What Is Naturopathy?

By Dr. Stuart Hoover, NHD

Although the term “traditional naturopathy” originated in the late 19th Century, the art can be traced back through Germany into Greece, to Hippocrates himself, and even beyond. There have always been people who understood that healing will occur naturally in the human body, if it is given what it truly needs, that is proper diet, pure water, fresh air, sunlight, exercise, and rest. For these people, the emphasis has not been on finding a disease and killing it, but rather on helping the body establish its own state of good health. Today, these people are known as traditional naturopaths or naturopathic consultants.

While traditional naturopaths recognize that allopathic health care is, at times, necessary, they understand that many accepted allopathic treatments may be harmful or ineffective in promoting health. Allopathic philosophy holds that disease is caused by external agents. According to this philosophy, a cure will result when offending agents are eliminated. In addition, the allopathic approach also tends to look at the symptom and the disease as one and the same, so that when the symptom has been eliminated, it is presumed that the disease is cured. The naturopath, however, sees a symptom as nothing more than a signal that something is wrong. According to naturopathic belief, when a symptom alone is eliminated, it is most likely being suppressed. Unless the original cause has also been eliminated, the symptom may return later in a chronic form.

Naturopaths Do

The origin of “education” was celebrated in the Latin phrase docendo discimus: “by teaching we learn.”

In teaching clients how to live a healthy, holistic lifestyle, traditional naturopaths follow these principles:

Do no harm.

Primum non nocere is part of the Hippocratic oath. naturopaths do not use harmful, artificial substances such as drugs and pharmaceuticals; nor do they use invasive and dangerous procedures, such as surgery.

Recognize the healing power of nature.

Naturopaths understand the body's innate capacity for self-healing. They educate clients in creating external and internal environments conducive to healing.

About the Author: Dr. Stuart Hoover, NHD ownes and operates Essential2Health in Springfield, MO: http://www.e2health.com

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Being the animal lover that I am I couldn't resist putting this article here. I do believe we have lost a lot of our natural instincts to heal and can probably learn a lot from our furry friends. Hope you enjoy this little article too!

An Invaluable Lesson In Healing

How a puppy taught her master an invaluable lesson in healing and how this man used it to treat his own cancer, and help thousands recover from serious diseases.

On a fresh spring day back in the 1870s, a young man aged 25, who was severely ill with lung cancer, went to rest on his farm accompanied by his puppy, in search for a haven of fresh air and tranquillity.

When his playful puppy broke her leg, despite his own suffering, he lovingly nursed her.

He couldn't help but notice her peculiar routine: She was incessantly licking her wound and the area around her groin. The puppy refused to eat her food and instead, accepted only water.

Perplexed at her curious behaviour, the man scrutinised his little dog.

Eight days after incessantly licking her injury and groin, the lively puppy was back jumping and down up on its paws, and resumed a perfectly normal life. At the same time the man's condition worsened, as he endured soaring fever and violent headaches.

Having observed his puppy's astonishing recovery, the man concluded that there must have been more to her incessant licking of her wounded paw and groin, then just cleansing.

One day, burning with fever, he decides to experiment. Soaking a cloth in cold water he works on his groin, as he had seen his puppy do.

His relief is almost immediate. The headache subsides and the fever drops significantly. He is stunned by the results, although he still doesn't quite understand how this incredible method works.

This, for the man was the beginning of a healing adventure of a lifetime. While his young father had succumbed to cancer, the man lived in good health and dedicated his life to healing a wide spectrum of diseases using his amazing discovery.

This young man's name was Louis Kuhne, and he went on to become a highly reputed and respected naturopath and healer in the 19th century. He set up an establishment in Leipzig, Germany in 1883, where severely ill patients came to him from around the world as a last resort, and were healed thanks to the method he developed and perfected. He called this method the "friction sitz bath".

Mahatma Gandhi, one of the wisest and most inspired thinkers and humanitarians who ever lived, was also a keen naturopath. He practised, and strongly recommended Kuhne's bath method, for toxin elimination and healing.

He discussed it in a correspondence to Nehru on January 17th, 1929 saying:

"I utterly distrust doctors' reports, I strongly recommend Kuhne's bath and sun baths."

Detox Bath is an ebook recently published by Dream Team Publishing in the UK. It is based on Kuhne's friction sitz bath. It is a revival of an ancestral, highly effective healing and detox method.

The Detox Bath is the result of centuries of experimentation with the healing properties and benefits of water and hydrotherapy. It constitutes an ideal home remedy for anyone seeking to naturally and effectively eliminate toxins and fat, and achieve vibrant health. It is a tool which nature generously provides us with to help us maintain our body and health in optimal condition.

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