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Naturopathy believes that the human body owes its existence to Nature's five elements- Earth, Water, Air, Fire and Ether- a composite representation of all forces of Nature.
Earth signifies the solid structure of our body, like our skeleton.
Water is representative of the body fluids like blood, etc.
Air- represents the breath of life,
Fire- symbolizes the vitality and
Ether or Space- personifies the reflection of the human spirit- the Soul- the unseen aspect of the human entity.
In positive health, each of these elements is in equilibrium and well balanced. Any disturbance in this delicate equilibrium due to any cause leads to a disease. Naturopathy aligns us with the self-preservative will of Nature to protect and heal itself from within, by weeding out the undesirable, with a strong sense of will power.
Naturopathy
Naturopathy is an art as well as the science of healthy living and a drugless system of healing.
It can be defined as a system of man living in harmony with the constructive principles of nature on physical, mental, moral and spiritual planes of living.
The system has great health promoting, disease preventing, curative and restorative potential.
Naturopathy relies exclusively on natural remedies such as air, sunlight, water, relaxation, diet supplement and therapies such as manipulative therapy, fasting, chromo therapy, magneto therapy, acupressure, herbals, physiotherapy, exercise (mainly yoga) along with relaxation techniques and meditation.
According to naturopathy, our body has its own recuperative power. If given a chance, the body heals itself.
As this universe is made up of the 5 elements - the earth, water, air, fire and space; so is the body. When these five elements are in harmony or balance, the body is healthy; when the balance between these elements are altered in the body, it leads to acute conditions, which if not removed from the root cause leads to disease. In such cases the cure can be found by utilizing the same five elements.
The therapies in naturopathy are based on these five elements, such as the mud therapy, hydrotherapy, air therapy, fasting therapy etc. Since the body is made up of the same elements, the therapies based on these do not lead to side effects or lead to any accumulation of morbid matter
Naturopathy works on the following principles
Nature cure works as preventive as well as curative.
Nature cure believes the primary cause of disease is accumulation of morbid matter except in trauma.
The acute disease is body's effort to heal itself and should never be suppressed. If suppressed, it leads to chronic disease.
Nature cure believes in curing the root cause of the disease rather than treating the symptoms.
Naturopathy treats a person as a whole. The health is affected by many factors such as physical, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental and social.
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