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The technique is amazingly simple. Its list of medicine includes- sunlight, air, water and diet. A therapy like massage is a further boost. The naturopathic technique is slowly and steadily gaining universal appeal. We really are fed up of all those prescriptions and visits to our family doctor. We need something that keeps us away from doctors and nature cure is a miraculous solution for it. Naturopathy believes that the human body is made up of ingredients capable of curing any disease or physical disarray like obesity. The traditional as well as the modern naturopaths consider healing by strengthening the individual rather than treating a particular disease. This includes physical as well as mental strength.

According to naturopaths disease can not survive in a fit and fine body. Much of the advice of naturopaths circulates around eating a lot of fresh fruits and vegetable, sound exercise regularly, quit smoking alcohol or any sort of drugs, taking balanced diet, drinking lot of water, maintaining hygienic living environment. Naturopaths provide a lot of recommendation regarding healthy environment. Naturopathy makes use of nature's agencies, forces, processes and products and introduces them into the human body. It is a nonmaterial force which transcends the laws of physics and chemistry.

Natural verses conventional

The dispute between the natural and the conventional method arises because of the difference in there philosophies. Naturopathic treatment concentrates on overall health rather than curing the disease whereas the conventional medicines concentrate precisely on the diseased part untreated. Naturopaths are more concerned in finding the root cause of a problem.

Components

1) Naturopathy or nature cure comprises of the five elements of nature - Air, Water, Space, Fire and Earth able to treat any kind of ailment disorder pain or injury.
2) Naturopaths empathizes the use of natural herbs, nutrition, hydrotherapy, the ultimate goal of all being stimulation of body to increase its healing capacity.
3) Nature cure theory firmly believes that there is a single cause to all kind of disease- amassing of waste material and toxins in our bodies.

Causes

1) Natural - human body is made up of cells; these cells generate toxic wastes due to metabolic reactions. In addition to this the dead cells also contribute actively in producing waste material if not replaced instantly by new cells.
2) Unnatural- the fast and topsy-turvy life which we live contribute in producing toxins.
3) Hectic schedule and mental pressure-this leads to less sleep than required which further ads up to human disorder.
4) Consumption of junk food- people these days prefer fast food like burger, noodles etc instead of fresh and hygienic food like green vegetables, fresh fruits, juice etc, drinking soft drink in place of clean water which decreases the human capacity to fight germs.
5) Lack of exercise- the materialistic lifestyle has overshadowed the importance of exercise.

Remedy

1) Exercise- it stabilizes the human body physically as well as mentally. It helps in creating a proper balance between nutrition and drainage.
2) Yoga- an extremely beneficial method to revitalize your body and mind.
3) Meditation- helps u feel open-minded and considerably increases your concentration level. It ignites the human body mentally. Physically as well as spiritually.

Myth

Germs do not cause disease but are a part of disease. They can't exist in a healthy body. In a fit and fine body having normal secretions and excretions germs cannot survive, they are dumped away by antibodies.

Criticism

1) Medical science sturdily criticizes Naturopathic methods of treatment. According to medical science any medication capable of producing a therapeutic effect is but naturally capable of producing an adverse effect.
2) Moreover medical science denies the adverse effects of drugs on the healing processes.

About the Author

Chris Read, An associated editor to Hateweight.com.