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 Overview
Naturopathy
encompasses a broad spectrum of natural therapies. This alternative
therapy is even being studied at many universities in the United
States and in Canada. Naturopathy is not any one tradition of healing,
but instead, an umbrella term that refers to an entire array of
healing approaches, all based on the body's intrinsic healing powers.
This tends to appeal to people who distrust prescription medications
or are interested in preventive therapies. Practitioners of naturopathy
aim to educate their patients about proper lifestyles. These practitioners
also provide advice on low-fat fiber diets and advice on how to
reduce your stress. Many of the practitioners will not differ on
the advice of most conventional doctors and usually stick to the
basics. However, the may treat the blocked tubes by approaching
it in a nutritional way instead of using surgery. Since practitioners
of naturopathy believe prescription drugs are too expensive they
encourage natural remedies such as, acupuncture and herbal remedies.
Others may include: homeopathy, hydrotherapy, vitamin and mineral
supplements.
Review
from NIH
Naturopathic
medicine, as a distinct American healthcare profession, is almost
100 years old. It was founded as a formal healthcare system at the
turn of the century by medical practitioners from various natural
therapeutic disciplines. By the early 1900s, more than 20 naturopathic
medical schools existed, and naturopathic physicians were licensed
in most States. Today there are more than 1,000 licensed naturopathic
doctors in the United States.
As
practiced today, naturopathic medicine integrates traditional
natural therapeutics---including botanical medicine, clinical
nutrition, homeopathy, acupuncture, traditional oriental medicine,
hydrotherapy, and naturopathic manipulative therapy---with modern
scientific medical diagnostic science and standards of care. The
medical research base of naturopathic practice consists of empirical
documentation of treatments using case history observations, medical
records, and summaries of practitioners' clinical experiences.
Naturopathic
researchers have investigated the pharmacology and physiological
effects of nutritional and natural therapeutic agents, and naturopathic
physicians have been active in the investigation of new homeopathic
remedies and in the natural treatment of women's health problems.
One typical naturopathic study in women's health tested the clinical
and endocrine effects of a botanical formula as an alternative
to estrogen replacement therapy.
Copyrights 1998. NIH. All Rights Reserved.
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