The healing power of nature. Treating the cause rather than the effect. First, do no harm. Treat the whole person. The physician is a teacher.
Prevention is the best cure.
In the naturopathic system of medicine, disease is seen as a manifestation of the natural means by which a body works to heal itself. For example, fever and inflammation are viewed as the body's way of responding to an imbalance that is undermining the healthy functioning of the body. If the cause of the imbalance is not removed, however, the inflammatory responses will continue and may eventually lead to a chronic disease. The underlying cause must be removed in order to heal a chronic disease. Following this episode, the condition improves.