Naturopathic Medicine   

Naturopathic Medicine is a distinct system of primary health care.  It is the art and science of disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention.  Naturopathic Doctors are the only licensed specialists in Natural Medicine and preventative health care, integrating scientific knowledge with traditional healing wisdom to promote the body's inherent self-healing capacity.  Naturopathic Doctors use standard diagnostic and laboratory tests in formulatind a diagnosis.  Naturopathic Treatments can be used effectively on their own or in conjunction with conventional medicine.  Naturopathic Doctors provide patients with a comprehensive and integrative approach to health care.  At Family Health Clinics we consider your unique physical, mental and emotional dimensions when diagnosing and developing your personalized treatment plan.

Naturopathic Doctors follow a unique set of principles:

1. Primum non nocere - first, do no harm. Provide effective health care with the least risk.

2. Vis medicatrix naturae - healing power of nature.  Respect and promote self-healing.

3. Tolle causum - treat the cause.  Identify and remove causes, avoid suppression of symptoms

4. Docere - doctor as teacher.  Educate patients, inspire rational hope, encourage
   self-responsibility.

5. Treat the whole person - each person is unique with their own factors affecting their health.

6. Health promotion is the best prevention - well-being must include individual , communal and
   global dimensions.