9 Best Examples of Naturopathic Medicine

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9 Best Examples of Naturopathic Medicine
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Originated in Europe, naturopathic
medicine includes all the system of alternative
treatments that allow the body to heal on its
own.
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It got introduced in America during the 1800s.
Although nowadays, it makes use of some aspects
of contemporary medical science, maximum of its
treatments are centuries old.
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Unlike conventional medicines, naturopathic
medicine aims at treating the complete person
spirit, mind and body. 
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This is why a naturopath doctor always try to
seek the root cause of the sickness, instead of
recommending medicines to simply stop the
symptoms.
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To be more familiar, let us discuss the best
examples of naturopathic medicines.
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1. Traditional Alternative Methods
Accepted and practiced for centuries, throughout
the globe, traditional alternative methods
include the most conventional and more accepted
forms of therapies such as the following
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• Acupuncture
• Homeopathy
• Chinese or oriental medicines
• Ayurveda

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2. Physical Medicines
Body touches have been into medicinal uses since
very early days. If a particular area of a body
is injured and as a result of which the other
parts get affected,
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it is proven that, with body manipulation methods
these parts can be brought back to optimum
health, allowing the body to focus on healing the
actual injured area. Following are the examples
of such techniques
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• Massage
• Yoga
• Tai chi
• Body movement therapies
• Chiropractic and osteopathic medicine
• Physiotherapy

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3. Diet
With the passage of time, our eating habits have
evolved from simple diets like fruits, meats,
grains and vegetables to foods comprising of oils,
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fats and complex carbohydrates resulting in
nutritional imbalance in our body and easy
victims of chronic illnesses.
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• Thus to maintain the nutritional balance in a
  body, dietary approaches like the following have
  been introduced
• Dietary supplements
• Nutritional food

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4. Herbs
Irrespective of the era, the power of nature has
always benefited humans. There are a lot of herbs
that have been used as medicines from time to
time. To mention a few
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• Turmeric
• Evening Primrose oil
• Flax seeds
• Tea Tree oil
• Echinacea
• Grapeseed extract and etc.

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5. External Energy

• Energies drawn out of external objects and
  sources have also shown positive results in
  healing peoples health. For example
• Reiki
• Electromagnetic therapy
• Qigong

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6. Mind
Even medical science has approved the connection
of the mind with the rest of the body. It has
been proved that individuals tend to heal faster
and effectively
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• when surrounded by positive emotions and good
  mental environment. Thus the following therapies
  are recommended
• Biofeedback
• Meditation
• Hypnosis

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7. Senses
It is true that senses touch, taste, hearing,
sight and smell can affect the complete health
of a person.  Examples of such therapies are
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• Visualization and guided imagery
• Art, dance, and music

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8. Physical Exercises
Staying active physically helps in maintaining
physical fitness and complete wellbeing. 
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• NDs recommends the following exercises depending
  on illness type, age and medical history of a
  person
• Aerobic exercises
• Anaerobic exercises
• Flexibility exercises

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9. Sports Medicine
It deals with physical fitness and the treatment
and prevention of injuries related to sports and
exercise.
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