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1
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What is the definition of Naturopathy?

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A system of healthcare that promotes the body’s own healing systems.

2
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Name some naturopathic therapies.

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Nutrition.
Fasting.
Hydroptherapy.
Naturopathic Manipulations.
Herbal Medicine.
Acupuncture.
Homeopathy.
3
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What are the 5 naturopathic principles?

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1) The healing power of nature.
2) Treat the cause not the symptom.
3) Treat the whole person.
4) Prevention is better than cure.
5) Education.

4
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What are other words for ‘Vital Force’ and how are we in control of it?

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Qi. Prana.

It can be stimulated or suppressed.

5
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What 6 things stimulate the vital force?

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Fresh Air.
Sun.
Good water.
Healthy Diet.
Fasting/Detoxing.
Natural Therapies.
6
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What are the 3 ‘W’s when treating the cause of an illness (and not the symptom)?

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Why is it there?
Where did it come from?
What is the cause?

7
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When treating the whole person, what does it mean to recognise a patients individuality?

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To take into account a persons own physical, mental, genetic, environmental and social situations and other factors.

8
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What does educating a patient mean?

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By giving them a better understanding of health, how to attain and maintain it, and how to avoid getting sick?

9
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Define ‘Health’?

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Abundant vitality. The best possible physical, mental and emotional state to be in.

10
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What 3 things does a naturopathic nutritionist focus on?

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1) Use of whole and organic food as medicine.
2) Importance of detoxification and cleansing.
3) Look at a persons constitution (TCM/Ayurveda).

11
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What is a nutrient?

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A substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and life.

12
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Define nourishment.

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Food/substance necessary for growth, health and good condition.

13
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What’s the definition of nutrition?

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The process of obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.

14
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What are superfoods? Name a few.

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Foods that contain all or nearly all the vitamins, minerals, trace elements a body needs.
Algae, sprouts, bee pollen.

15
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What is junk food, what can it include, what does it hinder?

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Un-natural foods, altered or not suitable to maintain health and growth.
Can include chemicals, sweeteners, GMO, pesticides etc)
Hinder cellular communication.

16
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What is the meaning of Ayurvedic medicine and how long has it been around?

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Ayur=Life
Veda=Knowledge
Use of air, herbs & water.

17
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How long has TCM been around?

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Approx 3000 years.

18
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When did Hippocrates live, what was his saying and what process of healing did he advise?

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468-377 B.C.
The food by thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food.
First use food to treat illness, then herbs, then intervention.
Nature is the physician of man.

19
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What does ancient Greek medicine have a lot in common with, and what is it the original source of?

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TCM and Ayurveda.

Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Chiropractic.

20
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In hydrotherapy, what do these uses of water stimulate?
Cold water.
Hot Water.
Alternating hot and cold water?
Applications?
How is water used internally by the body?

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Cold: Decreases circulation and numbs area.
Hot: Relaxes muscles, increases circulation.
Alternating: Increases blood flow, therefore oxygen and nutrients to cells.
Applications: Compresses, wraps, baths, steams, saunas.
Water acts as a solvent and carrier of nutrients and wastes.

21
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What is the benefit of water treading?

How is it done?

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Stimulates circulation. Strengthens immune system.
Fill a large receptacle, knee deep with cold water.
With warm feet, march on the spot in the water until deep sensation of cold appears (1-2 mins).
Stand out of water, dry, put on socks and move around.

22
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What is allopathy?

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Allos - against. Pathy - disease.
Treats symptoms with chemicals/drugs.
Regards symptoms as disease, not the cause.
Suppresses symptoms which drive disease deeper into the body.

23
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What is homeopathy?

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Homeo - similar/same to.
Cures like with like.
Uses special substances to stimulate the body’s own healing processes.
Treats whole person.
View symptoms as expressions of the dis-ease.

24
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What are some basic applications of healing sure like with like?

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Fever - use lukewarm water, not cold.
Frost bite - use snow, not heat. Warm gently/slowly.
Sunburn/burns - use warm, drink warm things, don’t shock wth cold.
Hangover - sip or smell alcohol next day.

25
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What 6 areas can suppression of symptoms occur?

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Emotions/needs/dream/desire/sorrow/worries.
Natural body secretions - anti-perspirants.
Local applications. - creams, corticosteroids.
Surgical removals.
Re-occuring infections.
Palliatives - drugs, antibiotics, pain killers etc.

26
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What should a good therapist always keep in mind to support?

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Treat to support the patients own body self healing mechanisms.

27
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What is type 2 diabetes usually triggered by?

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Lifestyle - usually faulty diet.

28
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What us type 2 diabetes characterised by (2 main things)?

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High blood glucose levels.

Insulin resistance.

29
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What is insulin resistance and what happens in response?

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Where cells become unresponsive to normal insulin levels produced by the pancreas. Therefore, more insulin is required which exhausts the pancreas and it stops producing it.

30
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What types of food excess causes insulin resistance?

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Processed carbs (fructose, grain, wheat).
Trans/hydrogenated fats.
Low fibre.
Lack of exercise.

31
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What is the allopathic approach to treating type 2 diabetes, and what are the side effects?

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Drugs that decrease insulin resistance and/or low blood sugar levels.
Not a large emphasis on dietary changes.
Weight gain. Cholesterol & triglyceride increase. Higher blood pressure.
Increased risk of death due to above.

32
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What is the naturopathic approach to type 2 diabetes?

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Comprehensive dietary changes.
Natural supplements that lower blood sugar.
Exercise.
Stress reduction.

33
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What is the TCM body clock?

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It’s believed that certain organs work more/harder at certain times of the day. Specific symptoms may either relate to the organs time, or the organ related to the opposite time on the clock!

34
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What concept is the core of TCM? Explain yin/yang meals.

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Yin and Yang concept.

A meal should have a balance in yin and yang to be healthy for the body.

35
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Although no foods are completely yin or yang, each contain more of one than the other. How are yin and yang foods described?

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Yin - cool, contracting, cooling in property.

Yang - warm, expanding, warming in property.

36
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What are some yin/cooling foods?

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Generally low caloric fruits, green veg, seaweed.
Plant - wet - sweet foods.
Raw foods - better for spring/summer.
Processed food is more yin.
Nightshade family and sweet tropical fruits.
Rice (grown in water).

37
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What are some Yang/warming foods?

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Higher caloric foods - fatty, flesh, cheeses, nuts.
Animal derived.
Salty foods.
Most root veg, red meat, ginger.
Best eaten autumn/winter.
Fresh food is more yang.
Wheat (grown in sun).
38
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What are some basic yin and yang health conditions?

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Yin - too much sugar, not enough food = lethargy, anaemia, depression.
Yang - too much animal products and salt = bad breath, acne, high blood pressure.

39
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How does cooking alter yin and yang of foods?

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Water is cooling, so food cooked in water or steam, makes them more yin.
Whereas cooking by fire, roasting, baking, frying will make foods more hot/yang.

40
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How do yin/yang foods affect metabolism? Name examples.

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Yang/heating foods stimulate metabolism.
Garlic, onions, horseradish, ginger, chicken, eggs, duck, lamb, wheat, sesame seeds, walnuts, lemon, apples, olives and aged cheeses.

Yin/cooling foods calm/sedate metabolism.
Milk and dairy products, fresh cheeses, yogurt, mint, bananas, most tropical fruits, lettuce, cucumber, melons, watermelon, fish.