Naturopathy is a system of health care where the naturopath focuses on the whole person to discover the cause(s) of disease rather than just treating symptoms.
Naturopathic treatment may include dietary advice and lifestyle recommendations, nutritional supplements where required, and herbal medicines. Most commonly treated conditions. These include almost anything concerned with your mental, physical or emotional health. You may want a wellness consultation or help with fertility difficulties, acute cold or flu symptoms, allergies, sleep difficulties, or digestive problems. Moreover, there may be a long-standing problem such as inflammatory bowel disease, autoimmune disease, or a need for support during allopathic treatment for cancer.
On your first visit, which lasts around an hour, Paul will assess your current health and your history. This includes an exploration of your diet, lifestyle, stress and environmental factors, as well as family members’ health. Physical examination may include checking your hair, skin, nails and tongue, checking your blood pressure and/or undertaking or recommending clinical or laboratory functional tests.
It could take hours, days, weeks or longer. Paul will educate, inform and involve you in your health care so that you may feel empowered to gain and maintain optimum health.