Treatment in Naturopathy largely depends on nature and on the process of curing naturally. In India, Naturopathy Treatment is typically a practice of treating diseases by prescribing natural medicines and is completely holistic in nature. Nature can heal all ailments and therefore body can heal naturally - this very concept forms the keystone of Naturopathy. Thus, naturopathy treatment is a form of treatment which emphasizes the tendency of the body to retain a sense of balance and cure itself. Treatments in naturopathy are non-toxic and supports in stimulating, healing and cleansing responses in a patient.

Treatment in naturopathy involves diagnosis and prescription of modalities and methods of nature. Naturopathic medicines mainly include water, earth, air, light, heat and diet therapy. Some of the methods of treatment in naturopathy are as follows:

Fasting Therapy: Fasting means complete abstinence from food for a particular period pertaining to a specific purpose. This is nature"s oldest, most effective and yet least expensive method of treating diseases, recognized as the achievement of natural healing. By depriving the body from food for a specific period of time, the organs of elimination are given opportunity to expel the overload of accumulated waste from the system. Thus, fasting is merely the process of purification.

Mud Therapy: Earth was used extensively for remedial purposes in ancient times as well as the middle ages. In modern times, it again came into prominence as it was discovered to have remarkable effects to refresh, invigorate and vitalize the human body. Application of clay or moistened earth is the only true natural bandage for wounds and skin diseases. Thus, sleeping or lying on the earth is believed to cure body from several ailments. Mud therapy supports in arousing the entire body from its lethargy to a new manifestation of vital energy. The body then effectively removes old morbid matter and masses of old faeces from the intestines, and receives a sensation of new health, life, vigour and strength.

Water Therapy: Naturopathy recognises the importance of water and the role it plays in human body. Water therapy is therefore an important part in the methods of treatment in naturopathy. Liquid, solid or steam any three forms of water can be used according to the need. It can be used hot, cold or lukewarm, for the smooth functioning of all the body processes.

Massage Therapy: Massages have been used from the ancient times as a mode of treatment for many ailments. According to the methods of treatment in naturopathy an excellent form of passive exercise is massage. A massage involves the scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of the body, which if done correctly, can be highly stimulating and invigorating.

Colour Therapy: The method of treatment of diseases by colour is called Chromotherapy. According to Chromo therapists, the lack of a particular colour in the human system can cause various diseases. Colour therapy is a technique of restoring imbalance by means of applying coloured light to the body.

Sleep Therapy: Sleep is a vital element in man"s mental as well as physical life, since the loss of sleep exerts seriously detrimental effects upon the nervous system. It is a periodic rest of the body, which is absolutely essential for its efficient functioning. Sleep repairs the wear and tear of the body and mind incurred during waking hours. Long periods of wakefulness may cause profound psychological changes such as loss of memory, irritability, hallucination and even schizophrenic manifestations.

Aromatherapy: Aromatherapy is the alternative branch of medicine that heals and improves the mind and body, by using natural plant extracts. These plant extract are called Essential Oils. These magical extracts from plants can amazingly affect one"s physical, mental, emotional and even spiritual being.

Magnetic Therapy: Magnetic healing is a science as well as an art demanding knowledge of human organism and the skill to cure through proper application of magnets. Magnets are applied to a painful area of the body to stimulate the nerves in that area for pain relief, as a part of the nature"s healing process.

Tips for Treatment in Naturopathy
Most of the treatments in Naturopathy follow a similar routine for treating the common ailments, which are as follows:


•Strictly vegetarian food is advised in all of them, as per the doctor or dietician"s prescription.
•Consumption of alcohol, smoking, chewing tobacco and the consumption of tea, coffee is forbidden in all the treatment types.