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• Holistic therapy without the need for conventional drugs or surgery
• Based on the premise that nature governs health & its laws – balance between species, natural nutrition, pure water, unpolluted fresh air, sun exposure, rest & sleep 
• When the body deviates from this balance, naturopathy uses natural remedies like plants, herbs, flower essence, minerals & essential oils to stimulate the body’s ’self healing’ mechanism 
• Is not a replacement for veterinary care, as a vet is required for diagnosis & treatment 
• Is beneficial for behavioural disorders & chronic diseases to meet vitamin & mineral requirements through nutrition
• Energy therapy works on the animals nervous & autonomic system, healing them through emitting a electromagnetic wave of frequency which the practitioner is trained in
• Reiki & touch therapy rebalances energy in the animal 
• Flower therapy heals due to the energy present in specific flowers (e.g. calming a hyperactive animal down, or giving vitality to a depressed animal) the practitioner has specific knowledge on which flowers are best to use for the animals condition
• Animal naturopathy focuses on the entirety of the animal – diet, activity, routine, environment, stress- not just symptoms, which is helpful for targeting the root cause of a condition 

What’s holistic?

• Natural healthcare regards the mind & body to help fight disease
• Disease is the result of imbalanced energy
• Symptoms are a manifestation of a emotional blockage 
• It’s crucial to understand the individual living environment of the animal; where an animal lives has a unique effect on their health

How disease in animals starts:

Disease is influenced by emotional, physical state, genetics, living environment (diet, activity, pollution). Animals with disease have a blockage to be released, to then restore proper functioning of their immune system.

• Disease appears when the body does not absorb the nutrients it needs to regulate a strong immune, when it’s weakened it’s unable to expel excess toxins or diseased cells
• Regardless of the symptoms, they will persist until the immune has finished cleansing the body
• This purification depends on the functioning of the fluid systems (blood, lymph, kidneys, urinary tract)
• These systems are overwhelmed and exit through the airways and skin instead 
• Toxins are expelled in mucus from nose, mouth, eyes or ears through orifices 

Terrain & emunuctories: 

• The blood contains antibodies  B lymphocytes and the 4 immunoglobulins – IGA, IGE, IGG & IGM- (Y-shaped proteins produced by the immune system’s B cells to identify and neutralize foreign invaders like bacteria and viruses)
• As well as secondary cells, K cells, phagocytic cells, & catalysers like properdin (regulates inflammation) 

The cell-mediated immune system, is composed of T lymphocytes, macrophages, lymphokine’s, monokines & cytokines 

• They all work together in synergy to eliminate any agents capable of harming the body: viruses, bacteria, toxins, parasites or diseased cells

Their functioning depends on the nervous and endocrine systems. Diet, activity, routine, environment, stress> if compromised, require rebalancing for healing

• the immune is present in digestive, respiratory, mucus membranes & skin
• A collection of systems, organs and functions to remain in good health
• However it only takes 1 distressed organ to disrupt this complex mechanism 

The ‘terrain’ is all the fluids that enable the circulation of molecules, and messenger’s in the immune system- 

Includes the blood, lymph & cerebrospinal fluid.

• the emunctries facilitate the elimination of pathogens neutralised by the immune. They are in four structures:
• The skin
• Liver & intestines 
• Lungs & respiratory system 
• The kidneys 

The purpose of an animal naturopath is to restore proper functioning of the terrain & the 4 emunctories, to facilitate self healing in an animal. As well as providing preventive care plans & natural remedies, avoiding harsh drugs.