Therapies
Naturapathy
Naturapathic Principles
- Nature heals
- Prevention is preferable to cure
- The underlying cause is identified & not the disease
- The whole person is treated – physically, mentally, emotionally & spiritually
- The person is treated not the disease
- The individual is unique – each person responds in a different way
- Ill health is a result of internal disorder
- A naturopath is an educator, empowering the patient to take responsibility for his/her own health
Naturapathy
Is a holistic approach; Good health depends on emotional and mental balance as well as physical well being. The aim is to restore harmony and balance using naturopathic therapies, assisting the body’s own ability of self regulation and self healing. Each person is treated for their individual needs, taking into account the overall symptoms and experiences.
Naturopathy encompasses a variety of therapies, treatments & assessments. Helen qualified in Naturopathy, her main discipline being homeopathy, and NAET allergy elimination. Homeopathy uses very, very small amounts of natural substances mainly from plants & minerals. The aim is to reset the body’s balance to be able to heal itself. Many ailments can be treated; long term conditions, new ones, & first aid situations. Nutrition; Nutritional needs are assessed & advice on diet, daily patterns, life style & health education. Tissue salts can be used to balance the body’s salts to the levels normally within the cells. Special sugars no longer in our diet can bring optimum health to cells, aiding improvement in cell to cell communication. Ailments can be alleviated by the intake or cessation of eating certain foods. Allergy Elimination with NAET is natural, drugless, and painless, it is non-invaise, no needles are used, it is a method that can be used safely, both on healthy patients to treat hidden allergies that could cause disease, or, in patients in real suffering, invalids & patients in a coma. Allergies are cleared or eliminated in sequence one at a time. After each treatment the allergen is then avoided for only 25 hours following treatment. Herbal remedies; Many conditions benefit from using herbs, these can be from health products in a variety of ways to herbs in your diet. Bach flower remedies aim to treat emotional maladies using plants & trees to bring back the individual to a healthy state of mind. Ear candling; Ears will be examined before candling. The Hopi ear candle generates a massage effect on the ear drum, it is soothing & helpful for ear-ache & headache, ear noise, stress & nervousness. It may also free up nasal breathing & improve sense of smell. Ear acupuncture is like full body acupuncture this therapy can be used for most ailments, the whole body is represented in the ear like reflexology maps in the foot. Much smaller needles are used on the ear. High blood pressure, hyperactivity, addictions, hepatitis, pain & many more ailments can be treated using ear acupuncture. Traditional Chinese Medicine; When Oriental medicine was introduced to the western world about three decades ago, many western minds were amazed that so many so-called psychosomatic illnesses responded nicely to acupuncture treatment. They were even more amazed when they began to unlock the secrets of the central nervous system; how it controls the overall body’s functions and the function of its individual organs. By stimulating the trunk of the central nervous system and the branches / meridians one can receive temporary pain relief for example. In Chinese medicine there are emotional areas for each vital organ, linking disturbances in the associated vital organs that helps diagnosis and treatment; Lung – grief, sadness, intolerance, low self-esteem. Stomach – disgust, bitterness, aggressive behaviours, attention deficit disorders, depression, nervousness, obsession. Spleen – worry, over-thinking, anxiety, shyness, unable to make decisions, easily hurt. Heart – joy, lack of joy, self-confidence, compassion, guilt, hostility, insecurity. Liver – anger, rage, aggression, mood swings, depression. Kidney – fear, confusion. These all help with diagnosis and treatment.
Diagnoses Available
Both orthodox & alternative methods are used. Questionnaires are used to assess migraine types, dietary needs & tissue salt needs. Face to face consultation establishes the overall picture allowing Traditional Chinese Medicine face diagnosis amongst other observations. Chinese medicine is used to look for underlying ailments, this includes observation of stance, appearance, facial expression, skin and eye condition (including iridology), tongue & pulses. Blood type testing for those interested in following a blood type diet, also blood pressure & blood sugar testing available.
Treatments in all areas
Naturopathic consultations will take 1 to 2 hours for the initial visit; this is for a full case history that can include a variety of assessments and questions about life long ills, likes and dislikes, when the symptoms occur, how they feel and experiences, what makes the symptom better or worse, potential inherited conditions; all from before birth to the present time.
Follow-up visits with treatments take ½ an hour to 1 hour; these follow-up appointments can be at weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly intervals depending on need. The treatments are gentle and tailored to each patient. Patients can receive advice on changes in life style, diet, supplements and exercise, treatment for elimination of allegies, and homeopathic remedies.
Complementary Medicine can be used alongside orthodox medicine. The traditions of medical care are coming full circle;
The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.