A Brief Introduction to Naturopathy and Naturopathic Medicine

This is a very brief introduction to naturopathy and naturopathic medicine. It covers the history and fundamental principles, including natural hygiene, nature cure, hydrotherapy, homeopathy, herbology, dietetics, nutrition and mind-body techniques.

1. Naturopathy
   a. The History of Naturopathy
   b. Naturopathy
   c. Natural Hygiene
   d. Nature Cure
   e. Naturopathic Medicine
2. Hydrotherapy
   a. The History of Hydrotherapy
   b. Introduction to Hydrotherapy
   c. Wet Socks
   d. Hot Foot Bath
   e. Heating Compress
   f. Wet Sheet Pack
   g. Constitutional Hydrotherapy
3. Homeopathy
   a. The History of Homeopathy
   b. Introduction to Homeopathy
4. Herbology
   a. The History of Herbal Medicine
   b. Galenic Medicine
   c. Hippocratic Medicine
   d. Paracelsian Medicine
   e. Modern Medicine
   f. Tibetan Buddhist Medicine
5. Dietetics
   a. Acid-Alkaline Balance
   b. The Glycemic Index
   c. Macronutrient Diets
   d. The Balanced Diet
   e. The Low Carbohydrate Diet
   f. Low Fat Foods
   g. The Blood Type Diet
   h. Cleansing Diets
   i. Modern Food
6. Nutrition
   a. The History of Vitamins
   b. Vitamins
   c. Minerals
7. Mind-Body Techniques
   a. Agreement to Heal
   b. Awareness
   c. Brain Waves
   d. Journaling
   e. Body Mind
   f. The Meaning of Symptoms
   g. Intuition and Healing
   h. Intuitive Dialogue
   i. The Buddhist Concept of Mind
8. References

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