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In this space, I hope to share more information about naturopathic medicine, midwifery, and overall holistic wellness. I hope you’ll enjoy following along and creating community together! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614e1608be87120dd6f5494b/bf6a32be-6f31-49d4-933c-85c1ced25b4a/Therapeutic+Order.jpg Blog - Welcome to Calluna Natural Health! - The Therapeutic Order: In naturopathic medicine philosophy, practitioners utilize the lowest force intervention necessary in order to address the cause of the patient’s symptoms. The therapeutic order helps to guide that process. Sometimes, a patient’s wellness plan can focus on building the bottom of the pyramid, which is establishing the foundation for optimum health. This could mean focusing on diet, hydration, exercise, stress, etc. On other occasions, we’ve traveled so far down the road in the disease process that we need to utilize higher force interventions such as pharmaceuticals or surgery in order to relieve symptoms. The therapeutic order builds upon itself, so even when we’re at the top and using high-force interventions, we’re also establishing the lower-force foundations for health. Each person may need to utilize different levels of the pyramid at different points in their life. Naturopathic doctors collaborate with each patient on an individualized plan that fits somewhere along this pyramid and refer to specialist providers when necessary. 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