What is Naturopathy?
Naturopathy is based on the belief that the body is self-healing. The body will repair itself and recover from illness spontaneously if it is in a healthy environment. A healthy environment is an environment free from mental, physical and psychological stress and encourages the consumption of live foods which allow the body to be relieved of toxins (detox), additives and preservatives. A healthy environment coupled with the optimum amount of whole food vitamins and minerals stimulates healthy cellular regeneration while revitalizing the body and increasing overall health.

Naturopathy is a system of therapy and treatment which relies exclusively on natural remedies, such as food dehydration, yoga, hydrotherapy, mineral and herbal baths, vitamins, minerals and herbal supplements coupled with a vegetarian diet, fasting, and therapies such as massage. Some naturopaths have been known to recomend natural treatments like colon hydrotherapy for ailments such as asthma, high blood pressure, anemia, obesity, diadetes, arthritis and many others.

Components of Naturopathy:
Food Dehydration refers to process of removing the moisture from food to ensure the preservation of color, texture, enzymes and hastens the ripening which promotes longer food life. Ancient cultures such as the Egyptians used dehydration in their food preparation.

Yoga is the physical and mental practice of spirituality.  There are five categories of yoga. They include the Yoga of Wisdom, Yoga of Mediation, Tantric Yoga, Yoga of Righteous Action and Yoga of Devotional Love. The male practitioner of Yoga is called yogin. A female practitioner of Yoga is called yogini. Yoga assists the practitioner towards achieving the goal of inner peace and spiritual enlightment leading to the optimal health of the mind, body and soul.  There are opportunities to practice the Tjef Neteru Sema Paut and basic Hatha yoga postures. For those who are interested in a more intense form of Spiritual practice they can inquire about Neterian, Shetaut Neter and/or Smai (Sema) Tawi Studies. Only serious inquires, please.

Hydrotherapy has been recognized for thousands of years as a method of healing the body with water. Types of hydrotherapy include colon hydrotherapy, sitz baths, mineral and/or herbal baths, cold and hot springs and steam.

Vitamins, minerals and herbal supplements are an important part of a balanced health regime that can provide essential nutrients that you may not be getting from your diet. Also known as dietary supplements, these products can offer significant health benefits. Not all supplements are created equal, it is so important to find high quality dietary supplements.

Vegetarian diet or vegan diet includes only foods from plants: fruits, vegetables, legumes (dried beans and peas), grains, seeds and nuts. The lacto-vegetarian diet includes plant foods plus cheese and other dairy products. The ovo-lactovegetarian (or lacto-ovovegetarian) diet also includes eggs. Semi-vegetarians don't eat red meat but include chicken and fish with plant foods, dairy products and eggs. (See oxford study on vegetarians.)

Fasting is used to promote internal hygiene. Nutritional fasting allows the body to rid itself of waste while allowing the digestive system to rest. Nutritional fasting refers to the practice of not ingesting solid foods and consuming freshly pressed juices, pure water or consuming only a fruit diet while taking a whole food vitamin and mineral supplement. Fasting can be done for as little as 12 hours or a much as 21 days. Novices should be under the supervision of a medical physician or naturopath.

Detoxification refers to riding the body of toxins that have accumulated in the body due to poor diet and lack of physical and mental exercise. Detoxification techniques include colon cleansing, fasting, juicing, eating living foods and the drinking of herbal tea.