What patients use Naturopathic medicine?

Three types of patients that use Naturopathic Medicine:

1. Looking for disease prevention and health promotion strategies Those that recognize that maintaining health is a life-long process involving a clear understanding of the factors that affect health and how to deal with them on a daily basis.

2. Symptoms not being addressed by other medical practitioners With Naturopathic medicine's broad understanding of health and the relationship between health, life, and the environment, Naturopathic Doctors are often able to offer patients a new perspective and provide safe and effective ways to restore health.

3. Diagnosed with an illness, looking for alternative or complementary treatments Naturopathic medicine is very effective in improving quality of life for those with serious and life threatening illnesses. It is used extensively and effectively for those patients that are looking to combine conventional and Naturopathic treatments with the aim of minimizing side effects to drugs, surgery, or conventional treatments.

Article by Sofia Lopoukhine, Communications Consultant.