defining Health
• Personal Constitution
• Individual
• Transformation between Health and Disease
• Naturopathic Assessment
• Naturopathic Diagnosis
• Naturopathic Treatments
• Therapeutic Order

References

• Lindlahr Henry. Philosophy of Natural Therapeutics, Maidstronge, England.
• Lloyd Iva (2009) The History of Naturopathic Medicine, a Canadian perspective McArthur & Company, Toronto
• Lloyd Iva (2009) The Energetics of Health, a Naturopathic Assessment Elsevier
• Martin Marg (2004) Naturopathic Philosphy: Time is of the Essence Journal of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society; 10(2).
• Turner Roger Newman (1990) Naturopathic Medicine Treating the Whole Person, the principles and practice of naturopathy Great Britian, Health Advisory Lectures and Literature
• Jeff Jared (1997) The Process of Healing: A Unifying Theory of Naturopathic Medicine Journal of Naturopathic Medicine;l7( 1):122-126.