CLASSICAL NATUROPATHY

One important component of classical naturopathy is therapeutic fasting. Re-search into the effectiveness and the modalities of therapeutic fasting considers both the basic (fasting and sleep, fasting and neuroendocrine regulation) and clinical aspects (fasting and migraine). In addition hydrotherapy in the treatment of heart disease and cardiovascular complaints is studied.

A special interest lies in the therapy with medical leeches, a centuries-old practice in a wide variety of cultures and which has been successfully applied in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee, the thumb and in tennis elbow.