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If you do not have any specific complaints and are interested in your general health status as a preventative measure, you may book an appointment specifically for a Comprehensive Health Appraisal. Comprehensive Health Appraisal The Comprehensive Health Appraisal Report is the result of a Comprehensive Health Questionnaire completed by you. The questionnaire is one non-invasive method to assess if there are any areas in the body's processes that may benefit from naturopathic treatment. As an example, such treatment includes methods that a Naturopath may apply to improve general health, or to preventatively address specific areas of the body's physiology including general lifestyle advice, food, supplements, herbal medicine, homeopathics, and bodywork.
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Report The report is a graphical representation of the questions you answered. The graph indicates areas of priority for potential further treatment. Each one of the high / very high indicators serves as an indicator to further analyse how the specific questions were answered for that category, before recommending that category as a candidate for attention. A Comprehensive Health Appraisal can also include additional clinical tests such as Cholesterol Check, Urinalysis, Blood Glucose Level etc., in order to derive a more complete picture of your health. A Naturopath is a specialist trained in separate and distinct natural therapy modalities that use non-invasive assessment techniques and complementary natural medicines. The main thrust of naturopathic practice is the belief that the body has an innate ability to heal itself. The role of a Naturopath is to work with you to promote the natural healing powers of your body. Naturopathy does neither replace nor compete with mainstream medicine; it complements and can work with mainstream medicine to restore and / or maintain optimum health. |
Naturopathy is rooted in the belief that health is more than just the absence of disease and works on strengthening the body's natural defences. Naturopathy complements rather than competes with mainstream Medicine Naturopathy and other complementary medicine professions are voluntarily self-regulated professions, meaning that practitioners who have achieved a required standard of training can join a professional organisation that enforces standards and a code of ethics. Accredited Naturopaths are typically trained in subjects such as anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, counselling, dietary evaluations, nutrition, herbal medicine, acupressure, muscle physiology, homeopathy, iridology, exercise physiology, hydrotherapy, just to name a few. Some practitioners are also trained in additional specialties such as acupuncture, Ayurvedic etc. To get a better understanding of the range of complementary medicine modalities, please contact us for a brochure on complementary medicine.
John Warouw holds a Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy) from the University of New England, a Naturopathy Diploma from Health Schools Australia and a Remedial Massage Diploma from the ACT College of Natural Therapies. He is an accredited Naturopath and Remedial Massage Therapist with the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society (ATMS), a professional member of the Complementary Medicine Practitioner Associations Council (CMPAC) and the Complementary Health Council (CHC). John has been in practice since 1996. His private practice is in Melba, ACT. John is registered with most Health Funds for Naturopathy and Massage. When treating patients, John deploys some or all of the following modalities: Nutrition; Herbal Medicine; Homeopathy; Iridology; Relaxation and Advanced Remedial Massage Techniques; Foot Reflexology. Personal information is collected in order to deliver the safest and best possible health care to you. That information is obtained directly from you, or with your consent from people like your general medical practitioner. All personal information collected is kept in strict confidence and not disclosed to any third party without gaining your consent or, in some instances, where law requires it. You have full access to all your records kept by the clinic. Your privacy is assured |
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An
overall picture of your general health is often established at your first
consultation with your Naturopath.
Obviously
not all methods apply to all situations or all people.
Always look for a professionally accredited
practitioner