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The Foundation Of Our Care

# What is naturopathic medicine?

Only naturopathic doctors trained at an accredited school can be licensed physicians. That license gives a Naturopathic Doctor the ability to prescribe, diagnose, and treat medical conditions in the states where their licensing is regulated.

The Six Principles

## Principles of naturopathic medicine.

The Healing Power of Nature

There is an inherent, intelligent self-healing process within each person. Naturopathic physicians identify and remove obstacles to facilitate and augment it.

Identify & Treat the Cause

We seek to identify and remove the underlying causes of illness, rather than merely eliminating or suppressing symptoms.

First, Do No Harm

Use methods that minimize the risk of harmful side effects, avoid the harmful suppression of symptoms, and work with the individual's self-healing process.

Doctor As Teacher

We educate and encourage self-responsibility for health by teaching the principles of healthy living and preventive medicine.

Treat the Whole Person

We treat by taking into account individual physical, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental, social, and other factors.

Prevention

We emphasize the prevention of disease — assessing risk factors, heredity, and susceptibility, and intervening appropriately to prevent illness.

Know The Difference

## Not all naturopaths are medically trained.

Some naturopathic programs are completely or partially online, requiring no medical training. To be sure your naturopathic doctor has been medically trained, they must have attended a four-year, post-bachelor, accredited naturopathic medical school.

Naturopathic physicians undergo training similar in structure and scope to that of medical and osteopathic doctors. Naturopathic medical colleges are four-year graduate schools with rigorous admissions requirements. The Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (ND) degree is awarded after classroom, clinic, and practical study — and graduates must pass national board exams to receive a license to practice medicine.

Because coursework in natural therapeutics is added to a standard medical curriculum, naturopathic doctors receive significantly more hours of classroom education in these areas than the graduates of many leading medical schools. Depending on the state, NDs treat everyone from infants to the geriatric population — from colds, flus, allergies, and infections to chronic conditions like autoimmune disease, endocrine disorders, cancer prevention, reproductive concerns, and chronic pain.

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