Jan 16, 2007

Naturopathic Doctors Can Help with Keeping New Year’s Resolutions     

Tempe, AZ (Jan. 16, 2007) — Now that a few weeks have passed and we are well into the New Year, many New Year’s resolutions have begun to waver. Commitment to a goal like quitting smoking or loosing weight can be challenging. One of the best methods to achieve a difficult goal is to ask for help.

The skilled physicians at the Southwest Naturopathic Medical Center treat every patient holistically and are trained in multiple modalities intended to assist with healthy lifestyle choices. Naturopathic Medicine is based in the philosophy that the body has the innate ability to heal itself. When given the right tools, such as can be provided by Naturopathic doctors, the body can be the healthy vessel envisioned at the start of the New Year.   

With nutritional counseling aimed at weight loss, NDs create a plan to not only help their patients to lose weight, but also to help examine the patient’s lifestyle and counsel towards long-term health and wellness.

Stopping smoking can almost immediately improve health, but can often be a terrible struggle. Through acupuncture, botanical medicine and stress management, an ND will create a plan to help stop the cravings, break the cycle of dependence and truly quit. 

Stress is the culprit of many illnesses all on its own. NDs can also help with techniques to process stress effectively, thereby avoiding the poor health that can result from the chronic build up of tension.  

Naturopathic Medicine treats the whole person, and can help even the most challenged resolution-makers stick to their lofty goals in 2007.

To schedule an appointment with a Naturopathic physician contact Southwest Naturopathic Medical Center at 480.970.0000.

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About Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine

Located in Tempe, Ariz., and founded in 1993, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences is an accredited higher learning institution. It offers a four-year medical program that trains students to become primary care physicians. Naturopathic medicine emphasizes the body’s innate ability to self-heal. It draws on a rich history of natural, nontoxic therapies in combination with current medical advances. The scope of practice includes all aspects of family and primary care using integrative modalities such as acupuncture, homeopathy, clinical nutrition, botanical medicine, manipulation, and pharmacology. For more information, visit www.scnm.edu.