I have a personality quiz for you
Please respond to each question True of False
I believe that in any interaction with another
person it is first most important that I do no harm. T/F
I understand that the body has an innate ability to do certain things (like breathing for example) and I do my best to allow my body to perform its tasks with little disturbance from me (like not holding your breath forever). T/F
http://blog.nutrex.com/blogs/2011/dont-hold-your-breath/
If I can find a cause to a problem, I try and remove the cause and therefore remove the complaint. T/F
I share the knowledge, wisdom, and tricks that I have learned in order to help others. T/F
http://paultzirides.wordpress.com/2011/06/08/grandmas-secret-recipe/
I look at a whole person, taking into account
emotional state, and a myriad of other things about them to help customize the
interaction.
Ex, I speak differently and have different expectations for a 2nd grader than I would an adult. T/F
Ex, I speak differently and have different expectations for a 2nd grader than I would an adult. T/F
It is better to remove the cause of a problem than to deal with the mess after. T/F
End of Quiz
If you find yourself saying true to one, or more of these
principals, then I have news for you…
Are you ready for it?
You embody one, or more of the core values of Naturopathic
medicine.
(Wait while everyone gasps… and that one woman faints)
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You and 38% of the adult US population think this. (as of
2007)
You and about 3 billion of the world’s population live this.
“What is this
Naturopathic medicine?”
Naturopathic Medicine is the overarching term for medical
thought process that focuses on the use of nutrition, herbs, vitamins, massage,
and other non-invasive ways to promote healing. They downplay the use of
synthetic drugs as well as invasive surgery as an automatic cure-all method.
Naturopathy is siblings with other
alternative and complementary medicine. One big happy family with Chiropractic,
Physical Therapy, Counseling, and other things that MD’s can’t write a
prescription for.
Never heard of it before, so it must be new, right?
Well, actually…
Natuopathy as we understand it in the US started in the
1880’s in Scotland where a movement called, Hygienic Medicine was taking off.
It encouraged the use of a natural diet, and exercise to lead you into good
health. It also encouraged the avoidance of tobacco and overwork.
Mmmm, tobacco and work,
the two vices that Americans love the most.
Natuopathy was brought to the US by a gentleman names
Benedict Lust, who had learned of the healing art of hydrotherapy from a German
Monsignor (a religious dude for those of you who do not speak pious).
He became the spokesperson for a broad discipline of medicine that included hydrotherapy, herbal medicine, homeopathy, as well as cautioned with the overuse of tea, coffee, and alcohol. He also saw the body as more than just a pile of cells, but also a complex mental and spiritual organism too. That should be considered in it’s wholeness.
He became the spokesperson for a broad discipline of medicine that included hydrotherapy, herbal medicine, homeopathy, as well as cautioned with the overuse of tea, coffee, and alcohol. He also saw the body as more than just a pile of cells, but also a complex mental and spiritual organism too. That should be considered in it’s wholeness.
The body being
spiritual and physical! What a radical notion!
He started the first naturopathic school in New York in 1901
By 1930 there were 25 states licensing Naturopathic Physicians,
or drugless practitioners. Many chiropractic schools also had a naturopathic
track in conjunction with Chiropractic.
But with the advent and then overuse of penicillin, the popular
sentiment was turned toward miracle pills, and quick fixes. Natuopathy
experienced a decline in the 40’s and 50’s.
By 1958 only 5 states licensed Naturopaths.
Then in 1963 something strange happened in the world of
medicine.
The American Medical Association started a campaign against
heterodox medical systems.
Define Heterodox; not in accordance with an established
or accepted religious doctrine or opinion. Unorthodox.
This is when medicine became religion.
There became a one
true pill that all must follow.
There was one and
only one path to health and blind devotion was required.
No questions asked.
The AMA used terms like quackery, potions, and their latest
favorite term is “Non-evidence based” as ways of discounting alternative
medicine that they viewed as a threat.
Their arsenal includes complaining that alternative medicine does not experiment or
publish their findings, yet reading no works by published alternative
researchers.
