I asked Helen Elscot, a Naturopath who works with Jenny in Austalia, If she can explain what Naturopath is. This is what she sent me/us ….

Naturopathic medicine is a system of medicine that focuses on prevention and the use of non-toxic, natural therapies. It is based on the following principles:

1. First, do no harm. Naturopaths seek to do no harm by employing safe and effective natural therapies.
2. Nature has inherent healing powers. Naturopaths believe that the body has considerable power to heal itself. It is the role of the Naturopath to facilitate and enhance this process.
3. Identify and treat the cause of the condition. Naturopaths seek to understand the underlying cause of a disease rather than to simply suppress the symptoms. Symptoms are viewed as the body’s attempt to heal and may arise from physical, mental/emotional or spiritual level.
4. Treat the whole person. The individual is viewed as a whole, composed of a complex set of physical, mental/emotional, spiritual and other factors.
5. The Naturopath is a teacher. Naturopaths are primarily teachers, educating, empowering and motivating patients to assume more personal responsibility for their health.
6. Prevention is the best cure. Prevention of disease is accomplished through education and encouraging a healthy lifestyle which supports health and discourages disease.

Using plants as medicine provides significant advantages for treating many conditions. Herbal medicine is the oldest and still most widely used system of medicine in the world today.

Helen Elscot N.D. MANTA, MNHAA, MCMPAC, MYTAWA practices at Denmark Essence(ial) Health in Australia and is an accredited Herbalist and Naturopath who is qualified to select appropriate combination of naturopathic medicine ranging from herbal medicine, homoeopathy, nutritional
supplements and flower essences. The clinic can be contacted at sylvius@westnet.com.au for any advice on complementary therapies for EBA.

Thanks Helen for sharing this information.