Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathic medicine is based on the belief that the human body has an innate healing ability. Dr. Andrew Brandeis teaches his patients to use diet, exercise, lifestyle changes and cutting edge natural therapies to enhance their bodies’ ability to ward off and heal from disease.
Dr. Brandeis views patients as complex interrelated systems, not as specific symptoms. Dr. Brandeis crafts comprehensive treatment plans that blend the best of modern medical science and traditional natural medical approaches to not only treat disease, but to also restore health.
Naturopathic medicine doctors base their practice on six principles founded on medical tradition and scientific evidence.
- First, do no harm. Medicines should heal people, not harm them. Drugs and surgeries with toxic side effects should only be used when absolutely necessary- after reasonable and less invasive methods have been tried first.
- Let nature heal. Our bodies have such a powerful, innate instinct for self-healing. By finding and removing the barriers to this self-healing (such as poor diet or unhealthy habits) naturopathic doctors can facilitate this process.
- Identify and treat causes. Naturopathic Doctors understand that symptoms will only return unless the root illness is addressed. Rather than cover up symptoms, Dr. Brandeis seeks to find and treat the cause of these symptoms.
- Educate patients. Dr. Brandeis believes that doctors must be educators, as well as Doctors. That’s why we teach our patients how to eat, exercise, relax and nurture themselves physically and emotionally. We also encourage self-responsibility and work closely with each patient.
- Treat the whole person. We each have a unique physical, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental, social, sexual and spiritual makeup. Dr. Brandeis believes that all these factors affect our health. That’s why he includes them in a carefully tailored treatment strategy.
- Prevent illness. “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” has never been truer. Proactive medicine saves money, pain, misery and lives. That’s why naturopathic Doctors evaluate risk factors, heredity and vulnerability to disease. By getting treatment for optimizing wellness, you’re less likely to need treatment for future illness.
Naturopathic medicine is a gentle yet powerful field of medicine that uses a unique combination of science and nature that enables people to live happy and healthy lives to the fullest.
