THE FOUNDATION FOR NATURAL HEALTH
Established in 2013, the Foundation for Natural Health 501(c)3 was created to help educate the California community discussing the benefits and treatments available in naturopathic medicine and through licensed naturopathic doctors.
Initially launched under the campaign name Realize Health, the organization has evolved to more recently provide consumer health content as Realize a Healthy California. In 2022, the organization chose to go "back to our roots" and focus on quality information that can help support patients and NDs across California to achieve their best health in partnership with the California Naturopathic Doctors Association.
ABOUT NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE
Naturopathic doctors (NDs) are general medicine doctors who focus on restoring health and preventing disease. A naturopathic doctor will determine the root causes of your health problems and partner with you to develop an individualized program to address them using the safest, most effective treatments available.
Naturopathic doctors look at you as a whole person, not as an illness. Naturopathic doctors understand that the body has strong natural defenses and the ability to heal itself, even from many serious conditions. Chronic illnesses occur when these protective mechanisms are not working properly. Poor diet, stress, lack of exercise, and a number of environmental toxins disrupt the body’s natural balance. NDs use a wide range of non-toxic therapies such as dietary change, nutritional supplementation, detoxification, homeopathy and herbs to strengthen the body. Following a naturopathic doctor’s guidelines is a sure path to better health, and often fully restores a patient’s well-being.
Naturopathic medicine combines the best of conventional medical diagnostic testing with alternative medicine treatments, allowing people to maximize health, minimize reliance on prescription drugs, and take active steps toward longer, healthier lives.
