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 For that reason alone, visiting a naturopathic physician is well worth the effort it takes to find one.
But there’s another extremely important reason to visit a naturopathic physician instead of an M.D.: Naturopathic physicians have a very different paradigm when it comes to the doctor-patient relationship and the fundamental causes of healing. In naturopathy, it is widely recognized that the patient is the healer, not the physician. Naturopathy has respect for the human body and its innate healing abilities. |
| In this article, I’m offering some concrete answers on why you’re much better served visiting a naturopathic physician and what kind of differences in treatment you can expect.
The first and most obvious difference between naturopathic physicians and classically-trained western doctors is that western doctors are primarily experts in disease, whereas naturopathic physicians are experts in health and wellness. So if you want to go to someone who knows everything that there is to know about disease and disease symptoms, it’s an excellent idea to go visit a conventionally-trained physician. |
| But a naturopathic physician believes in a holistic approach -- that all disease and all health is systemic. Back pain may be due to chronic dehydration. Sinus congestion may be due to dietary influences, such as the frequent consumption of cow’s milk or dairy products. Any pattern of symptoms or disease may have a number of influencing factors that are not necessarily local. And only a naturopathic physician can put together the pieces of the puzzle and arrive at a big-picture solution that can help you get well.
These are some of the many reasons why I strongly recommend ditching your M.D. |
| But there’s another extremely important reason to visit a naturopathic physician instead of an M.D.: Naturopathic physicians have a very different paradigm when it comes to the doctor-patient relationship and the fundamental causes of healing. In naturopathy, it is widely recognized that the patient is the healer, not the physician. Naturopathy has respect for the human body and its innate healing abilities. It seeks to assist the natural healing wisdom of the human body through natural approaches that never attempt to overtake or compromise the body’s own healing systems. |
| In contrast, a naturopathic physician will have at his or her disposal a wide variety of treatments and modalities that can help your condition. They might recommend homeopathic remedies, cranial-sacral work, body work, massage therapy, acupuncture, medicinal herbs, nutritional therapy, exercise programs, body strengthening through yoga or Pilates, flexibility training, or even elements from the world of vibrational medicine. So the naturopathic physician has a much larger toolbox, so to speak, from which to choose appropriate therapies and modalities that can offer you the greatest help. |
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 Check your local yellow pages for a naturopathic physician.
Find an ND www.findnd.com
National College of Naturopathic Medicine www.ncnm.edu (503) 255-4860
American Association of Naturopathic Physicians www.naturopathic.org (703) 610-9037
2. STOP TAKING NON-PRESCRIPTION AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
Find an Integrative MD or a naturopathic physician to guide you off of prescription drugs.
Foundation for Integrated Medicine www.mdheal.org
Public Citizen www.worstpills.org
Citizens for Health www.citizens.org (612) 879-7585
American Association for Health Freedom www.healthfreedom. |
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| And only a naturopathic physician can put together the pieces of the puzzle and arrive at a big-picture solution that can help you get well.
These are some of the many reasons why I strongly recommend ditching your M.D. and seeking out an N.D. You will receive far better care. You will get far more time with your physician. And, if you’re like most patients, you will get healthier faster and with greater knowledge of the underlying causes of health than if you were to visit a western medical doctor. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Start by drinking a ton of water," advises my friend, naturopathic physician Andrew Rubman, N.D. Water will make calcium oxalate more soluble and a lot less likely to form crystals. Water and lemon juice—a standard, all-purpose healing drink used for a variety of purposes— may help as well, since a half cup of lemon juice a day will raise citrate levels, which can help fight stone formation. (Soda, on the other hand, does the opposite—see below.) And research shows that grapefruit juice raises the risk of stones by as much as 44 percent, so if you're prone to stone formation, avoid it. |
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 Check with a medical doctor or a naturopathic physician before combining any of these sedatives.
Chamomile. Chamomile (also known as German chamomile, Matricaria chamomilla, Matricaria recutita, and Chamomilla recutita) was used by ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans to treat a variety of ills, including upset stomach and skin problems. It also has anxiety-reducing and mild sedative benefits. If you take it in capsule or tablet form, follow the label directions because potencies vary among manufacturers. |
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 Schweninger was a naturopathic physician who believed that doctors never cure patients, but simply help remove barriers that keep patients from curing themselves. What were these barriers to self-cure? According to Groddeck, they had to do with resistance to the demands of a great unconscious force that exists within every person—a force so mysterious that Groddeck refused to give it a name, instead merely calling it "the It" (das Es). |
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| American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, is a huge fan of quercetin. "It strengthens the capillaries in the upper respiratory tract to make them less reactive to the kind of inhalants that trigger allergic symptoms," she says.
