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What is Naturopathy?

Naturopathic medicine is derived from the healing power of nature and is based on the belief that the human body has an innate healing ability.
A Naturopath may use a range of different healing modalities such as nutrition, herbal medicine, homeopathy, Bach flowers, as well as lifestyle changes, water therapy and exercise to bring the body back to optimum health and wellness.
Your Naturopath will design a comprehensive treatment plan that blends the best of modern medical science and traditional natural medical approaches to not only treat disease, but to also restore health.


The practice of naturopathy is based on five key principles:

  1. First do no harm – naturopathic practitioners choose therapies with no toxic side-effects that do not suppress symptoms
  2. Treat the whole person – practitioners believe a person’s health is affected by many factors – physical, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental & social. All of these are taken into consideration when your treatment plan is designed.
  3. Treat the cause – Practitioners seek to identify and treat the cause of a disease or condition rather than treat the symptoms.
  4. Prevention is the best cure – Practitioners teach ways of healthy living that are most likely to prevent illness
  5. Physician as teacher – Practitioners consider it important to educate their patients in learning how their body uniquely responds in health and illness.

Why Naturopathy?

At a time when modern technology, environmental pollution, poor diet and stress play a significant role in the degradation of health, a naturopath’s ability to apply natural methods of healing is of considerable importance. By using natural therapies, the naturopath is able to treat both acute and chronic ailments successfully.

Much of today’s illnesses are chronic in nature and build up over a long period of time from multiple causes. Many of the principles of naturopathy involve stripping away these harmful influences and allowing the body to live in true health, creating prevention medicine as the body operates in optimum health.

Naturopathic medicine can assist with many conditions, a few examples include:

Acne
Allergies
Adrenal fatigue
Anaemia
Bloating & Gas
Constipation
Cystitis
Diarrhoea
Diverticulitis
Depression
Endometriosis
Headaches/Migraines
Heartburn
IBS
Infertility
Insomnia
Menopause
Menstrual irregularities
Nervous tension / Anxiety
PCOS
PMS
Premature Ovarian Failure
Recurrent infections
Thrush

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
City Naturopath Consultant
 

Kimberly Taylor ND, Dip.Nut. NZAMH, ITEC Comp Med, BA, BCom

Kimberly has a passion for women’s health including fertility and pre-conception care. She loves supporting women and couples to restore hormonal balance and fertility through enhancing the body’s activity towards optimum health. More recently, Kimberly has become inspired to motivate athletes to achieve their aspirations through high performance nutrition, which provides greater physical and mental performance and ultimately, achievement of goals. With a life-long interest in nutrition, food and cooking, Kimberly started her naturopathic studies overseas. After nearly four years, she headed back to New Zealand to complete her qualifications in naturopathy, herbal medicine and clinical nutrition.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


How Kimberly can help you

Many conditions in the body can be treated or managed very effectively using natural medicine. As well as many general health complaints, Kimberly specialises in treating:

Women’s health

Every woman deserves energy and vitality, not plagued with monthly pain, erratic moods, tender breasts and so on. Naturopathy can provide solutions to health conditions for every woman, from puberty to menopause. Kimberly also has experience at dealing with complex health issues such as menstrual irregularities, endometriosis, PMS, Poly-Cystic Ovarian Syndrome, Premature Ovarian Failure, depression, acne, thrush, cystitis and so on.

Fertility

Providing your baby with the very best start in life is of critical importance to the prevention of many health conditions affecting children today. By creating optimal health in both prospective parents a few months prior to conception, your child will have the best possible start in life. Kimberly can also help with infertility and recurrent miscarriage using nutrition, detoxification, herbal medicine, stress management and charting techniques.

Pregnancy

Some women fly through pregnancy with no worries, for others the journey isn’t so easy. Kimberly can assist you during pregnancy to alleviate common complaints such as insomnia, thrush, morning sickness, heartburn, anaemia and so on.



Children

Is your child living in optimum health and vitality? As children grow their immune systems also develop, this means that while they are young, children are sensitive to a variety of things. Kimberly can restore optimum health in your child, assisting with food allergies and intolerances, sleeping problems, recurrent infections, digestive problems and more.

Athletes

Quality nutrition provides the building blocks for your body to function at peak performance! Whether you are competing at the highest level or taking on a new challenge, Kimberly can create the ideal nutritional plan for your performance and your health!

What can I expect when seeing Kimberly?

An initial naturopathic consultation normally takes an hour. During this time Kimberly will ask questions about your health condition/concern, medical history, diet and lifestyle, and any conventional treatments that you may be taking or doing. If needed, pathology testing such as hair, stool, blood or urine analysis may be recommended.

Once all the information is gathered, a treatment plan is formulated that addresses many areas of your life, providing the body with the optimum chance to heal itself. The treatment plan may include advice on diet, lifestyle, exercise, herbal medicine, homeopathic treatments, Bach flowers or other suitable remedies. Kimberly may also refer you to another practitioner as part of an integrated health care approach.

Link: www.zestnaturalhealth.co.nz

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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