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Docere – Doctor as Teacher
We are in the age of passive medicine. Our current medical model reimburses physicians for investigating/making a diagnosis, and managing treatment of that particular diagnosis. Physicians […]
Read more The Vis Medicatrix Naturae – Vitalism, Evolution, Creation or Homeostasis?
I love the philosophical principles of naturopathic medicine: Treat the Whole, Treat the Cause, Prevention, First Do No Harm, and Doctor as Teacher. I find these […]
Read more Treat the Whole AKA psychoneuroimmunology and its effects on physiology
Another philosophical principle that guides naturopathic physicians is called Tolle Totem or “Treat the Whole”. Naturopathic physicians have long been advocates of treating the whole person, […]
Read moreTolle Causem
One of the 6 prinicples of naturopathic medicine is Tolle Causem, or Treat the Cause. The ultimate goal of a naturopathic physician is to identify and […]
Read more Prevention versus screening
What is prevention? The standard of care for preventive medicine specialists in conventional medicine is determined by the USPSTF (The US preventive services task force), which […]
Read more Is naturopathic medicine science-based?
I had a great question about naturopathic medicine and science: You say that your medicine is evidence-based. Would you define “evidence” in the same way that […]
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