Naturopathy Schools

In the USA, expenditure on complementary or alternative medicine now stands at 2.7 billion dollars per year. Naturopathy (or nature cure) is one of the oldest form of alternative medicine. Long recognized in other cultures, most people in the US now recognize the validity of naturopathy and the importance of nutrition in preventing disease, improving well-being and reducing stress. Naturopathy uses nutrition, herbal medicine, homeopathic medicine, and eastern medicine to assist the body in healing itself from many conditions both chronic and acute.

Naturopathy programs start from diploma level. Any training at naturopathy schools should cover the four basic principles of naturopathic medicine:

Every patient is unique

Everybody has the power to heal himself

You must treat both the causes and the symptoms of a disease

The patient must be treated as a whole - not just in part

Doctor of Naturopathy
Becoming a doctor of naturopathy represents the highest achievement and the broadest scope in naturopathy. It will also allow you to practice methods combing traditional methods with modern medicine. Training to become a doctor of naturopathy at most naturopathy schools will include the following:

Conventional medical science and conventional diagnostics

Therapeutic nutrition

Botanical medicine

Homeopathy

Natural childbirth

Chinese medicine

Hydrotherapy

Manipulative therapy

Pharmacology

Minor surgery.

This growing area of naturopathy has a corresponding growing list of naturopathy schools to choose from. After graduating from naturopathy school, you have the option to specialize in a range of areas which can make a real difference to people’s lives.