What is Naturopathic Medicine?
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Naturopathic medicine is a distinct system of primary health care that addresses the root causes of illness, and promotes health and healing using natural therapies.
- Clinical Nutrition
- Botanical Medicine
- Acupuncture/Asian medicine
- Lifestyle Counseling
- Homeopathic Medicine
- Physical Medicine (massage, hydrotherapy, etc.)
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Clinical Nutrition
Foods affect the way your body functions. Some foods help you heal, while others damage your body and contribute to chronic illness. A healthy diet–consisting of the right balance of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, anti-oxidants, fibre and amino acids–is the most important tool for your body to manage stress and prevent and recover from illness.
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Botanical Medicine
Naturopathic doctors utilizes diverse plant substances from around the world for their powerful healing and nutritional values in order to prevent and alleviate illness.
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Acupuncture/Asian medicine
Asian medicine is a complete medical system that has been used to diagnose, treat and prevent illness for thousands of years and incorporates acupuncture, acupressure, diet, massage, and Asian herbs and foods.
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Lifestyle Counseling
To achieve the best results from your naturopathic treatment, you need to understand and practice the principles of healthy living. By helping you identify and adjust the habits that contribute to suboptimal health, Kerry Barlow N.D. will help you maintain wellness over the long term.
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Homeopathic Medicine
Homeopathic medicine is a natural, nontoxic therapeutic system of healing that assists in the inherent ability of the body to heal itself. Homeopathic medicines or "remedies" use minute amounts of plant, mineral or animal substances to stimulate a person's innate healing ability and to strengthen the entire system. It attempts to treat “like with like”, using substances that, in larger dosages, would develop the illness’s symptom in a healthy person. The causes of your symptoms are unique to you; therefore, Kerry Barlow N.D. will examine the cause of your pain or illness before prescribing appropriate homeopathic remedies.
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Physical Medicine
Includes massage, hydrotherapy, peat therapy and other physical therapies such as ultra-violet and infra-red therapy. Physical medicine works in two ways. First, it restores structural soundness to the skeletal system, joints, and soft tissue. In addition, it builds immunity and supports healing and detoxification.
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