Why Choose Natural Therapies?

Due to their effectiveness in treating many conditions, especially chronic illness, natural therapies have survived the domination of modern medicine.

Rather than just palliating the symptoms, treatments focus on identifying and addressing underlying causes. It is interesting that natural therapies have been referred to as “alternative” as they have been the conventional and traditional forms of medicine for hundreds and thousands of years. Many people have turned to natural therapies due to their dissatisfaction with the many unwanted side-effects of orthodox medicine. Also many chronic health problems do not respond well to orthodox medicine.

Some of the therapies available at View To Health are described here:

Naturopathy

Naturopathy is a modality of the natural therapies which encompasses nutritional medicine, herbal medicine and homœopathy to treat the whole person, not just the disease symptoms. It embraces the healing power of nature. Naturopathy aims at restoring the vitality of the individual, as poor vitality is associated with low resistance and disease tendency.

Herbal Medicine

Herbal medicine is a safe, effective treatment, which harnesses the medicinal properties of plants to address many health problems. As well as relieving symptoms, herbal medicine helps restore normal functioning to the organs involved and so treats the cause of the illness.

The medicines are prescribed to suit the needs of the individual and a qualified herbalist will ensure that they do not interact with any orthodox medicine which the patient may be taking.

Homeopathy

Homœopathy is a treatment method designed to help the body heal itself by activating the body’s own defence systems. It is based on the principle that any natural substance will in minute amounts cure the same symptoms in a sick person as it will cause in a healthy person. The aim of treatment is not to eliminate the symptoms of an illness, but to strengthen the body to effectively deal with the cause, with the symptoms diminishing as a consequence.

Ayurveda

Ayurveda is an ancient Indian system which has at its foundation the concept of the three doshas, or three different basic types of constitution. These are based on the concept of all the six elements in the body being in balance and indicate disease tendencies which can occur when they are out of balance.

Treatment includes diet, herbal medicine and lifestyle advice to suit the individual constitution.