NATUROPATHY – Nature Cure

Naturopathy is a form of alternate medicine based on the belief in vitalism which holds that energy called 'vital force' guides bodily processes such as metabolism, reproduction, growth and adoption. It favours a holistic approach with non–invasive treatments.

Nature Cure is an art of science of healthy living and a drugless system of healing based on well founded philosophy. It has its own concept of health, disease and principles of treatment. It is a very old science.

Nature Cure or Naturopathy is a system of man living in harmony with constructive principles of nature on the physical, mental, moral and spiritual planes. It has great health promotive, disease preventive and curative as well as restorative potential.

Naturopathy does not use medicine. According to Naturopathy “food is medicine”. The human body is composed of five great elements (Panch Maha Bhutas), and an imbalance of these, creates diseases. Treatment of diseases by these elements i.e. Air, Water, Earth, Fire and Ether is known as 'nature cure'. In Naturopathy, the patient is treated and not the disease. The general treatment modalities and diagnostic methods employed in nature cure are as follows: Diet Therapy, Fasting Therapy, Mud Therapy, Hydro Therapy, Massage Therapy, Chromo Therapy and Air Therapy.

Some important treatments of naturopathy:
* Mud Pack * Mud Bath * Hip Bath * Spinal Bath * Foot Bath * Steam Bath * Sun Bath * Hot & Cold Fomentation * Wet Sheet Pack * Abdomen Pack * Chest Pack * Knee Pack * Enema