Western Medicine tends to be disease focussed. The aim is to make a diagnosis and treat it. However many people have problems or concerns that cannot be easily classified in that way. This could be described as the difference between a “disease” and an “imbalance”. Natural medicine endeavours to optimise the power of the body and the mind to heal itself. Naturopathic medicine is a holistic approach to health and wellness that combines modern scientific knowledge with traditional and natural forms of medicine. It focuses on treating the root causes of illness rather than just the symptoms.