Sometimes people with hay fever simply have very reactive mucous membranes, meaning they have a low threshold for irritation. These membranes may be slightly inflamed to begin with, or tend toward inflammation at the slightest irritation.
"Quercetin tends to decrease inflammation, and it helps support the immune system at the same time," Starbuck told me. |
| My friend, naturopathic physician Sonja Petterson, N.M.D., points out that in sanatoriums they used to put people on fasts, hose them down, and make them walk around in the cold clean air. It sounds barbaric, and it probably was, but the philosophy behind it— now long lost in high-tech medicine—was to get patients to rally their bodies' own amazing resources and capacity for healing.
"My best friend in med school was a vet," Petterson says, "and that's what they always do when an animal is sick. They withdraw food and let them sleep. |
| The highly regarded naturopathic physician Michael Murray, N.D., says that for those prone to kidney stones, cranberry is the juice of choice.
The discrepancy probably comes from the fact that there are several types of kidney stones; the two most common are formed from either calcium or oxalate. Cranberry juice does contain oxalates, so theoretically it may increase the risk for those kinds of stones if you're prone to them. (Other foods contain way more—coffee, for example.)
On the other hand, Murray points out that cranberry juice reduces the amount of calcium in your urine. |
| Licensed naturopathic physician Cathy Wong, author of The Inside Out Diet, recommends placing 'A teaspoon of ground cinnamon in a cup, adding 1 cup of boiling water, and steeping for ten minutes. (For variety, she suggests throwing in a bag of black tea with the cinnamon and sweetening with stevia.)
"If you don't like the look or texture of tea made with ground cinnamon, try bringing water to a boil with a piece of cinnamon bark added to it," she advises.
One of the coolest parts of the whole cinnamon story is that the best results are gotten with the cheapest stuff, according to Broadhurst. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Just like the water dripping into the home is only a symptom of a broken roof in need of repair, a cancer tumor is only a symptom of a serious underlying metabolic problem.
The naturopathic physician would fix the cause of the problem, but they wouldn't stop there. They would also realize that if the roof has one hole in it now, it seems likely that there could be other holes that are beginning to form, too. |
Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 1Michael T. Murray, ND
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| The primary organizations among these were the successor to the ANA, which underwent a name change in 1950 to the American naturopathic physician and Surgeon's Association, and subsequently changed to the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians in 1956, and the International Society of Naturopathic Physicians formed under the leadership of M. T. Campenella of Florida shortly after Lust's death, with its American offshoot, the National Association of Naturopathic Physicians. |
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 From Jill Stansbury's Case Files—Multiple Conditions
Jill Stansbury, ND, is a multitalented musician, artist, and philosopher as well as a prominent naturopathic physician and the chair of the Botanical Medicine Department at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon.
Stansbury uses adaptogens in many ways, including the following:
I often use adaptogens (ashwagandha, Asian ginseng, eleuthero, rhodiola) for perimenopausal women with stress symptoms, insomnia, and anxiety and emotional disturbance. I expect to see results within a week or so. |
| If a person wants to add herbs to such a regimen, she should consult a naturopathic physician or clinical herbalist before taking herbs.
For children, there are several methods of calculating dosage. One uses the child's age, but the most accurate way is to divide the child's weight by the average adult weight (150 lbs.). The resultant fraction provides an accurate percentage of the adult dose appropriate for a child. |
| From Mary Bove's Case Files—Autoimmune Hyperthyroidism (Graves' Disease)
Mary Bove, ND, MNIMH, is a midwife, naturopathic physician, and herbalist who trained in the United Kingdom, and at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon. She has a very busy practice in Brattleboro, Vermont, and is the author of The Encyclopedia of Natural Healing for Children and Infants.
