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Learn more about naturopathy.

The practice of naturopathy is based on six key principles:

1.Promote the healing power of nature.
2.First do no harm. Naturopathic practitioners choose therapies with the intent to keep harmful side effects to a minimum and not suppress symptoms.
3.Treat the whole person. Practitioners believe a person’s health is affected by many factors, such as physical, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental, and social ones. Practitioners consider all these factors when choosing therapies and tailor treatment to each patient.
4.Treat the cause. Practitioners seek to identify and treat the causes of a disease or condition, rather than its symptoms. They believe that symptoms are signs that the body is trying to fight disease, adapt to it, or recover from it.
5.Prevention is the best cure. Practitioners teach ways of living that they consider most healthy and most likely to prevent illness.
6.The physician is a teacher. Practitioners consider it important to educate their patients in taking responsibility for their own health.

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