Lecture 1

Question 1

Naturopathy

Answer 1

A system of healthcare which encourages and promotes the body’s own self-healing mechanisms.
Naturopathy = meaning ‘natural healing’

Question 2

Naturopathic Principles

Answer 2

1. The Healing Power of Nature
2. Treat the Cause, not a Symptom
3. Treat the Whole Person
4. Prevention is Preferable to Cure
5. Education

Question 3

A Naturopathic Nutritionist focuses on

Answer 3

– Using whole and organic food as medicine
– Detoxification and cleansing.
– Looking at the constitution of a patient
(TCM / Ayurveda / homeopathy).
– Understanding the cause of an individual’s symptoms.

Question 4

Nutrient definition

Answer 4

A substance which provides nourishment essential for growth and maintenance of life.

Question 5

Nutrition definition

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Nourishment definition

Answer 6

The food or other substances necessary for growth, health and good condition.

Question 7

Food definition

Answer 7

Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth.

Question 8

Whole food definition

Answer 8

Food that has not been processed or refined and is free from additives or other artificial substances.

Question 9

Organic food definition

Answer 9

Food free of fertilisers, pesticides, irradiation, GMOs, growth hormones and livestock feed additives.

Question 10

Superfoods definition and examples

Answer 10

Highly nutritious foods containing all, or nearly all, the vitamins, minerals and trace elements a body needs.
* For example algae, sprouts, bee pollen, wheatgrass.

Question 11

Junk foods definition and examples

Answer 11

Substances which are not natural, have been altered, or are not suitable to maintain health and growth (GMOs, trans fats, sweeteners, pesticides, artificial colourings, etc.).
* Junk foods hinder cell communication.
* Microwaved food is junk food.

Question 12

Nature is the “Physician of Man”

Answer 12

Hippocrates (468‒377 BC). The Father of Medicine.
“Food as the primary source of medicine, health and healing. First use food, then herbs, finally intervention.”

Question 13

Ancient Greek medicine

Answer 13

Inspiration for natural, holistic medical systems that developed in Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries, which include homeopathy, naturopathy, chiropractic.
Harmonise the health of the individual with the Universal Life Forces of Nature.

Question 14

Who was labelled the Father of Hydrotherapy?

Answer 14

Sebastian Kneipp (1821–1897).

Question 15

Hydrotherapy

Answer 15

The therapeutic use of water as healing agent.
* Cold water: Decreases circulation and numbs the area.
* Hot water: Relaxes muscles and increases circulation.
* Alternating hot / cold water: Stimulates blood flow - increasing oxygen and nutritional supply to cells.

Question 16

Effects of Water Treading: Alternating hot and cold-water treatments

Answer 16

Strengthens the immune system, promotes circulation, lowers high blood pressure, relieves headaches, promotes parasympathetic activity, enhances sleep.

Question 17

Water Treading contraindications

Answer 17

UTIs

Question 18

“Good gut health is necessary for proper growth of cells and tissues”

Answer 18

Dr. Max Bircher-Benner (1867–1939).
Advocated a 50/50 raw food diet with emphasis on fruit.
* Famous for his Bircher muesli.
* Heat degrades food by destroying enzymes.
* Maintain nutrient profile in food.

Question 19

“90% of diseases are due to improper
functioning of the bowel”

Answer 19

Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (1852–1943).
He promoted the importance of intestinal microflora.
The Kellogg brothers produced shredded wheat and granola biscuits.

Question 20

“the accumulation of morbid matter
is the primary cause of disease”

Answer 20

Henry Lindlahr (1862–1924) was cured of diabetes by Sebastian Kneipp.
Used the term ‘nature-cure’ to define his approach to recovery.
Formulated the ideas of ‘healing crisis’.

Question 21

“Toxicity and deficiency are the two planks underpinning health”

Answer 21

Dr. Max Gerson (1881–1959)
* Alkalised the body with fresh organic vegetable juices and detoxified with coffee enemas.
* He initially used his treatment for TB.
* He later used the Gerson therapy for cancer patients.

