Naturopathic medicine recognizes that humans are fundamentally self-healing in an ordered and intelligent way. Naturopathic physicians act to identify and remove obstacles to healing and recovery to facilitate this inherent self-healing process.

Naturopathic physicians seek to identify and remove any underlying causes of illness.

Naturopathic physicians follow three guidelines to avoid harming the patient: Utilize methods and medicinal substances which minimize the risk of harmful side effects, using the least force necessary to diagnose and treat; Avoid when possible any harmful suppression of symptoms; and Acknowledge, respect, and work with individuals’ self-healing process.

Naturopathic physicians share information and teach paients about health and illnesses in an effort to engage them in being a full participant in their own health.

Naturopathic physicians take into account individual physical, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental, social, spiritual, and other factors in order to prov de the most comprehensive care that we can.

Naturopathic physicians emphasize the prevention of disease by assessing risk factors, heredity and susceptibility to disease, and by making appropriate interventions in partnership with their patients to prevent illness.