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Naturopathy is a relatively new medical philosophy and system that believes in a holistic approach to medicine. Aside from natural pain relief and treatments, it also focuses on boosting the body’s ability to heal itself, and considers factors
such as lifestyle and diet in their diagnoses. The system also acknowledges that there are conditions that can only be treated by pharmacological means,and can work with conventional medicine for the good of patients.
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Modern medicine can accomplish things that people mere decades ago considered to be firmly in the ˆhands of God.˜ There are ways to treat cancer, delay what once would have been inevitable deaths, and help people endure great pain. However, as wondrous as modern, conventional medicine is, there are just some things it can’t fix. For some illnesses and people, the prognosis under conventional medicine can be grim and fraught with lifelong pain. Yet, that prognosis does not always have to be the same when one goes for natural pain relief under an alternative system, such as naturopathy
Naturopathy is a medical philosophy and system that is considered an alternative to modern medicine, in the same way that Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine are alternatives. Unlike the two examples, naturopathy is a much younger system, appearing on historical records sometime during the 1800s. Aside from natural pain relief, the system believes in using natural products and treatments to stimulate the body’s capacity for repairing itself. The methods and the system itself are considered modern and ˆyoung,˜ but the philosophical roots and theories stem from Greek, Chinese, and Indian philosophies and treatises on health and wellness. Naturopathy, like the more ancient systems it shares many traits with, acknowledges the connection between lifestyle, nutrition, disease, and treatment. Only in recent decades has Western medicine actually acknowledged this link.
Regardless of whether the patient requires natural pain relief or some sort of anti-allergic treatment, naturopathy focuses on the entirety and treats accordingly. For example, there is a theory that attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder is related to a lack of omega fatty acids in children’s bodies, along with the inability to absorb them properly from food. A conventional doctor would prescribe ADHD drugs for the problem, while practitioners of naturopathy would recommend a dietary adjustment. Granted, this approach does not always work. Then again, supporters contend, conventional medicine is not always guaranteed to work in all cases, either.
Some people, rather than advocate one or the other, prefer to integrate the two approaches. This is, according to supporters of naturopathy, the better option when it comes to situations that have been traumatic (physically or psychologically), or would require surgical intervention. There are also certain conditions that simply cannot be countered by the body naturally and require pharmacological solutions, such as angina, cancer, and congestive heart failure. Fortunately, most naturopathy practitioners, like TCM and Ayurveda practitioners in China and India, acknowledge that no system is superior to another and are able to work in conjunction with Western medical procedures.
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