Benefits Of Naturopathy And Cancer Treatment

By Carol Wood


When seeking alternative treatments naturopathy is a source that many people often try. It is a natural practice of medicine that uses herbs and other such natural remedies to help the body heal itself. There are certain advantages to using naturopathy and cancer treatment.

Naturopathy is an alternative to traditional medicine that is gaining ground in helping cancer patients to live a symptom-free life from the effects of radiation and chemotherapy. Naturopathy may also help improve the patient's response to these treatments. The cancer patient uses this method in conjunction with traditional therapies.

Many times herbal remedies help to alleviate the symptoms associated with chemotherapy and radiation such as nausea and digestive issues. These alternative remedies can help the patient to better tolerate the traditional forms of cancer treatment. Since modern medical practices often use treatments that have side effects, this alternative remedy can help to alleviate the side effects and help the patient to live a better life.

Naturopathic medicine practitioners are independent of medical doctors and do not take the place of traditional medicine but rather enhances and works with modern medical practices. A naturopathic doctor has taken courses in a four-year college or university to learn about these alternative remedies and has studied natural medicine and received their degree or license from the state.

Some naturopathic practitioners attend four-year colleges or universities to study this type of medicine and receive a degree and are then licensed to practice within their state as an ND. There are some who study on their own but do not become doctors and are just practitioners who have studied the art of this type of medicine.

Not every state has practicing naturopaths and some states will not license them to practice. If you live in a state that does check with your local agencies on who is licensed in your state to practice this form of medicine. Many states do not have this option and so do not endorse this kind of treatment in any way. If your state does not have this option there may be other ways to seek to alternative treatments.

Naturopathy uses many forms of treatment such as vitamin and mineral therapy, massage techniques, herbal remedies, spinal manipulation and other such treatments to aid the patient in healing from illness or injury. This method of treatment is considered to be holistic in that is considers the whole person and not just their illness or symptoms.

If you are seeking alternatives for your cancer treatment you should consider naturopathy as a source. It can help to bring about your body's own healing response and improve your quality of life while you go through traditional medical treatments. Check with your state or licensing board to find a naturopathic practitioner near you.




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