The goal of this study is to compare and analyze the difference in the awareness and preference by classification of the
naturopathy according to the gender and age of the adult men and women who are residing in Seoul and metropolitan area. As
of its result, the awareness on naturopathy was higher for the men and women in over 40 and specially, the awareness of 50s
was the highest(male p<0.05, female p<0.01). The exercise therapy was shown to be the highest as the preference of
naturopathy, and the next was shown in the order of diet therapy, forest therapy, traditional medical herb therapy, several kinds
of healthy foods and medical device therapy, etc.. Specially, in case of exercise therapy, the men showed higher preference in
general age group, and in case of diet therapy, as the women showed comparatively higher preference in general age group, it
verified the difference according to the sex. In case of other Yoga therapy, medical device therapy and thermotherapy, the
preference of women was shown to be comparatively higher than the one of men, and in case of the other therapy, the
significant difference according to the sex and age wasn't big. Recently, as the interest in naturopathy has been increasing, it is
necessary for the program development and systematic training and instruction of naturopathy and wellness to be studied and
verified steadily.