EAT well
MOVE daily
HYDRATE often
SLEEP lots
LOVE your body
Repeat for LIFE
- Author Unknown
Practice Approach
The naturopathic medicine process is not arbitrary or uninspired - it is systematic and has deep roots that are time-honored and proven by patients/clients just like you.
Precepts
1.
First Do No Harm
2.
The Healing Power of Nature
3.
Identify and Treat the Cause
4.
Doctor as Teacher
5.
Treat the Whole Person
6.
Prevention
Naturopathic Precepts
Naturopathic Medicine is a care paradigm (e.g. model) that focuses on wellness, or the healthy functioning of the body and mind, and the influential role of the spirit over both.
The space that naturopathic medicine holds for itself is given context by a set of (6) defining principles, or precepts.
Therapeutic Order
Our precepts are ordered by a hierarchy of guidelines, known as the Therapeutic Order, that when kept at the forefront of our process and protocols help us to keep our patients/clients on target for whole health, and not just symptom-free living.