Naturopathy is a system of health care that combines a traditional approach based on thousands of years of history with a modern approach that incorporates recent advances in scientific research.
Naturopathy today occupies an important and prominent role in the contemporary health-care system. Naturopaths view their profession as complementary to orthodox medicine rather than as an alternative to it, and, as such, regard themselves as an integral part of the broader system of health-care which the Australian public is fortunate enough to have at its disposal.
NATUROPATHIC VIEW OF HEALTH
Health, from a naturopathic perspective, involves the capacity to maintain optimal order and function of the body (homeostasis) and is an outcome of a healthy mind, body, spirit and environment. Health can be impacted positively or negatively by mental, psychological and emotional factors, lifestyle, environment, diet and inherited genetic characteristics. In disease, normal metabolic function, tissue maintenance and repair processes are impaired and immunity and detoxification capacity is lowered, leading to functional disorders and chronic disease. |
