What is Naturopathic Medicine? Naturopathic medicine is based on the belief that the human body has an innate healing ability and can heal itself. Naturopathic doctors (NDs) teach their patients to use exercise, diet, Nutrition, lifestyle changes and cutting edge natural therapies to enhance their bodies' ability to ward off and combat disease. Naturopathic physicians derive comprehensive treatment plans that blend the best of traditional natural medical approaches and modern medical science, to not only treat disease, but to also restore health. There are six timeless principles founded on medical tradition and scientific evidence that ND's follow.

1. Let nature heal
2. Identify and treat causes
3. Customize each diagnosis and treatment plan to fit each patient
4. Treat the whole person.
5. Prevent illness
6. Educate patients