The past century has seen the field
of conventional medicine grow and dominate world health
care, though the time worn and tested practices of
natural health medicine has far from become obsolete,
rather many choose to use it as alternative treatment
when conventional procedures are ineffective or prove to
be too invasive.
Paul C.
Bragg, Father of the Natural Health Movement Part 1
total: 12 min Part 1: 5 min Part 2: 6,5 min Listen
carefully what Paul C. Bragg, this famous amazing young
man, at age 95, has to say to...
Natural health medicine is
also known as Naturopathic medicine, or naturopathy, and
includes many fields from all over the world, including
herbalism, acupuncture, aromatherapy, homeopathy,
hydrotherapy etc. The treatment concentrates on a
holistic approach, where the mental well being of a
patient is treated along with his physical problems.
Diet The founder of
Naturopathy is believed to be Hippocrates, the Greek
Physician, who promoted the use of herbs, ironically
Hippocrates is also considered as the Father of
conventional medicine. Though with the variety of
fields that Naturopathic medicine covers, one is left in
doubt as to the true founder, as for each field there
was a different one.
In the modern day, natural health medicine has had a
hard time competing with the success of conventional
medical practices. Yet due to its
long standing roots in many cultures, for example
homeopathy in India and acupuncture in China,
naturopathy has managed to last through the depression
period, and is once again becoming the preferred method
of treatment among numerous patients.With
the opening of a proper, 4-year Naturopathy degree
college in Portland, the reputation of naturopathy is
gradually being restored. Given the various backgrounds
of Naturopathy and considering the different cultures
from which it originates, it is also very common to find
that different courses of treatment will be suggested
depending on the country in which one is receiving
treatment, for example Naturopathy treatments in India
emphasize vegetarianism and even yoga. Due to its long
history and strong cultural foothold, a day without
Naturopathy looks unlikely, and even though the past
century has seen a decline in its uses, recent interest
suggests that Naturopathy could once again become a well
respected course of treatment
