Identify and Treat the Causes (Tolle Causam)
Illness does not occur without cause. Causes may originate in
many areas. Underlying causes of illness and disease must be
identified and removed before complete recovery can occur.
Symptoms can be expressions of the body's attempt to defend
itself, to adapt and recover, to heal itself, or may be results of
the causes of disease. The naturopathic physician seeks to treat
the causes of disease, rather than to merely eliminate or
suppress symptoms.