The Healing Power of Nature | Principles of Naturopathic Medicine

The second principle of Naturopathic Medicine is 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄. ⁣

While this principle is based on the idea of 𝗩𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘅 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗲 or the body's innate ability to heal itself, I like to think of it as a two- pronged approach to naturopathic medicine. ⁣

Our bodies are smart. They are a machine. And when they are well cared for, they will run the way we want them to. ⁣

But sometimes we need to get back to our roots. And this is where the two-pronged approach comes in. Our bodies are smart and can heal with nature. ⁣

So I like to think of this principle as including the literal healing power of nature.⁣

Harnessing the power of nature can mean using hydrotherapy, botanicals, homeopathy and even manual therapies such as massage and adjustments!

Curious about botanicals and want a little refresher on tinctures? You can find a post about that here.