Naturopathic medicine is a full-fledged, licensed & regulated, primary care medical discipline.
成為一個合格的naturopathic physician 要接受下麵的教育和訓練(在美國):
4 year of pre-med education from an academic institution
4 years of naturopathic medical education (from fully accredited naturopathic medical schools)
900 hours of clinical supervision
pass national board exams
pass astate board exams
25 hours of continuing medical education credits each year
我對他們治療癌症並沒有特別研究,從文獻上知道他們能治愈以下慢性疾病:Osteoporosis, Fibronmyalgia, Osteopenia, Osteopenia, Rheumatoid arthritis, Kidney stones, Insomnia, Carpal Tunnel, Depression, Kidney disease, ADD, High Blood Pressure, Osteo-Arthritis, Down's Sysdrome, Migraine Headaches, asthma celiac disease, Type 2 Diabetes 等等。
他們至少在一些慢性病領域比西醫隻能用 pills after pills, operations after operations to manage 要強。
Natropathic medical treatments are designed to support and promote the healthy function of human body.They stimulate the body's built-in self healing mechanisms. More often than not, the treatments delivered by Natropaths help people to completely recover from whatever illness they have been suffering from. 這種治病理念和我們的中醫相似。
西醫隻是醫學的一部分,遠不是醫學的全部。記住這點後,無論用什麽方法治病,就不會局限在有限的視野裏,因為對路的治病方法有異曲同工之處。能治病才是王道。
以後有時間再挖掘現在亂象的成因和偏見的深厚根源。