Naturopathic medicine is a full-fledged, licensed & regulated, primary care medical discipline.
成为一个合格的naturopathic physician 要接受下面的教育和训练(在美国):
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
我对他们治疗癌症并没有特别研究,从文献上知道他们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。
他们至少在一些慢性病领域比西医只能用 pills after pills, operations after operations to manage 要强。
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. 这种治病理念和我们的中医相似。
西医只是医学的一部分,远不是医学的全部。记住这点后,无论用什么方法治病,就不会局限在有限的视野里,因为对路的治病方法有异曲同工之处。能治病才是王道。
以后有时间再挖掘现在乱象的成因和偏见的深厚根源。