| − | '''Naturopathy''' is a [[complementary medicine]]. Depending on the [[health practitioner]], the practice of this system may include [[herbal medicine]] ([[herb]]s from the [[West]], [[Ayurvedic medicine]] / [[Tibetan medicine]], and [[Traditional Chinese Medicine]]), [[food therapy]], (sometimes [[vegetarianism]]), [[nutrition]] counseling, and [[exercise]] counseling, [[hydrotherapy]], heliotherapy, thalassotherapy, manual therapy, [[acupuncture]], [[aromatherapy]], electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, musictherapy, [[chromotherapy]], [[homeopathy]] and [[chiropractic]]. | + | '''Naturopathy''' is a form of [[alternative medicine|complementary medicine]]. Depending on the [[health practitioner]], the practice of this system may include [[herbal medicine]] ([[herb]]s from the [[West]], [[Ayurvedic medicine]] / [[Tibetan medicine]], and [[Traditional Chinese Medicine]]), [[food therapy]], (sometimes [[vegetarianism]]), [[nutrition]] counseling, and [[exercise]] counseling, [[hydrotherapy]], heliotherapy, thalassotherapy, manual therapy, [[acupuncture]], [[aromatherapy]], electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, musictherapy, [[chromotherapy]], [[homeopathy]] and [[chiropractic]]. |
| | Some important names in naturopathy are: Vincent Priessnitz (1799-1852), Theodor Hahn (1824-1883), Arnold Rikli (1823-1906), [[Sebastian Kneipp]] (1824-1897), Tadeo Wiesent (1858-1926), Wilhelm Winternitz, Benedict Lust (1872-1945), Eduardo Alfonso, [[Manuel Lezaeta]], [[Adrian Vander|Adrian van der Put]], Nicolás Capo and José Castro. | | Some important names in naturopathy are: Vincent Priessnitz (1799-1852), Theodor Hahn (1824-1883), Arnold Rikli (1823-1906), [[Sebastian Kneipp]] (1824-1897), Tadeo Wiesent (1858-1926), Wilhelm Winternitz, Benedict Lust (1872-1945), Eduardo Alfonso, [[Manuel Lezaeta]], [[Adrian Vander|Adrian van der Put]], Nicolás Capo and José Castro. |