Also complaining that Naturopathic doctors do not have the same rigors or preparations that MD’s or DO’s have. Yet, refusing to look into the requirements of a 4 year ND (Naturopathic Doctor) program, their clinical requirements or anything.
At the National College of Natural Medicine their curriculum is based on an MD program with the additional courses in the alternative modalities. Med students there even had to take classes in synthetic drugs so they understood the drugs that their patients would be on and how that would interact with alternative modalities.
Also complaining that Naturopathic doctors do not have the same rigors or preparations that MD’s or DO’s have. Yet, refusing to look into the requirements of a 4 year ND (Naturopathic Doctor) program, their clinical requirements or anything.
At the National College of Natural Medicine their curriculum is based on an MD program with the additional courses in the alternative modalities. Med students there even had to take classes in synthetic drugs so they understood the drugs that their patients would be on and how that would interact with alternative modalities.
This was when Naturopathy became an outlaw. Ran into the
woods, donned Lincoln Green, bow and arrow, referred to each other as Little
John and Robin Hood. And continued doing
what it always had done.
Respecting the body’s innate ability to heal.
In 1956 the National College of Naturopathic Medicine opened
its doors. Now there are 8 other schools in North America.
In 1970 naturopathic medicine underwent resurgence with a
popular interest in holistic health.
Today there are 15 states and 4 provinces that license
Naturopathic physicians, including two that require insurance companies to
reimburse Naturopathic physicians.
Alaska Arizona California Connecticut D.C. Florida Hawaii Idaho Kansas Maine Minnesota Montana New
Hampshire North
Dakota Oregon Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands Utah Vermont Washington Virginia
AND
British Columbia Manitoba Ontario Saskatchewan.
Mormons can get remedies from someone who went to school for
4 years and trained in herbs.
Hawaiians can see a ND for a sprain sustained while surfing.
Alaskans can receive hydrotherapy for a sluggish immune
system, or depression.
Floridians can get compensated by their insurance companies
for seeking natural ways to combat diabetes.
A Montanan cowboy can see a ND after getting trampled by a
herd of wild ponies.
Dorothy in Kansas can learn about homeopathy from a licensed
person whose goal is to educate.
Even the president and his family can see an ND for
treatments for colds, and illnesses all the way up to cancer.
Michiganders can not.
Well, we can. There are ND’s who practice in Michigan. But
they are not allowed to use the full range of their training.
Think of a surgeon with magic hands, whose thumbs and first two fingers are not licensed. So he has to do his job with only his ring finger and pinky. Doesn’t matter how great you are, it’s going to be tough to be effective.
Think of a surgeon with magic hands, whose thumbs and first two fingers are not licensed. So he has to do his job with only his ring finger and pinky. Doesn’t matter how great you are, it’s going to be tough to be effective.
There is an opportunity to include licensed Naturopaths to
the list of primary care physicians for Obamacare.
It will be a strong encouragement for complimentary medicine. And an opportunity for naysayers to honestly see
what good it can do.
The expenses it will save, by preventing health emergencies.
And how when one person learns more about how to care for their body, they can share it with the next, and the next.
In short order the neighborhood is living better, then the community, and it just keeps expanding.
The expenses it will save, by preventing health emergencies.
And how when one person learns more about how to care for their body, they can share it with the next, and the next.
In short order the neighborhood is living better, then the community, and it just keeps expanding.
Now I hate, absolutely hate anyone telling me what to do. I
have my own mind, do not belittle it by not letting it decide for itself.
I do like when someone teaches me, and gives me the
opportunity to make my own decisions.
And so, if you would like to sign this petition to add ND’s
to primary care doctors, here is the link.
It will take an extra step, because you have to create a
profile with an e-mail address and password. The whole process will take less
than 5 minutes.
I promise. If it takes more I will give you a puppy as
compensation.
May you take care of yourself, happily. And may we, in our small way, move toward a world that takes care of itself happily.
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