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Naturopathic Medicine

There are two groups of healers who call themselves naturopaths:

• The naturopathic physician holds a naturopathic medical degrees. These practitioners are often licensed (twelve states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and five Canadian provinces offer licenses) and are sometimes registered (as in Kansas).
• The second group refer to themselves as traditional naturopaths.

The two groups have recently held much animosity toward each other and been in recent legal battles.

Table of contents 1 History of Naturopathic Medicine
2 Naturopathic Physicians
3 Traditional Naturopaths
4 Tenets
4.1 The Healing Power of Nature
4.2 Identify and Treat the Cause
4.3 First Do No Harm
4.4 Treat the Whole Person
4.5 The Physician as Teacher
4.6 Prevention
5 Regulation
6 See also
7 External links

History of Naturopathic Medicine

Naturopathic medicine went into decline, along with most other natural health professions, after the 1930s. Lust's death, conflict between various schools of natural medicine (homeopathy, Eclectics, Physio-Medicalism, herbalism, naturopathic medicine, etc.), the rise of medical technology, and consolidation of political power in convention medicine were all contributing factors. In 1910, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching published the Flexner Report which rightly criticized many aspects of medical education in various institutions (natural and conventional), it mostly was seen as an attack on low-quality natural medicine education. It caused many programs to shut down and furthered the monopoly on medicine by medical doctors.

Naturopathic medicine never completely ceased to exist--there were always a few states in which licensing laws existed, though at one point there were no schools. One of the most visible steps towards the profession's modern renewal was the opening in 1956 of National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon. This was the first of the modern naturopathic medical schools offering four-year, science-based naturopathic medical training.

Naturopathic Physicians

Traditional Naturopaths

Traditional naturopaths believe there is a crucial relationship between the body, mind, and spirit and by using methods and practices that they believe have been successfully applied for centuries and in many societies, traditional naturopaths attempt to empower individuals to regain ability to live in the best possible state of health. Traditional naturopaths and medical doctors can work with the same individual cooperatively in order to help the patient recover.

Tenets

The Healing Power of Nature

Regulation

• US jurisdictions with full licensure: Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Oregon, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Washington
• US state with licensure for naturopathic physicians: Kansas
• US jurisdictions with open registration: District of Columbia
• US jurisdictions with two-tier licensure: Puerto Rico
• US states with legal basis for practice: Minnesota, Rhode Island
• Canadian provinces with full licensure: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan

• Medicine
• Complementary and alternative medicine
• Homeopathy

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• http://www.ccnh.edu/
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• http://www.naturopathic.org/
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• http://www.scnm.edu/
• http://www.binm.org/
• http://www.ccnm.edu/
• http://www.bridgeport.edu/naturopathy
• http://www.healingmountainpublishing.com/articles/NPmedicine.html
  

   
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