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. 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
