- Naturopathy is a system in which the diseases are cured and prevented by all natural means.
- Philosophy of naturopathy is “THE BODY POSSESS ITS OWN POWER TO PURIFY AND HEAL ITSELF”.
- It also believes that “THE BODY AND MIND ARE INSEPERABLE i,e if one is disturbed it will surely affect the other”
- So in treating the patient naturopath treats the patient as a whole and not the part of it.
- It believes that for healthy livingenergy of five elements must be in equilibrium. They are:
- Today many diseases and disorders are gifted by modern life style and stress to mankind. So the aim of the treatment is to correct the lifestyles, diet patterns, sleep patterns and to relive the stress.
- Naturopathy believes that fundamental cure of disease is “INCREASING THE VITAL FORCE, RAISING THE VITALITY, PURIFYING THE BLOOD AND LYMPH STREAM, BREAKING UP THE WASTE MATTER AND REMOVING THE MORBID MATERIAL AND POISON THROUGH ELIMINATION”.
- The cause of all disease is morbid matter and the cure of all disease is its elimination.
- The modern naturopathic physician is a person familiar with the latest scientific findings not only in his own field but also in the general field of science and technology.
- From this we come to fact that the progressive system of natural and rational method as therapeutic fasting ,the proper combination of natural foods and other dietetics and health measures , alternative therapies, allied science in short, the holistic way.
- There is evidence of growing tendency in the day to day life of individual to deviate from normal or natural ways of life and to lean more on drugs for maintenance of health.
Nature cure has a very important place in any programme for the improvement of health by nation.