Our Principles

The body has considerable power to heal itself. Our role is to simply facilitate and enhance this healing ability in our clients by identifying and removing any obstacles standing in the way of their recovery.

Each person is individualistic with his or her own physical, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental, social, and spiritual factors. Our goal is to treat our clients as unique individuals and determine the total health picture based on these factors.

Naturopathy does not attempt to eliminate or merely suppress symptoms, especially since symptoms are part of the body's natural attempt to heal itself. Our role is to investigate, identify, and remove the underlying cause of dis-ease.

Therapeutic methods to calm dis-ease can either support or antagonize the healing power of nature. We believe those designed to suppress symptoms without removing the underlying causes are considered harmful and should be avoided or minimized. Therapeutic actions for any dis-ease should be complimentary to and synergistic with the healing process.

To acquire true health, each individual must know how to assume responsibility for his or her own wellness. We educate and encourage our clients to accept self-responsibility for their health. Further, we acknowledge the therapeutic value inherent in the doctor-client relationship and provide our clients with various choices for creating a holistic treatment plan.

Illness prevention is best accomplished by lifestyle habits that support wellness. We affirm this while providing an assessment of risk factors and hereditary susceptibility to dis-ease, as well as making appropriate interventions to prevent illness.

Wellness follows the establishment and maintenance of optimum health and balance. Wellness is a state of being healthy, characterized by positive emotion, thought, and action. We believe wellness is inherent in everyone, regardless of dis-ease, which is why we promote it through supportive counseling. If wellness is recognized and experienced by an individual, it will more quickly heal a given dis-ease than direct treatment of the dis-ease alone.