Naturopathic remedies and natural health are rapidly gaining favor.
Naturopathic remedies just uses a long word to say “keep well naturally.”
Maybe not quite that simple – naturopathy is a clearly defined and extensively practiced alternative to conventional medicine. But the underlying principle to this and many similar practices is a belief in the body’s innate ability to heal itself.
Part of that conviction has to do with balance – balance of nature and the fact that our bodies come out of the box naturally balanced. When you fall ill, the body becomes unbalanced, and the role of naturopathic medicine is to identify specific remedies that restore that balance naturally.
I like that idea. And that’s why I started this blog. We are seeing a lot of new players in the field of health care that have little in common with conventional medicine. I’m not so interested in how they differ from each other but I do like the concept of finding natural health cures instead of stuffing drugs down my throat.
I also want to know as much as possible about anything I consume. Here’s an example:click here to read about a really different weight loss supplement from West Africa. It’s worth clicking on that link just to read the amazing detail that the vendor provides about this natural product originating with the indigenous people of Africa. This is one of my personal favorite sources of natural products.
Naturopathic med has lots of company out there: complementary medicine, alternative medicine and health, whole medical systems, naturopathy, homeopathy, herbal medicine, you name it
In most cases, the only thing new may be the name: for thousands of years, every indigenous race has had skilled healers who cure and treat various ailments through the use of a variety of plants with specific healing properties.
I’m talking about all natural cures
I do recognize there are distinctions between the different schools of natural health and I hope I am not offending by taking a quite broad view of what can be termed naturopathic med.
Looking for high blood pressure remedies? Click on that link and I’ll tell you about an all-natural way to regulate your pressure.
Or would you prefer natural arthritis remedies? Click there and you can learn from the ancient Greeks of 2,400 years ago and get relief without risk or upset stomach.
Almost all natural health remedies start with diet and nutrition. You can treat many ailments effectively by making small changes in the way you eat. Or don’t eat. If you are here, the term coenzymeq10 will be familiar and coq10 benefits are truly amazing and well documented.
Fasting is good way to start with the changes you need to make. It will help you reset your body closer to where it was before all the junk got into your system.
Then get rid of processed foods and bad carbohydrates. Next is switching to natural and/or organic foods to help keep you in good health.
Natural treatments really do work
Naturopathic remedies WILL change the rest of your life for the better. In the last few years, they have become increasingly popular because of their high efficacy rate in treating common illnesses as well as an absence of side effects. In some everyday areas — for example cholesterol management or blood pressure treatments — the use of natural health remedies is becoming even more widely accepted that medical prescriptions.
It’s these kinds of treatment that we are going to write about here.
I became interested in natural health remedies by reading a west coast doctor called Al Sears who has been pursuing natural cures literally around the world and has become a leading authority. I believe in and use his products and we’ll publish a profile of him soon.
Because naturopathic med is gaining recognition and even governmental support in some countries (USA), it is becoming easier to combine both naturopathy and conventional medicine into your own health care program.
Many of the naturopathic doctors practicing in the United States today are both MDs and NDs, meaning they have completed studies for both allopathic (Western) medicine and for naturopathic medicine.
