Naturopathic medicine (or 'Nature Cure' as it is sometimes known) is a system of medicine that focuses on the prevention of disease, and the use of non-toxic natural therapies. It espouses the idea that 'true wellness' is more than merely the absence of symptoms, pain or disease. Many of us have seen this in action when close friends or family members 'kindly' pass colds to each other- some people shake off the infection immediately while others are confined to bed for days!