The Approach
Terrain is the character, natural features and configuration of the land.
It determines the health of the plants that grow in it.
Tree of Illness Diagram – From Nature Cure by Henry Lindlhar, 1922
Healthy Terrain → Healthy Tree
Roots receive nourishment.
A sturdy trunk with efficient circulation delivers nourishment.
Efficient elimination of waste.
Branches receive nourishment and reflect the health of the tree.
Vitality.
Unhealthy Terrain → Diseased Tree
Absence of nutrients for absorption.
Inefficient nutrient circulation through a congested trunk.
Inefficient elimination of waste
Branches reflect the health of the tree.
Disease.
What kind of terrain supports your health?
How do you treat what is reflected in your branches?
Treating the branches is temporary and maintains an overall diseased trait.
Treating the terrain addresses the underlying cause of disease and dysfunction and moves you in a healing direction.
Treating the terrain is the Naturopathic Approach.
Treating the terrain is achieved through the application of naturopathic therapeutic modalities.