NATUROPATHY & HERBAL MEDICINE
Naturopathy incorporates a range of complementary therapeutic methods to encourage a person's innate self-healing processes.
What is Naturopathy?
Naturopathy is natural medicine healthcare that incorporates the best of both modern and traditional natural methods, to prevent and treat acute and chronic health problems holistically.
A Qualified Naturopath
In New Zealand, a qualified Naturopath
is educated in in science-based research, biochemistry and pharmacology training, and maintains stringent professional standards. The principles and practices of natural medicine are older than those of conventional medicine and is world-renown for promoting and maintaining your body's optimal health long-term.
What is Herbal Medicine?
Herbal medicine (also known as phyto-medicine) is an integral part of Naturopathy (natural medicine).
Each plant contains numerous active ingredients that are essential to stimulate or strengthen the body's normal functions, and aid the body in healing itself. These active ingredients (nutrients) can include vitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino acids, essential fatty acids and flavonoids.
PhytoMedicine
The benefits of phyto-medicines and their many active ingredients is their ability to create several therapeutic actions within the body at one time.
Therapeutic Methods
Naturopathic therapeutic methods include dietary suggestions, herbal formulas, lifestyle practice recommendations, and high quality practitioner-only products. These products are researched and studied to prove their full efficacy and absorption to your body, to boost your health.
The Good Health Room uses high quality ethically manufactured
New Zealand and Australian herbs through Phytomed and MediHerb.
NEW ZEALAND OWNED
Phytomed is New Zealand's leading manufacturer of liquid herbal extracts, founded in 1998 by Phil Rasmussen (a medical herbalist and trained pharmacist).
The manufacturing processes of each herbal plant retains the phyto-chemical make-up of the plants in their natural state as close as possible, and are sourced from New Zealand organic growers whenever possible.
The popular retail Kiwiherb family health product is manufactured by Phytomed.
AUSTRALIAN OWNED
MediHerb is the largest purchaser and processing plant of herbal
extracts in Australia, founded by Professor Kerry Bone.
He is a research and industrial chemist, senior lecturer in herbal medicine, and author of many textbooks.
MediHerb sources the best quality herbs locally and from around the world, and aim to source organically grown and wild-crafted herbs (grown wild in nature without intervention and harvested within strict guidelines).
MediHerb also works with growers to helpcultivate endangered plant species.
Jason ShonBennett
"One of the hardest things for human beings to do is to change, and then remain consistent with that change. The big shift comes when we realise that the pain of remaining the same is greater than the pain of changing."
Rudolf Steiner
"For every human illness, somewhere in the world there exists a plant which is the cure."
F.A.Q.
What is a herb?
A herb is defined by a medical herbalist as any plant, whole plant extract or derivative that can be given for aiding health and healing the body.
Can babies and children take herbal prescriptions?
Herbal medicine is suitable for babies and children at specific dosages that your qualified practitioner will advise. It is a gentle medicinal approach to help support their developing body systems and general health.
What is a herbal prescription?
A herbal prescription can be in the form of a tincture (liquid formula), tea, capsule, powder, tablet or a lotion/cream for topical use.
Can current medications be taken with a herbal prescription?
A qualified medical herbalist has a full understanding of any interaction risks between conventional medicines (pharmacology) and herbs (phytotherapy). With every client's health and medications assessed individually, our client's safety is paramount to our practice. Ongoing monitoring of your progress will determine what adjustments you may require to your herbal prescription.