HEALTH  NECTAR

Introduction There is a tendency for people to very often misunderstand or confuse Orthopathy or the Science of Natural Hygiene with Naturopathy. It is a more radical concept that neither respects disease as an entity, nor advocates depending on anything external to the body’s own healing mechanism for cures, not even natural herbs. While gleaning through the historical milestones of Naturopathy, I deliberately left out   American physician and writer Isaac Jennings  (1788-18

Introduction With resurgence of Naturopathy or the Nature Cure movement at the turn of the 21 st  century, and after the more recent post-Covid scare—the percentage of people using alternative care has increased from 19.2 percent in 2002 to 36.7 percent in 2022—it is worthwhile to look at its evolution through the historical prism. Naturopathy is quite a familiar word for even those who may not have ever considered it to resolve their health issues. Yet, very few would know a

Introduction This article attempts to throw light on the origin and development of the science of Naturopathy. It traces the roots of this natural healing system and brings us back to the India connection, where it got shaped into a huge sheltering and protective Banyan Tree. Naturopathy is a healing system, which only uses natural means to effect cure. It is a known fact that India is the cradle of the Science of Ayurveda, and its origins are traced back to the Vedas, one of