Naturopathic Medicine

A branch of medicine in which a variety of natural medicines and treatments are used to heal illness (sometimes used alongside conventional medicine). Founded on the belief that people are naturally healthy. Treatment focuses on the root causes of the imbalance/illness by stimulating the body’s natural healing abilities, rather than focusing on the outward symptoms created by the imbalance/illness. Naturopathic Doctors use a wide range of techniques including herbs, dietary supplements/vitamins, nutrition, homeopathy, physical manipulation, stress management, and exercise and in most cases, have the ability to prescribe conventional pharmaceuticals and do minor surgery as well.