Question 22

Opened The Edinburgh School of Natural Therapeutics and Kingston Clinic in Edinburgh

Answer 22

James C. Thomson (1887–1960) - a Scottish naturopath who spent four years training under Lindlahr.
He advocated fibre (unrefined grains, raw vegetables and fruit).

Question 23

Advocated bowel-cleansing as the most important aspect in maintaining health

Answer 23

Dr. Bernard Jensen (1908–2001).
“Every tissue is fed by the blood which is supplied by the bowel”.
- Used enemas colonics, herbs or fasting.
- Claimed a 40% success rate in curing leukaemia.
- Developed advanced Iridology and promoted the ‘toxaemia’ theory.

Question 24

Developed the ‘germ theory’ of disease

Answer 24

Louis Pasteur (1822–1895).
Disease occurs from outside of the body.
Developed the pasteurisation process (rapid heating destroys microbes).

Question 25

The disease occurs from within the body (terrain theory).

Answer 25

Antoine Bechamp (1816–1908). “Bacteria and viruses are the ‘after-effects’ rather than the cause of disease”. “Most diseases are the result of an acidic, low oxygenated terrain” where the diseased tissue spawns the growth of microorganisms which develop into different forms.

Question 26

John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (1839‒1937)

Answer 26

Provided financial support to medical schools in the U.S. that disregarded naturopathy, homeopathy and chiropractic in favour of surgery and chemical drugs. With Rockefeller’s money pharma companies grew massively. New diseases were defined to sell more drugs

Question 27

Who formulated The Law of Similars (‘Like with Like’) and a new therapy called 'Homeopathy' was born?

Answer 27

Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843). He observed that if he, as a healthy person took China, he got malaria symptoms and, if a patient with malaria took China, they were cured.

Question 28

Examples of The Law of Similars

Answer 28

* Bee venom for a bee sting. * Coffee for insomnia. * Onion for watery eyes and a runny nose. * Snake venom for a snake bite. * Warm water / compress for fever, burns and sunburn. * Cold water for frost bite. * Alcohol for hangover.

Question 29

What does Suppression of Symptoms lead to?

Answer 29

* If symptoms are suppressed, the body finds different ways to express itself. The results are deeper-seated problems which are more detrimental to body functions and longevity. * Suppression masks the illness and drives it further into the body. * Emotional symptoms can also be suppressed and can cause severe physical conditions.

Question 30

Antiperspirants and suppressing body secretions

Answer 30

Suppressing body secretions such as sweat, means you are suppressing the body’s attempt to detox. * Antiperspirants contribute to many health problems, including breast cancer. * Excessive sweating under the arms could be a sign of liver weakness or the circulation system over-reacting.

Question 31

Suppression of Symptoms: topical applications - corticosteroids, coal tar/zinc creams CAN LEAD TO

Answer 31

Corticosteroids: * Compromise the immune system and weaken adrenal function. * Inhibit waste elimination through the skin. * Applied to eczema lesions can develop as asthma, allergies and candida. Coal tar / zinc creams (for eczema / psoriasis): * Can incite skin eruptions to spread more superficially. Does push the disease deeper causing anxiety, candida, allergies and asthma.

Question 32

Suppression of Symptoms: surgical removals - tonsils, warts, cysts, radiotherapy/chemotherapy

Answer 32

Tonsils: * Often results in chronic throat infections potentially spreading rapidly to become chest infections, digestive disorders such as ‘SIBO’ or heart problems. The immune system is compromised. Warts, cysts: * Often formation of benign tumours/growth elsewhere deeper in the body. E.g., fibroids, intestinal / nasal polyps, etc. Warts often return later, larger and in greater quantity. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy: * Highly toxic and suppressive!

