Naturopathic Medicine

Naturopathic medicine covers a vast terrain, and the following pointers may help to orient the interested reader.

The articles in this section describe the philosophy of Natural Medicine and define its place in history.  The "Hymn to Zeus" by Cleanthes is widely regarded as the origin of the concept of Natural Law in Stoic philosophy.  The impact of Stoic philosophy was felt through descendant philosophical streams and influenced Hippocrates, an elder mentor of western medicine.

A great uncharted territory is ahead of and beyond most of us today.  A truer knowledge of the relationship between health and Natural Law is the real "final frontier" (with all due respect to the fictional heroes of Star Trek).  Our modern technology exceeds that of the ancients, but our ethics and philosophy have descended far from their levels of achievement.  Our hope is that the concept of "progress" will come to include ethical and spiritual advancement at least to match the technical.

On a more down-to-earth note, we invite you to look in the NaturoDoc Library for particular treatments and materials.  Products and their descriptions are offered through The NaturoDoc Store.