Naturopathic medicine: Treating the whole person (Alternative therapies)

by Roger Newman Turner

Book Overview

Roger Newman Turner describes the principles of naturopathic medicine and their subsequent use. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0722507852
• ISBN13: 9780722507858
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Thorsons
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Regarding Naturopathy's Science-Ejected Vitalism, 1984:

This book is one of the seminal 'modern-ish' naturopathy tomes, and it clearly states the science-ejected vitalistic belief-premise that essentially defines 'the naturopathic sectarian,' and I quote: "naturopathy [...is] based on vitalistic principles [p.016...] naturopathy, according to the manifesto of the British Naturopathic and Osteopathic Association, is 'a system of treatment which recognizes the existence of a vital curative force within the body' [...] often referred to as the life force [...] the concept of vitalism underlies all natural therapies [...aka] the body's vital response [...] the vital defense mechanisms [p.018...] vital curative ability [p.019...] vis medicatrix naturae: the belief in the healing power of nature is at the core of naturopathy and, indeed, all natural therapies [...aka] a vitality, or life force [p.021]." -r.c.