Kay, thirty-four years old, a new mother of just seven weeks, had recently been diagnosed with autoimmune hyperthyroidism, known as Graves' disease. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| Chronic use of antacids may permanently impair normal stomach function," says my friend, naturopathic physician Andrew Rubman,
Natural Prescription for Ulcers
Zinc carnosine: 75 mg in divided doses. Use for eight weeks to see results
Probiotics: 1-10 billion bacteria
Glutamine: 1-20 g per day in divided doses
Aloe vera juice: 5-30 ml, two or three times per day
Deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL) powder:
200-400 mg dissolved in 200 ml warm water
Cabbage juice: One quart fresh juice per day. Start slowly and work up to that amount gradually to avoid stomach upset. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 You'll need to work with your naturopathic physician to slowly wean yourself off pharmaceuticals, only under the supervision of a qualified naturopathic health practitioner. |
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 As always, be sure to work with a naturopathic physician if you're battling cancer.
#10: What brands of superfruit juice do you trust?
I don't trust any brands. I read the ingredients on everything. Sometimes the same company sells a crap product right next to a quality product. Don't trust brands, and don't trust corporations. Trust only yourself: Read the ingredients!
Additional information from the report
Here's a reprint of some summary information from our Pomegranate and Blueberry Juice Consumer Guide:
1. All the products reviewed here are dead! |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 REPPED: INTRODUCTION
I've spent the last 28 years studying, practicing, teaching, and evolving as a naturopathic physician. Two themes have been consistent: natural medicine and the health care of women.
Alternative medicine has come to be the popular term used to distinguish natural, noninvasive therapies from conventional medicine. |
| One aspect of being a naturopathic physician is to more fully educate patients about their health and health problems so that they can make informed decisions about their health care. With uterine fibroids, I have often been in the position of discussing surgical options or procedures that not all gynecologists discussed with their patients. Educating the woman who is faced with a possible hysterectomy and finding a surgeon or gynecologist who is skilled in these alternatives may be the most important service an alternative provider can offer. |
| A licensed naturopathic physician is currently the only primary health-care provider trained in all these options, although he or she may have to refer for some selected expertise in osteoporosis, heart disease, gynecology, or endocrinology. In the past, conventional medicine largely approached the situation as "HRT for all and forever." Since 2002 and the first Women's Health Initiative research results,28 women and many of their doctors abandoned HRT almost overnight.
At the other extreme is an absolute fear and bias against using HRT for any reason or for any amount of time. |
| A health-care team of diverse practitioners—including a reproductive endocrinologist, a naturopathic physician, and perhaps an acupuncturist specializing in women's health and/or a psychotherapist—who are comfortable working collaboratively provides an optimal environment for patient care.
RESOURCES FOR PATIENTS
A number of excellent resources are available to couples that are having difficulty conceiving.
R£SOLVE. |
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 So I strongly recommend that you only pursue this application under the direct supervision of a licensed naturopathic physician. Do NOT electrify your own blood unless you are medically trained and fully understand what you're doing. Seek professional medical guidance for this particular application of the technology.
Multiple use technology
Beyond all that, I believe this VRCR device has application in terms of stimulating blood flow and accelerating the healing of wounds, whether they involve skin, tendons, ligaments, or even bones. |
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| A licensed naturopathic physician may work in tandem with conventional medical colleagues to cooperate on an integrated approach to optimize the patient outcome.
AMENORRHEA
CHAPTER
OVERVIEW
Traditionally, amenorrhea (absence of menstrual bleeding) has been classified as either primary or secondary. Primary amenorrhea means that no vaginal bleeding has ever occurred by the time of expected initial onset (usually age 16). |
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| No matter what symptoms you present at the doctor's office, the naturopathic physician will investigate the root causes of disease: your exposure to toxic chemicals, your levels of chronic stress and the health of your relationships, your level of physical exercise, and your exposure to sunlight, fresh air and fresh water, among other factors. These are simple causative factors, but when they are out of balance, deficient, or present in excess, they combine to create all the different biochemical problems that conventional medicine labels as disease. |
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 You should check with your naturopathic physician before taking prescription drugs with St. John's Wort. The good news is that if you take St. John's Wort, you can probably eliminate antidepressant drugs entirely. If you take Power Immune on a regular basis, you'll also notice an improvement in triglycerides and cholesterol levels (thanks to the garlic and ginger ingredients), meaning you might also be able to transition off your statin drugs. In fact, there are a number of pharmaceuticals made obsolete by the ingredients found in Power Immune.
But that's not the purpose of this product. |
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