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From the Foreword:Quote:Our medical system is ill, and Western society, like the rest of our planet, is not faring well. Iatrogenic illnesses (illnesses actually caused by allopathic treatments) and nosocomial illnesses (those that develop in hospitals) are increasing at an alarming rate. We promise the children being born today that they will live to see one hundred, but we are confusing medicated old age with an enjoyable quality of life.At the same time, it’s been demonstrated that 90 percent of all cancers are linked to nutritional and environmental factors. Doctors are developing more and more cases of depression in the two years following establishment of their professional practices.Should our response to these paradoxes of the modern world be to maintain our comfort level with an ostrichlike denial of the evidence, or to hold an alarmist and paranoid discourse? Naturopathy believes that this picture, dramatic as it may be, can be studied calmly and solved positively if we can manage to awaken the awareness of both consumers and decision makers, most of whose views have been framed by a single philosophy.In fact, whether it involves ecoplanetary or health imbalances, everything rests on the philosophy, points of reference, and points of view that determine human behavior. Most of the problems we currently face have their origin in materialistic thinking and the egotistical belief that humanity can operate independently of the laws of nature or biology.Naturopathy’s chosen objective is health and well-being, but in the framework of a profound and authentic reconciliation with these laws, which are often simple and full of common sense: How do we best nourish ourselves, breathe freely, and take care of our bodies and their natural elimination processes? How do we optimize our sleep, our vitality, and our libido? How do we recharge ourselves through the natural elements—earth, water, air, and light, for example? Why should we carefully alternate times of activity and times of rest? How can we purify and regenerate the internal cellular environment of our bodies? How can we be consumers without endangering our planetary resources?ContentsCoverTitle PageTable of ContentsForeword by Daniel KiefferIntroductionChapter 1: The Naturopathic Concept of IllnessChapter 2: The Causes of Illness and the Reasons for HealthChapter 3: Naturopathy in PracticeConclusionResourcesGlossary of the Concepts of NaturopathyFootnotesBibliographyAbout the AuthorAbout Inner Traditions • Bear & Company Books of Related Interest Copyright & PermissionsPaperback: 144 pagesPublisher: Healing Arts Press; 1 edition (February 12, 2009)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1594772606ISBN-13: 978-1594772603ASIN: B00462RV32