Naturopaths tend to take longer with their patients than many other health care professionals, and that's mostly because of all the questions you'll need to answer. You'll be asked about your health history, your lifestyle and habits and your environment. Naturopaths work from the perspective that health and disease are related to issues far beyond germs and infection. Mental, physical, spiritual and environmental factors all play a role. Naturopaths take all of these factors into consideration when developing treatment.