How Natural Medicine Differs From Conventional Medicine:

Medical Doctors (GPs) are primarily trained to identify and treat disease states, whereas Naturopaths and Chinese Medicine Doctors first look for imbalances and deficiencies that are likely to lead to diseases if left unchecked.

Disease doesn’t just ‘happen’ - there is a lead up process where you may feel unwell, but your Doctor’s tests don’t find anything wrong.

Our scientifc naturopathic tests are different because they pick up problems before they manifest as diseases.

This means you can effectively stop and - with targetted natural supplements - even reverse degenerative processes that may otherwise lead to disease.

Natural Therapies Vs Physiotherapy and Chiropractors:

Physiotherapists and Chiropractors deal purely with muscular pain and skeletal misalignments. Physios work with correcting posture and strengthening muscle groups, while Chiropractors use manipulative techniques to realign bones.

Both these therapies can help relieve pain but they do not address the key element of diet and nutrition.

Simply, if you are eating certain foods or lacking in certain vitamins or minerals, then an inflammatory response can be induced in your body.

No matter how much skeletal manipulation and postural work you do, if this underlying cause of pain is not addressed, any bodywork you undertake will not relieve your pain in the long term. (In fact, over use of chiropractic manipulation may even weaken your skeletal structure.)

Take it from the horse's mouth: in the Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Treatments, Chiropractor David Seaman writes: “Medications and chiropractic manipulation may reduce pain and inflammation, but they cannot influence the underlying diet-induced pro-inflammatory state. Dietary modification and nutritional supplementation appear to be the only interventions that address the underlying cause.” JMPT 2002.

Natural Medicines Vs Pharmaceutical Drugs:

Many pharmaceutical drugs have side-effects which can be very debilitating. They are usually quick to act but often work by masking your symptoms without correcting the underlying cause.

Our natural, scientifically researched supplements often take longer to work, however they help your body to synergistically heal itself.

This means the results can be permanent and there are none of the debilitating and potentially dangerous side-effects of pharmaceutical drugs.