Question 33

Suppression of Symptoms: fever-suppressing drugs and painkillers

Answer 33

Fever-suppressing drugs: * Drugs such as paracetamol (Calpol) can cause the disease to spread and delay recovery. Painkillers: * Painkillers only mask diseases. * People die every year from adverse effects of pain killers.

Question 34

Suppression of Symptoms: antibiotics

Answer 34

Disrupt the intestinal flora and may lead to long-term digestive and immune disruptions. * Links to neurological disturbances. * Antibiotics are hugely over-prescribed, which contributes to the development of ‘superbugs’ that are increasingly resistant to current antibiotics.

Question 35

Hering's Laws of Cure

Answer 35

1. From inside out: toxins are cleared from the inside to the exterior away from more vital organs. 2. From more serious organs to less serious ones: from the lungs (asthma) to skin (eczema). 3. The mind gets better before the body: anxiety starts improving before IBS does. 4. Symptoms disappear in the reverse order to when they arrived. 5. From above to below.

Question 36

The Chinese Body Clock

Answer 36

Each organ functions at its optimum capacity at certain times of the day. The clock can be used to help determine organs involved in pathology presentation.

Question 37

Traditional Chinese Medicine: Yin foods

Answer 37

* Cold and cooling foods. * Plant foods in general. Foods with low calorific value such as fruit, green vegetables, seaweed. * Wet or sweet foods. * Refined, processed, stale foods. * Raw food. * Foods that grow in the spring and summer. The nightshade family (tomatoes, potatoes, aubergines, bell peppers) and sweet tropical fruit.

Question 38

Traditional Chinese Medicine: Yang foods

Answer 38

* Warm and warming foods. * Foods with a higher calorific value. * Meats. * Chocolate, tea, coffee and alcohol. * Black pepper, ginger, chilli, onion, garlic. * Most root vegetables. * Fresh food.

Question 39

Yang conditions

Answer 39

* Caused by excess of animal products, hot spices or alcohol; * E.g., acne, high blood pressure, migraines.

Question 40

Yin conditions

Answer 40

* Caused by excess of sugar, raw foods or not enough food; * E.g., lethargy, anaemia, feeling cold.

Question 41

Neutral food (not yin or yang)

Answer 41

Chicken, pork, carrot, cauliflower, pineapple, grapes, brown/white rice.

Question 42

Increase Yin by cooking

Answer 42

Juicing, blending, grinding and other processing generally increase the Yin of foods.

Question 43

Increase Yang by cooking

Answer 43

Cooking by fire, baking or roasting will make foods hotter or more Yang.

Question 43

The macrobiotic diet

Answer 43

Based on the principles of Yin and Yang. Health can be achieved by balancing your diet with foods that are closest to the balance point (neither extreme Yin nor Yang). Emphasises chewing food completely and avoiding the use of a microwave.

Question 44

Heating foods

Answer 44

Stimulate the metabolism: – Garlic, onions, horseradish, ginger, chicken, eggs, duck, lamb, wheat, sesame seeds, walnuts, lemon, apples, olives and aged cheeses.

Question 45

Cooling foods

Answer 45

Sedate the metabolism and relieve excess heat: ‒ Bananas, most tropical fruit, lettuce, cucumber, melons, watermelon, milk and dairy products, fresh cheeses, yoghurt, mint, fish.

Question 46

Wet foods

Answer 46

Rich, oily, moistening and emollient. – Milk and dairy products, bananas, avocados, coconut, fresh cheeses, yoghurt.

Question 47

Dry foods

Answer 47

Physically dry or aid the organism in eliminating excess fluids. – Most beans, soybeans, chickpeas, pomegranates, asparagus, dried fruit, aged cheeses.

Question 48

Light foods

Answer 48

Produce lightness, alertness and agility in the body, but in excess, they can lead to light-headedness and weight loss: ‒ Rice cakes, popcorn, corn, sunflower seeds.