NATUROPATHY
By The 21st Century Medical Team
To all our patients,
What is naturopathy? In American culture there is much misunderstanding of naturopathic medicine. Many have never even heard of this form of healing, while others are unsure about what it entails.
Definition of Naturopath
A naturopath is
a person trained to use gentle, natural solutions to health concerns,
correcting imbalances and nutritional deficiencies. By removing impediments
to health and bringing balance and harmony to the body systems, a naturopath
seeks to allow the patient’s body to heal itself. A naturopath can help you
create a program of lifestyle and diet changes individually suited for your
health and background needs.
Naturopaths have received special training, though they are not M.D.s. The naturopathic approach to healing could be said to go back millennia to the ancient saying, “First, do no harm.” Today, naturopaths receive various types and levels of training.
Our Naturopath
This month we
would like to remind our patients that we have a naturopath,
Robert F. Moore, N.M.D., C.N.C.,
at our office.
He is federally licensed and Board Certified as a Naturopathic Medicine
Doctor and is a Certified Nutritional Consultant. He graduated from the
Southern College of Naturopathic Medicine.
Dr. Moore is very knowledgeable about nutrition and natural supplements that boost each patient’s system. He believes that many health problems arise because people lack knowledge about their health. Thus, Dr. Moore seeks to educate patients about balancing their metabolic processes and dealing with potential causes of their ailments so they can make healthier choices. Dr. Moore can recommend highly effective protocols and make proper referrals for many health problems.
Dr. Moore uses a computer-generated nutritional analysis program based on laboratory science and computer technology. This system was designed to bring his 20-plus years of studying nutritional medicine and sophisticated computer technology to assist in developing a comprehensive individualized health care plan. Refinements are made with follow-up visits. Dr. Moore highly recommends that our patients receive his service at least annually and inform their primary care physician of his findings.
Some Common Naturopathic Interventions
1. Nutraceuticals, a key component of natural healing, are nutritional substances, as opposed to pharmaceutical drugs, that supplement deficiencies in the body. When these deficiencies are corrected, the body can often then heal itself.
2. Homeopathic interventions are another main element of natural healing. In homeopathy, you consume a miniscule amount of the substance that has been giving you problems, like allergies. This prompts the immune system to react and actually heal the body of its previous reactions to the substance. Homeopathy corrects symptoms and produces virtually no side effects, in contrast to pharmaceutical drugs, which are consistently indicated with harmful side effects.
3. Technology is utilized in various forms, including,
• Ondamed, a bioenergetic device, which helps the streams of energy flowing through the body to work in total cooperation with all the body systems. We now have an Ondamed device at our office.
• Lab tests, which can help assess underlying causes of individual health problems. At our office Dr. Moore utilizes lab tests extensively.
4. Other forms of natural healing utilized by naturopaths may include acupuncture, whole foods, and herbal and other therapies.
For more information about naturopathy or whether a visit with a naturopath might be right for you, talk to your 21st Century Medicine primary physician.