What to expect from a naturopathic physician

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What to expect from a naturopathic physician

A naturopathic consultation generally takes longer than a visit to your doctor or other health practitioner. This is because the naturopath needs to get as much information as possible regarding your state of health

(e.g. symptoms, lifestyle, diet, home & work environment, hereditary, back- ground, constitution). As well as asking you numerous relevant questions about your health condition, the naturopathic doctor may utilize other diagnostic techniques such as Vega testing, (allergy and electro-dermal diagnosis) Iridology (iris diagnosis), Kinesiology (muscle response testing), tongue, fingernail or pulse diagnosis. John Ballis

It is important to realize that the naturopath places more emphasis on the reasons for the development of an illness than on putting a label on the symptoms.

Naturopathy treats the cause not the effects. Having made a diagnosis, the naturopath then decides on a plan of action for restoring the patient to good health. This usually takes the form of a program which can include lifestyle & dietary modification, relaxation therapy, exercise, counseling & patient education, as well as therapies or remedies which will help stimulate the body’s own healing capacity. The naturopath may also use other modalities such as homeopathy, massage, kinesiology, herbal or vitamin supplements.