NDs
Compared to MDs:
The difference
between a Medical Doctor and a Naturopath:
Medical Doctors:
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Naturopaths:
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have
patients |
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have
clients |
diagnose
disease |
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evaluate
health |
prescribe
medicines |
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suggest
nutrition |
cure
diseases |
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stimulate
health & wellness |
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A
true, traditional Naturopath (or "Classical" Naturopath) does not seek
to "practice medicine." If a person is in an automobile
accident, he does not, and should not, seek out a Naturopath!
He needs a medical doctor and a hospital to address his
injuries. Rather, a person who is not injured, but is
interested in optimizing his current state of health and wellness,
should seek out a Traditional Naturopath. This individual can
be taught lifestyle methods that will enhance his, or her, personal
health.
An "MD" (Medical Doctor) uses techniques and
practices such as chemicals, drugs, surgery and other therapies
designed to address the codified symptomology of disease.
An "ND" (Doctor of Naturopathy) is a professional
that has earned a degree in alternative and complimentary methods that do
not involve drugs, surgery, or any invasive
methods. They are simply teachers of natural health and
wellness practices!
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