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Naturopathic Counseling
What
is naturopathic counseling?
What
is the background of naturopathic counseling?
What
are the indications for Naturopathic counseling?
What
are the contraindications for naturopathic counseling?
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What is naturopathic counseling?
Naturopathic counseling emphasizes the body's potential to heal
itself and focuses on prevention and balance. Pracitioners explore options
including botanical supplements, nutritional counseling, and treating
environmental toxicities.
What is the background of naturopathic
counseling?
- Naturopathic counseling was first practiced
in the United States in 1895. It developed as an eclectic integration
of European -nature cure" and Native American herbalism.
- The resurgence of naturopathic counseling
was spurred by the opening of several regionally accredited graduate
schools of naturopathic medicine in the 1970s.
- Naturopathic counseling is currently
licensed in 11 states, and there are more than 2,000 naturopaths nationwide.
What are the indications for naturopathic
counseling?
The National
Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) considers
naturopathic counseling to be an Alternative Medical System, which places
it in the same category as Traditional Chinese Medicine. NCCAM is sponsoring
research to investigate the benefit of this approach. Naturopathic counseling
has been used for:
What are the
contraindications for naturopathic counseling?
- medical emergencies (heart
attack, appendicitis,
and cholecystitis, for example)
- use as the sole treatment for cancer
- known interactions with specific prescription
medications
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