While the modern medical community attempts to provide a "specialist" in every field, they fail to realize the most important thing about the human body - its interconnectedness. As humans we are deeply connected. We are physical, emotional, and spiritual. We are connected to our communities, our environment, our food, and our neighbors. All of life is deeply interconnected, as is our health. Full health can not be obtained when we miss this truth and separate it into pieces. At Continuum Healing we search to work with the root of an issue, instead of simply masking the symptoms. We understand each client not as a disease but as a person learning to find wholeness.
- Micah McLaughlin
Living things have a natural ability to heal themselves. When properly functioning, our bodies promote self-cleansing and self-repair, and, therefore, self-healing. While modern medicine spends much of its time focused on killing germs, bacteria, and viruses, Naturopathy aims to bring the body back into balance, making it strong and resistant against disease. Modern medicine leans heavily on powerful synthetic drugs and surgery; Naturopathic healing finds its answers in ancient herbs, emotional health, and restoring balance to the body.
Naturopathy works to support the body's natural defenses with solutions that enable the body to detoxify itself through nutrition, herbs, homeopathics, hydrotherapy techniques, or vitamins and minerals. Naturopathic Medicine relies on obtaining homeostasis and balance within the body.
The healing approach of Naturopathic Medicine can be expressed through the following six principles:
