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Do Naturopathic Doctors Prescribe Medication?

View the printable PDF version.The INM and AANP would like to acknowledge Christie Fleetwood, ND, RPh, for her contributions to the content of this FAQ. Licensed naturopathic doctors (NDs) are trained as primary care providers to diagnose, prevent, and treat acute and chronic illness. NDs complete rigorous education in pharmaceutical drugs during their four-year, science-based medical education, and…

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Why is Doctor as Teacher a Principle of Naturopathic Medicine?

View the printable PDF version. The AANP  & INM would like to acknowledge Amy Rothenberg, ND, and Allison Willette, RN, ND for their input on this FAQ. Naturopathic doctors follow six guiding principles that serve as a philosophical platform for everything they do. The principles influence how they think about medicine, how they make clinical decisions, and most importantly,…

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What Do Naturopathic Doctors Mean by Identify and Treat the Root Cause?

FAQ #19: What do naturopathic doctors mean by identify and treat the root cause?  View the printable PDF version. The AANP and the INM would like to acknowledge Amy Rothenberg, ND, for her contributions to the content of this FAQ. Naturopathic doctors (NDs) follow six guiding principles that influence how they think about medicine, how they make clinical decisions, and…

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How Do Naturopathic Doctors Diagnose and Treat Digestive Complaints?

FAQ #17: How do naturopathic doctors diagnose and treat digestive complaints? View the printable PDF version. | View the editable Word version for use in your practice. The AANP and the INM would like to acknowledge Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND for his contributions to the content of this FAQ. Some of the content for the FAQ appeared in articles by Dr. Sandberg-Lewis…

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How Do Naturopathic Doctors Treat Patients with Diabetes?

FAQ #11: How Do Naturopathic Doctors Treat Patients with Diabetes? A service for consumers from the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) and the Institute for Natural Medicine (INM). Licensed naturopathic doctors are trained in both conventional and integrative approaches to treating all types of diabetes, including types 1 and 2, gestational diabetes, and prediabetes. Focusing on the…

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What is Naturopathic Medicine?

Written as a service for consumers from the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) and the Institute for Natural Medicine (INM). Naturopathic medicine is a distinct practice of medicine that emphasizes prevention and the self-healing process to treat each person holistically and improve outcomes while lowering health care costs. Naturopathic doctors are educated and trained in…

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The Value of Naturopathic Medicine in New York: Cost-Effective Primary Care for Disease Prevention and Health Improvement–Part II

Written by Dr. Sean Heerey.  This is the second article of a six-article series on the efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and safety of naturopathic medicine when it comes to health promotion and disease prevention based on research from across the country. Naturopathic medicine is a medical system defined by its philosophy of treating the “cause of disease” and…

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The Art of the Apology

The Art of the Apology from Rick Brinkman on Vimeo. Dr. Rick Brinkman teaches you how to apologize with the help of his two cats. Watch as he coaches Neelix in apologizing to Leela. Learn the one thing you absolutely must not do when you apologize or it will not work and in fact will…