Naturopathy is the set of natural therapies that help us maintain our health capital. “It is above all a healthy lifestyle which should make it possible to better resist all attacks and to have more vitality” explains Marion Thelliez, naturopath and author of I free myself from sugar(ed. Eyrolles). This healthy lifestyle is based on diet, physical activity, stress management and the proper functioning of the emunctories (that is to say the organs which ensure the elimination of waste and toxins).
If there are many guides that allow you to discover the basics of naturopathy, making an appointment with the naturopath allows you to be accompanied in the change of some of our eating habits for example.
Do you have to have a particular problem to see a naturopath?
Not at all. Naturopathy is above all preventive. We can therefore consult a naturopath (also called a health educator) for no specific reason, simply to maintain vitality and survive the seasons. without pump stroke Where without stress.
But you can also see it to try to regulate certain disorders that bother you on a daily basis: sleep problems, stress, joint or back pain, digestive problems … and you wish to be helped by natural methods (herbal medicine, Bach flowers Where aromatherapy).
What will the naturopath do during the first appointment?
First, the naturopath will ask you questions about your current state of health, your history, any current medical treatments, your lifestyle: this is called an anamnesis. Then he will observe you to define your temperament: lymphatic, nervous, bloody or bilious.
“With this classification, it is not a question of putting people in a box but of identifying their specific needs. Each temperament can find its balance, provided that it knows its characteristics and its basic needs” explains Vanessa Lopez, naturopath and author of I am learning naturopathy (ed. Leduc.S).
For example, the lymphatic temperament will tend to gain weight without really deviating. Willing to digestive disorders and water retention, he must watch your diet. For its part, the sanguineous temperament has an incredible resistance to disease and abuse … until the day when its body can no longer take it. He must therefore pay close attention to his cardiovascular health. The bilious has the same energetic temperament but its weaknesses will mainly be located at the level of the liver and gall bladder. While the nervous will have a tendency to acidosis, insomnia and digestive problems.
Will I leave with a prescription?
The naturopath is not a doctor so he will not write a prescription or prescribe a treatment. The advice sheet given at the end of the consultation does not replace the treatment prescribed by your doctor. It is a supplementation adapted to your needs and which should allow your body to regain balance and to resume functioning normally, while waiting for your diet to cover your needs.
The profession of naturopath is not regulated but there are qualifying training courses which attest to knowledge in naturopathy, which are approved by the French Federation of Schools of Naturopathy. Check that your naturopath has followed one of these training courses.
How many times will I have to come back?
It is estimated that between 2 and 6 sessions spaced one to two months apart are necessary to observe the results and possibly adjust the supplementation. It also gives you time to adopt a new physiological lifestyle, that is to say one that corresponds to the needs of your body.
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