| Natural therapy is an alternative medicine using a | | | | entire body health is taken into consideration. |
| combination of alternative medicines. The most | | | | The doctor is the teacher: in this type of medicine the |
| common ones used are diet modification, different | | | | doctor is obligated to teach the patient to be |
| foods, dietary supplements and exercise. All of these | | | | responsible for their own health. This is an integral part |
| alternative medicines are used together to cure the | | | | of the treatment. |
| body naturally. Natural therapy excludes the use of | | | | Preventive measures: are applied as the ultimate goal |
| major surgery and most conventional drugs. The | | | | of this treatment is to maintain health and build up your |
| emphasis is on helping the body heal itself naturally. | | | | body health so that you naturally will not get sick. This |
| There are 6 principles that natural therapy | | | | will include eating foods which will help your body's |
| (Naturopathy) is guided by: | | | | immune system and those that have natural ant-toxins |
| The healing power of natureIdentify and treat the | | | | in them. |
| cause (diagnosis)The whole body should be treated | | | | First do no harm: When natural medicine is practiced it |
| not just an isolated part.The doctor is the | | | | is important to recognize all symptoms. This is so that |
| teacherPreventive measures. | | | | you can avoid any therapy that just hides the |
| The healing power of nature: this works on 2 principles. | | | | symptoms and does not aid natural healing. |
| The power of the body to heal itself by building up | | | | When you combine different forms of natural |
| body resistance. The second principle that nature heals, | | | | alternative medicine you will give your body a chance |
| this means that many illnesses will heal up on their own | | | | to heal itself. Natural therapy can eventually become a |
| utilizing the body's own immune system. A | | | | way of life. Once you are educated in the various |
| commonsense approach is employed, with getting | | | | ways your body can heal itself and stay healthy you |
| enough sleep, exercising and eating nutritional food. | | | | can start putting them into practice. You can maintain a |
| Identify and treat the cause: Diagnosis and eradicating | | | | healthier lifestyle which in turn ensures that you will |
| the root of the problem must be done to enable the | | | | stay healthier have more energy and enjoy your life to |
| healing process to begin. | | | | the fullest. Everything about the body must be taken |
| The whole body should be treated not just an isolated | | | | into consideration for this type of natural therapy to |
| part: Not only the actual symptoms are treated but the | | | | work. |