1. The healing power of nature and of the body to maintain and restore health is well-respected.

2. A naturopathic practitioner must identify and treat the cause rather than the effect.

3. A practitioner must do no harm to the patient. It is the belief of naturopathic medicine that methods designed to suppress symptoms without removing their underlying causes are considered harmful; therefore, they are to be avoided or minimized. The onset of symptoms is considered a natural fixture of the healing process.

4. Treat the whole person while keeping in mind the interaction of his or her physical, mental, and emotional factors in causing disease. Naturopathic medicine recognizes the integrity of the whole person instead of just single organ systems or particular symptoms.

5. The practitioner is a teacher. The practitioner-patient relationship has a therapeutic value.

6. Prevention is the best "cure." Naturopathic physicians are preventive medicine specialists.