Naturopathic Medicine

What is Naturopathic Medicine?


Naturopathic Education

A Licensed Naturopathic Doctor (N.D.) attends a four-year graduate level naturopathic medical school accredited by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME) and is educated in all of the same basic sciences as an M.D. while also studying holistic and nontoxic approaches to therapy with a strong emphasis on disease prevention and optimizing wellness. In addition to a standard medical curriculum, Naturopathic Doctors are required to complete at least a year of training in each of the following: clinical nutrition, botanical medicine, homeopathic medicine and counseling.



What is Preventative Medicine?

Preventative medicine takes into account a person’s family medical history and their environment to consider what diseases they are at risk for. By establishing a strong foundation to health through improved diet and lifestyle habits and optimal functioning, disease risks can be lessened and optimal health can be achieved.

While some health practitioners only offer routine immunizations and drugs as a way of decreasing your chance of future disease, true preventative medicine involves optimizing the body’s function so that innate healing addresses disease processes before the point of diagnosis or symptoms. Dr. Egginton will help to teach you what improvements will help you to avoid the unnecessary burden of chronic disease.

For patients dealing with a disease diagnosis, preventative strategies can help avoid sequelae that may result from living with chronic disease.


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