Naturopath不是主流西医的一部分, 现代西医是evidence based, 叫allopathy (老名字, 似乎有贬义???). naturopath在很多州没有行医执照。。。他们好像说自己只用天然产物当药???
Sixteen states and four provinces allow the practice of naturopathic medicine: Alaska, Arizona, British Columbia,California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Maine,Manitoba, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ontario, Oregon, Saskatchewan, Utah, Vermont, and Washington.