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In reply to the discussion: We Need to Stop Treating Naturopaths Like They’re Medical Doctors [View all]HuckleB
(35,773 posts)32. Interesting.
The story changes over time.
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We Need to Stop Treating Naturopaths Like They’re Medical Doctors [View all]
cleanhippie
Apr 2016
OP
Unfortunately, those that choose naturopaths over medical doctors have rejected reason altogether.
cleanhippie
Apr 2016
#3
I agree std. healthcare messed up. Too much about $ and networkbuilding /removing independnt drs and
lunasun
Apr 2016
#25
A fairly extensive study of homeopathic remedies was recently conducted by—well, I
Gene Debs
Apr 2016
#8
Whole Foods and its imitators like New Seasons sell it in the impulse section.
HuckleB
Apr 2016
#106
Homeopathy isn't a protected term, anyone can label any supplement as "homeopathic" and...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2016
#109
I'm sure you're trying to make a point, but I'm not sure you know what it is.
cleanhippie
Apr 2016
#17
Okay sure, getting ill might not kill ya...but a broken bone or any number of internal
Rex
Apr 2016
#20
1/3 to 1/2 of Europe died of the plague. Today we can treat it with a $4 antibiotic.
LeftyMom
Apr 2016
#33
True but even if you only take the adult life expectancy, things have improved a lot
LeftishBrit
Apr 2016
#118
Jesus fucking Christ, the evidence is right in front of your eyes, visit a graveyard...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2016
#46
My mother almost died as a child of scarletina. That was only 65 years ago.
Starry Messenger
Apr 2016
#133
not to be confused with naturopathic physicians like the one who saved my life
Viva_La_Revolution
Apr 2016
#21
i decided not to count that first doctor, since to be fair i only had a few symptoms back then
Viva_La_Revolution
Apr 2016
#39
Interesting, so they use conventional methods of diagnosis, and then treats with alternative...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2016
#49
that was 10 years ago, a surgeon cured it. my NP diagnosed hashimotos
Viva_La_Revolution
Apr 2016
#61
So, I'm assuming they didn't give you the "conventional" treatment plan for managing your..
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2016
#72
no, she did not prescribe a synthetic T4 and tell me to come back in 6months
Viva_La_Revolution
Apr 2016
#77
Which is also prescribed by regular MDs all the time, though it isn't as preferred as the....
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2016
#108
NDs i looked it up and a link to calm your fears about the money and quality issues
Viva_La_Revolution
Apr 2016
#83
See this just shows how much bullshit they are full off, from the first two sentences:
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2016
#62
Are you not concerned with the length of training to become a Naturopathic Doctor?
passiveporcupine
Apr 2016
#91
proof no one actually reads the links i posted. i guess my doc is best of both worlds
Viva_La_Revolution
Apr 2016
#94
PPI's might be necessary, especially for someone that has a lap-sleeve bypass.
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2016
#31
I think most conventional doctors would recommend diet changes and other methods...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2016
#51
The chiropractors that give babies 'adjustments' for colic should be first against the wall.
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2016
#30
No shit, I really don't understand this argument, there are a lot of remedies that are evidence...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2016
#74
Well you can't find fault with it, so you make a personal attack. We see that. . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2016
#92
You've had much time & 2 opportunities to actually post something meaningful, but
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2016
#103
I've had much time to do things either more pressing or more enjoyable...
Act_of_Reparation
Apr 2016
#129
Lots of good ideas here. Thanks. You're right that binary thinking is very hard for some people
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#114
U.W. Medical Center, one of the top medical schools in the US, disagrees with you.
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#113
No, I didn't use the term. Those words came directly from the University of Washington web site.
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#138
Seriously, where do you come up with this nonsense? ND's are being MURDERED? Seriously?
cleanhippie
Apr 2016
#125
The usual CT sites. Funny thing is that the poster mixed up two different conspiracies.
HuckleB
Apr 2016
#126
Some misinformation in this article (but the parents are still fucking morons)
laundry_queen
Apr 2016
#139