What is a Naturopath?

This is how a Naturopath treats individials.

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[curley123456]

Colonforsecs, not subject to the same scrutiny as what? It is degree like any other degree. get your facts straight in future before making another erroneous comment.

[curley123456]

Supastar457, how on earth would you know what my qualifications are? In fact, I have a University Degree and a University Masters in Health Science. Sadly, your other information is also wrong. Check your facts in future.

[curley123456]

To Yellowajah,

Thanks for your comments. Here are a few replies to consider:

1. Biochemicle is spelled Biochemical.

2. Prozac only works to decrease the reuptake of serotonin It doesn't alleviate any chemical imbalance at all.

3. And phycological treatments won't alleviate depression if it is caused by one of the other million factors that drive depression (Nutrition, hormones etc)

4. Naturopaths are taught 'conventional medicine' as part of our training.

Thanks for the comments.

Stephen.

[threadysparrow]

but he has an accent so he seems trustworthy

[ByeByeBelly]

Also, diet is usually a large factor in depression. Tryptophan (an amino acid) is a precursor of serotonin, and serotonin is a precursor of melatonin. People who have depression & sleep disorders can see a real difference in their symptoms if they simply alter their diet and consume more tryptophan & tyrosine

[AvengedIII]

@thewabbiteer First you state "...misuse of allopathic medicine is more dangerous than most would have us believe." That does not make naturopathy correct, nor does saying that clearly something in wrong due to 20th century chronic disease improve your argument. Then going on to argue your point without any evidence; stating "EVIDENCE" when it is for a completely different topic doesn't make it evidence for yours. Provide me with real, testable evidence, and I will gladly change my position.

[thewabbiteer]

@AvengedIII Sorry, but misuse of allopathic medicine is more dangerous than most would have us beleive. The 20th century has seen more chronic disease increase than anyother, CLEARLY something is wrong. By giving the body the compounds it needs, allowing it to detox the body rebalances and goes to a state of natural equilibrium. Consider plants when lacking nutrients show EVIDENCE of this. Why cannot you accept that humans if lacking nutrients do the same. Why is this pseudoscience?

[toltec19]

A Naturopath is someone you goto who will tell you

which vitamins,minerals and herbs to take for a price!

[AvengedIII]

@TheFriendlyEngineer Yes; I do have an agenda. My agenda is called "Critical Thinking." However, it also seems you have an agenda; an agenda doesn't prove anything, nor does it disprove anything, it is meaningless. Instead of using logical fallacy's to "prove" you wrong, I will actually respond. Yes, lawsuits do happen to the Pharmaceutical Companies, sometimes with justification sometimes without. That does not prove Naturopathy as legitimate. Provide actual evidence instead of fallacy's?

[TheFriendlyEngineer]

@AvengedIII Look,clearly you have an agenda here,you know nothing about what you speak.Go back to your university of wikipedia and get your knowledge there lol.Apparently you need to wake up and observe the 65000 lawsuits against drug companies within a 6 year period for deaths.The drug doctors/md's prescribed drugs like vioxx,avandia,accutane,actos,z­oloft,paxil etc that have killed thousands of people per year and most drugs contain dangerous side effects.Suppressing symptoms? Sounds marketing

[sionaries1983]

seems like a type of Eastern belief of medicine and treatment.

[discontinued5]

Good video! I wanted to study traditional naturopathy for a while but what I noticed is the more I read about the naturopathy on the internet, the more i realized the constant arguements between traditional naturopaths and naturopathic phsyicians. imo, they should stop bugging eachother and let them do their own things

[AvengedIII]

Look, pseudoscience!

[MimiDocere]

@Heddy451 great explanation. I'm a traditional naturopath who started out studying as a naturopathic physician in a 4-year naturopathic medical school. I decided that the traditional route was more palatable for me. I appreciate that you made this distinction -- as both play a positive role in the alternative medicine field.