Naturopathic medicine differs from convention medicine in several important aspects.
First, naturopathic doctors (NDs) do not use pharmaceutical drugs to treat illness. This is because pharmaceutical drugs are synthetic compounds which are not found in nature to exist on their own; hence the body is unable to process them without negative and often dangerous side effects. Instead, naturopathic doctors use herbal medicine, and nutraceuticals (nutritional supplements) which the body is much more able to tolerate and process, yielding little to no adverse effects when used correctly. Second, NDs view the human body as an integrated whole, and not just a sum of its anatomical parts. What this means is that our health is the manifestation of a delicate interplay between the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of our being. A disharmony in any one of these areas could create an imbalance manifesting as physical symptoms. Naturopathic doctors recognize and respect this intricate pattern, and realize that in order for true healing to occur one must consider more than just the physical symptoms of disease. Lastly, because NDs understand the complex inter-relationship among all of the systems in the body, they take the time to understand each patient before putting together any treatment protocol so that the root cause of a given health concern is being addressed, instead of focusing only on the presenting symptoms. | Hours of operation: Well Adjusted Chiropractic Centre Mon: 2:30pm - 7:00pm Wed: 11:00am - 7:00pm Thr: By appointment Journey To Cure Naturopathic Clinic Fri: 1:00pm- 6:00pm Sat: 10:00am- 4:00pm Email to make your appointment today! gulei.nd@gmail.com |