Zoë Bogale |10 September 2018

There has been a huge increase in society’s interests in being healthier, more in tune with self as well as our connection to the earth. We have gravitated towards more helpful ways on our journey to finding inner joy and peace and thus we have learnt a great deal in a short space of time from combining ancient practices such as yoga, meditation, tai chi, herbalism and many more with modern science.

Self-help as we know it has become beneficial to the human species in many ways and is sure to see us successful on our path to gaining knowledge and growing ourselves as we evolve. The purpose of this article is to give you knowledge from a different perspective of self-help in health and making your journey much easier!

What is Naturopathy?

Naturopathy is the use of alternative medicine to cure diseases or “dis-eases”, based on the theory that one can completely heal or treat illnesses using diet, exercise and massage techniques without the use of any drugs.

Naturopathy is more of a lifestyle and what is incorporated into it includes but is not limited to mental, physical and emotional wellness while ensuring you grow spiritually at the same time.

Here are the 5 reasons why naturopathy is the healthier option:

1. Your body fights off illnesses readily

Human beings have an extremely powerful immune system that allows them to fight against anything that might be a threat detected by this system. This means that if you employ some of the techniques prescribed in naturopathy, your immune system would already be strong, making it difficult for viruses to attack you and conquer your body.

Instead the viruses would be fought to the death as soon as they are picked up. This could be boosted by a little effort on your side such as trying Chromo therapy or even soaking in a few drops of essential oils in your tub.

2. Avoid frequent encounters with common ailments

The flu, cold and even fevers are things that might have been fatal at some point of our existence but in our information age, we can minimise them to nothing but curable little irritations in our everyday lives, doing things such as ingesting lemon tea or even taking a brisk walk every day.

There are many ways that you can create this kind of safety for yourself, as we know that life carries on while you are sick. You would still have to go to work or get the kids ready for school or even worse, imagine having to do that presentation in class. You know what they say, prevention is better than cure!

3. Opens gateways to new and therapeutic ways of treatment

Taking the first steps to this lifestyle change has taught people so much about the power of nature, energy and healing that many have discovered practices such as acupuncture, massage therapy, aroma therapy as well as herbalism to be quite effective in relieving stress, muscle tension as well as weight loss.

The chakras being recharged brought many of them to a feeling of centeredness as well as spiritual wellbeing and personal power, while others preferred treating their insomnia using binaural beats and other forms of frequencies that deal with insomnia, ADHD and more. Binaural beats were also found to be effective in increasing one’s levels of creativity and completely banished frequent bouts of anxiety and even mental chatter.

4. Offers a balanced life

With your yoga helping you to keep your inner peace and a silent mind. Balance is a thing you achieve inwardly as well as outwardly. Collecting more information on nature’s benefits on your health could also see you on your way to helping others such as your spouse, children and other family members or friends, using things such as garlic to kill bacterial infections or even honey to stop pain from tonsils. The options to help are endless and would surely bring any family together.

The most beneficial part of it all would be the mind, body and spirit connection that you will magnify and will ultimately be the manifestation of your holistic well-being.

5. Opens one’s psyche to the healing power of nature

In our new world of fast food, fast cars and the big city life, everything moves so quickly that we have no time to enjoy the finer things in life or even get to know what they are. Sometimes they are the things right in front of us, yet have no time to acknowledge, such as that pear that has been in the fridge for days next to your favourite pudding (which will most likely be eaten first).

Our bodies have a way of telling us exactly what kind of nutrients are needed, as do seasons. When it becomes winter, the citrus trees are ready for harvest, coincidentally the fruits contain Vitamin C which is vital to fight colds and flu that run rampant in the colder months.

Therefore, nature gives us all the things we need in the form of cute little peas or even that ginger root you only used for cooking. Even pharmaceutical medicines are made from natural things such as tree bark, leaves and more, the only difference is that they are more on the synthetic side and have harmful side effects.

Nature’s gentle seedlings, fruit and leaves such as bay leaves could also help you in repelling mosquitoes in your home while trees also help us cool down in our backyards and parks and offer shelter to smaller animals.

How versatile is mother nature?