In naturopathic medicine, there are six tenants that govern the approach to healing
- Do no harm.
- The healing power of nature.
- Treat the root cause.
- Doctor as teacher.
- Treat the whole person.
- Prevention is cure.
Dr. Wannigman has a long, tenured career as a medical provider including having been a key component to the team that drafted what would become the California Naturopathic Doctors Act of 2004. From that, he holds one of the inaugural licences to be granted in California, subsequently being selected by the Governor to serve on a task force evaluating the new profession to California. He has also served as an educator and preceptor for naturopathic medical students.