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About Naturopathy What Is Naturopathy? Is Naturopathy Right for Me? How Do I Choose?

Glossary Treatment Applications Types of Naturopathy Credentials

Anti-Aging Programs
Naturopathic anti-aging treatment aims to slow the aging process and increase longevity through proper nutrition, regular exercise, natural hormone therapies, and good emotional health.

Bee Venom/Apitherapy
Apitherapy is an experimental approach treatment in which bee venom, honey, pollen, propolis, or royal jelly are used to treat multiple sclerosis and certain forms of arthritis.

Botanical Medicine
Botanical Medicine is the use of plant extracts for medicinal purposes. Plant-based remedies have the power to treat many symptoms, with minimal risk of side effects, and can also be used preventively. Many conventional pharmaceuticals contain plant-derived materials or agents. For example, the anti-malarial drug quinine comes from the plant Cinchona pubescens.

Chelation Therapy
Chelation therapy is a form of naturopathy that removes heavy metals from the bloodstream through the application of chelating agents, chemical compounds that bond with metal ions so that the metals can be easily cleansed from the body.

Clinical Nutrition
Clinical nutrition aims to improve health by assessing a person’s nutritional needs to determine an optimal nutrition program. Case histories, laboratory tests, and nutrition/lifestyle analysis are used to assess a patient's needs, and patients are educated on how to improve their diet and lifestyle accordingly.

Detoxification Programs
Detoxification is the cleansing of the body through the breaking down and elimination toxins, as well as strengthening the liver, bowels, kidneys, and skin. According to naturopathy, the body is constantly exposed to toxins like lead, mercury, pesticides, food additives, microbes, drugs, and alcohol. Detoxification is achieved through simplified diet, exercise, relaxation, dietary supplements, proper sleep, and other healthy lifestyle interventions.

Hydrogen Peroxide Therapy
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Insulin Potentiation Therapy
Insulin potentiation therapy is a form of chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer in which insulin is administered in conjunction with chemotherapy drugs. By combining insulin with the chemotherapy drugs, doctors can target cancerous cells more effectively, allowing them to reduce the dosage of chemotherapy drugs, thus reducing the chemotherapy side effects that can be so painful and debilitating.

Ionized Oxygen Therapy
A form of naturopathic therapy in which medical grade oxygen is inhaled as a way to treat weak immune systems, breathing disorders, fatigue, and premature aging. The treatment regulates the nervous, immune, gastrointestinal, and other systems, decreasing an individual’s susceptibility to illness and disease.

Lifestyle Management and Counseling
Lifestyle management and counseling is a component of naturopathic healing designed to help patients improve time management, cope with stress, and improve physical and mental health. Lifestyle management for people with coronary heart disease, for example, aims to discourage unhealthy behaviors and improve quality of life.

Natural Chemotherapy
Natural chemotherapy is an alternative cancer treatment often used in conjunction with conventional cancer treatments. Natural chemotherapy may include green tea, ginseng, proteolytic enzymes, curcumin, and compounds from the maitake mushroom, among others.

Natural Hormone Replacement
Natural hormone replacement is an alternative treatment designed to enhance a woman's health during menopause. Natural hormone replacement therapy relieves symptoms such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness, which arise from fluctuations in hormone levels, through the administration of calcium, magnesium, Vitamin E, and phytoestrogens such as soy isoflavones.

Neural Therapy
Neural therapy is the injection of local anesthetics into various places in the body in order to treat disease or elimiante pain elsewhere in the body. It is based on the premise that idea that energy flows through the body, and that injury or illness interferes with this flow, causing energy imbalances called "interference fields." For this reason, a scar or traumatized tissue can create health problems elsewhere in the body, which can be alleviated by targeting the source of the imbalance.

Oxygen/Oxidative Medicine
Oxidative medicine is the use of oxidation to treat illness in the body. By applying oxygen to promote oxydation, or by injecting oxidizing agents such as hydrogen peroxide into the body, a naturopath can help regulate the immune system and destroy pathogens.

Ozone Therapy
Ozone therapy is the administraton of ozone into the body to treat injury and illness. Ozone can be mixed with water and taken orally, exposed to withdrawn and reinjected into the body, or inserted into a body cavity such as the rectum or vagina. Ozone therapy has been used on patients with cardiovascular illness and with HIV.

Parenteral Therapy
Parenteral therapy is a medical treatment in which a solution is dripped through a needle or catheter placed in the vein. The solution includes sugar and carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, potassium, calcium, electrolytes such as sodium, and trace elements such as zinc, copper, and chromium. Parenteral therapy is particularly useful for patients who cannot get their nutrition through food.

Phenolic Therapy
Phenolic therapy is the use of simple components of food or pollen molecules--such as those from chili peppers and gallnuts--to cure disease and enhance health. Phenolics are administered in extremely small doses to stimulate the body's immune system and suppress allergic reactions.

Photo-Oxidation Therapy
Photo-oxidation therapy treatment is a medical procedure in which blood is withdrawn from a patient, exposed to ultraviolet light briefly, and then reinjected into the patient’s bloodstream. The therapy is designed to improve circulation and tissue oxygenation, reduce inflammation, and discourage infection.

Prolotherapy
Prolotherapy is a nonsurgical treatment for relieving musculoskeletal pain and repairing damaged ligaments through the injection of sugar water into areas where ligaments are weak, triggering the body to heal the injury and strengthen the joint.

Psoriasis and Fumaric Acid Therapy
Fumaric acid therapy is the use of fumaric acid to treat psoriasis, a common skin condition.

Scar Therapy
Scar therapy is the administration of natural substances to minimize the appearance of scar tissue. This can be accomplished through the application of ointments, gels, and creams derived from foods such as onion skin and white fish fillets, plants like tamanu and calendula, or supplements including vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, and selenium.

Singlet Oxygen Therapy/Activated Air Treatment
Singlet oxygen is the use of high-energy oxygen, produced naturally by plants, to reduce free radicals in the body and slow disease processes.

Whole Body Infrared Hyperthermia Therapy
Whole body infrared hyperthermia therapy is a medical treatment in which body temperature is elevated through infrared radiation in order to increase circulation, relax muscles, and bolster immunity. It can be used for a variety of conditions such as chronic respiratory diseases, arthritis, cancer, and trauma.