The Ultimate Text In Constitutional Hydrotherapy

This is a teaching text, designed principally for Doctors of Naturopathic Medicine who will practice Classical Naturopathy with the use of Constitutional Hydrotherapy. Healing IS natural! By supporting the patient's own healing abilities with the tried and true methods employed by Dr. Otis G. Carroll, Dr. Harold Dick, and currently used by Dr. Letitia Dick-Kronenberg, Naturopaths can achieve the deepest healing for their patients. This text includes in-depth explanation of the variations of Constitutional Hydrotherapy used in a clinical setting, as well as accompanying diagnostic and therapeutic procedures utilized in a Classical Naturopathic practice. Clinical patient cases are discussed along with philosophy and case management.

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