Naturopathic medicine combines modern scientific knowledge with traditional healing. It is the art and science of prevention and treatment using natural therapies. Naturopathic treatment can include foods, herbs, vitamins and other natural health products, homeopathy, manual medicine, acupuncture, lifestyle advice and other forms of healing. Naturopathic doctors often use modern medical tools to help them treat patients. This includes history-taking and physical examination, nutritional assessment, blood and urine tests.