- Establish the conditions for health:
- Identify and remove disturbing factors
- Institute a more healthful regimen
- Stimulate the healing power of nature (vis medicatrix naturae): the self-healing processes, through low force methods such as constitutional hydrotherapy, homeopathy, acupuncture
- Address weakened or damaged systems or organs (via botanical medicine, homeopathy, orthomolecular nutrients, glandulars, homeopathy, and other minimally invasive, safe, natural therapies)
- Strengthen the immune system
- Decrease toxicity
- Normalize inflammatory function
- Optimize metabolic function
- Balance regulatory systems
- Enhance regeneration
- Harmonize life force
- Correct structural integrity
- Address pathology:
- use specific natural substances, modalities, or interventions
- use specific pharmacologic or synthetic substances
- Suppress or surgically remove pathology