Novomed Integrative Medicine has a highly skilled and experienced naturopathic physician: Dr Heather Eade in Dubai’s Marina Plaza. Formalized naturopathic medicine can trace its roots back to the 1900s, and has been practiced worldwide for two centuries – although naturopathic modalities have existed for much longer.
Despite its lengthy existence, its teachings have never been more relevant than they are today, where technology, pollution, poor diet and high stress levels take a toll on health as never before.
Naturopathic medicine has the potential to safely treat diverse lifestyle diseases as well as common maladies including gastrointestinal conditions, asthma, skin conditions and allergies. Whatever the condition, naturopathic treatments aim to uncover the root causes of illness through a natural-first approach. Additionally, naturopathic treatments are designed to prevent rather than cure. The doctor will advise patients on how to improve their health on a life-long basis, rather than simply managing symptoms of disease as they arise.
Naturopathic medicine encompasses therapeutic methods, including both modern and traditional medicines like botanical medicine, counselling, homeopathy, acupuncture, IV therapy and nutritional therapy. Naturopathic medicine is a science-based approach that integrates complementary therapies into a modern medical framework. Nowadays, naturopathic physicians are trained and licensed as primary care physicians.
Naturopathic physicians follow three guidelines to avoid harming patients:
- Utilize methods and medicinal substances that minimize the risk of harmful side effects, using the least force necessary to diagnose and treat.
- Avoid, when possible, the harmful suppression of symptoms.
- Acknowledge, respect and work with an individual’s self-healing process.
Naturopathic medicine recognizes an inherent self-healing process in people that is ordered and intelligent. Naturopathic physicians act to identify and remove obstacles to healing and recovery, facilitating and augmenting this inherent self-healing process.
The naturopathic physician identifies and removes the underlying causes of illness rather than merely eliminating or suppressing symptoms.
Naturopathic physicians educate their patients and encourage self-responsibility for wellness. They also employ the therapeutic potential of the doctor-patient relationship.
Naturopathic physicians treat every patient by considering individual physical, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental, social and other factors. Since total health also includes holistic well being, naturopathic physicians encourage individuals to pursue their personal spiritual development.
Naturopathic physicians emphasize the prevention of disease by assessing risk factors, heredity and susceptibility to disease, and by making appropriate interventions together with their patients to prevent illness.
