What is Naturopathic Medicine?
Naturopathic medicine is a distinct medical profession that offers both primary and specialized
medical care. Naturopathic medicine can best be described by the education of a naturopathic
doctor, modalities used, and approach to treatment.
Naturopathic Education
Licensed Naturopathic Doctors (ND/NMD) have attended a 4-year post graduate accredited
medical school, taken standardized national board exams in the medical sciences (anatomy,
physiology, pathology, microbiology, biochemistry) and naturopathic modalities (see below).
Once in practice, NDs are licensed and regulated by state naturopathic medical boards.
Naturopathic medicine is a distinct medical profession that offers both primary and specialized
medical care. Naturopathic medicine can best be described by the education of a naturopathic
doctor, modalities used, and approach to treatment.
Naturopathic Education
Licensed Naturopathic Doctors (ND/NMD) have attended a 4-year post graduate accredited
medical school, taken standardized national board exams in the medical sciences (anatomy,
physiology, pathology, microbiology, biochemistry) and naturopathic modalities (see below).
Once in practice, NDs are licensed and regulated by state naturopathic medical boards.
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Naturopathic Modalities
Naturopathic doctors are trained in a set of treatment modalities
that focus on getting to the root of the patient’s condition. See
list at right. Because of the significant impact of diet on health,
naturopaths often use clinical nutrition as a starting point of
treatment. From there, naturopaths can use a variety of the other
modalities according to their medical judgment and preferences of
the patient. Of particular interest to patients with auto-immune
conditions is environmental medicine. This modality recognizes the
impact of the environment on health in general and the immune
system in particular. In treating an environmentally sensitive
patient, naturopaths will work to reduce toxic exposure through
diet and lifestyle changes, assess toxic body burden, and use
treatments that improve the body’s own detoxification function (e.
g., GI status, liver function, chelation therapy). Naturopaths also
use conventional as well as specialized laboratory testing and are
trained in the use of pharmacology and minor surgery when
appropriate. Click Here to learn more.
Naturopathic doctors are trained in a set of treatment modalities
that focus on getting to the root of the patient’s condition. See
list at right. Because of the significant impact of diet on health,
naturopaths often use clinical nutrition as a starting point of
treatment. From there, naturopaths can use a variety of the other
modalities according to their medical judgment and preferences of
the patient. Of particular interest to patients with auto-immune
conditions is environmental medicine. This modality recognizes the
impact of the environment on health in general and the immune
system in particular. In treating an environmentally sensitive
patient, naturopaths will work to reduce toxic exposure through
diet and lifestyle changes, assess toxic body burden, and use
treatments that improve the body’s own detoxification function (e.
g., GI status, liver function, chelation therapy). Naturopaths also
use conventional as well as specialized laboratory testing and are
trained in the use of pharmacology and minor surgery when
appropriate. Click Here to learn more.
Naturopathic Approach to Treatment
The most significant difference between naturopathic and conventional medicine is in the
philosophy of treatment. To a naturopath, the body has an innate ability to heal. The prevalence
of most chronic disease is thought therefore to be due to dietary and lifestyle habits and often
suppressive drug therapies that prevent normal healing mechanisms in the body. The role of the
naturopath is to uncover obstacles that prevent these curative bodily mechanisms. As part of
this process, naturopaths recognize the significant impact the patient has on their own health
and spends time educating the patient as to why treatments are done and how the patient can
become actively involved in their own health.
Naturopathic Medicine at Arthritis Health
Arthritis Health has two naturopathic doctors, Drs. Leslie Axelrod and Keith Wilkinson, on staff.
To see what naturopathic medicine can offer you, schedule an appointment today.
The most significant difference between naturopathic and conventional medicine is in the
philosophy of treatment. To a naturopath, the body has an innate ability to heal. The prevalence
of most chronic disease is thought therefore to be due to dietary and lifestyle habits and often
suppressive drug therapies that prevent normal healing mechanisms in the body. The role of the
naturopath is to uncover obstacles that prevent these curative bodily mechanisms. As part of
this process, naturopaths recognize the significant impact the patient has on their own health
and spends time educating the patient as to why treatments are done and how the patient can
become actively involved in their own health.
Naturopathic Medicine at Arthritis Health
Arthritis Health has two naturopathic doctors, Drs. Leslie Axelrod and Keith Wilkinson, on staff.
To see what naturopathic medicine can offer you, schedule an appointment today.
Naturopathic Treatments
available at Arthritis Health
For Conditions such as . . .
available at Arthritis Health
- Nutritional Therapy
- Comprehensive Supplementation
- IV Nutrient Therapy
- Detoxification Protocols
- Chelation Protocols
- Acupuncture
- Myer's IV Cocktail
- Heavy Metal Testing
- GI Function Testing
- Fatty Acid Analysis
- Food Allergy Testing
- Organic Acid Testing
- Functional Medicine . . .
For Conditions such as . . .
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Scleroderma
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Lupus
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Immune Dysfunction
- Autism
- GI Dysfunction
- Cholesterol Management
- High Blood Pressure
- Diabetes
- Chronic Fatigue / Fibromyalgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Pediatric Conditions
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