Diseases and Conditions
Diseases and Health Conditions that Can Benefit from Naturopathic Medicine
From acute to chronic, almost any health problem can benefit from naturopathic medicine to varying degrees. If you are already under treatment for a health problem, you can add naturopathic medicine approaches to your current treatment as complementary therapies. The most common health conditions that patients seek natural care for are summarized below.
Women’s Health
From puberty to the end of life, women’s health conditions and needed care differ significantly from men’s. Naturopathic medicine offers several solutions for healthy and balanced hormones; fertility issues, care before, during, and after pregnancy; dealing with the effects of menopause; staying healthy after menopause, and more.
Mental Health
Naturopathic medicine addresses not only physical health but also mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of well-being.
Metabolic Health
Metabolic health describes how your body functions at a cellular level. Energy production, glucose metabolism, weight management, and lipid pathways are examples of metabolic health.
Men’s Health
Like women’s health, men’s health covers specific topics with various health conditions that can occur in different periods of their lives.
Cardiovascular Health
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in both women and men. If caught on time, it is largely preventable and reversible in many cases with the correct diet, lifestyle changes, and proper treatment.
Respiratory Health
The respiratory system covers the nose, sinuses, mouth, pharynx, trachea, bronchial tubes, and lungs. Smoking, allergies, air pollution, asthma, infections, respiratory tract diseases, and aging affects the function of our airways.
Neurologic Health
Brain and nervous system are the core of our bodies and mind. Genetical, environmental, biochemical, structural, autoimmune, and age-related nervous system disorders are wide common in our era.
Hormonal Health
Hormones are biochemical messengers of our bodies. From growth to fertility, immune system to metabolic health, they play essential roles in health and wellness.
Musculoskeletal Health and Pain Conditions
Aging, accidents, rheumatologic diseases, sports injuries, obesity, and several more health conditions affect our musculoskeletal system. Healthy bones, muscles, and joints provide pain-free daily activities and comfort.
Gastrointestinal Health
Gastrointestinal health covers the conditions of mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, and intestines. With recent scientific findings related to gut, now we know our digestive tract not only provides us nutrients. It also plays an important role in immune health, longevity, brain health and more.
Skin Health
Skin is the largest organ in our body. It has it’s unique health conditions but it also functions as the mirror of inner health. From anemia to stress, liver health to circulation, skin gives us significant clues about how things going inside us.
Cancer Prevention and Integrative Support
Naturopathic medicine has a lot to offer both for prevention and supportive treatments.