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"Naturopathy is effective in addressing most health problems, both acute and chronic." |
Michael Reece received his ND degree in 1983 from The John Bastyr College of Naturopathic Medicine, which is now known as Bastyr University. Located near Seattle, Washington, Bastyr University is an accredited four-year graduate-level residential naturopathic medical program. Throughout the four years, there is training in naturopathic therapeutics, including botanicals, homeopathy, natural childbirth, clinical nutrition, acupuncture, hydrotherapy, naturopathic manipulative therapy, and other therapies. He does not, however, diagnose or treat disease.
Trained to use the most efficient and least toxic natural health methods to manage health problems, the naturopath looks at the whole picture and considers the whole person. The role of a professionally schooled and trained naturopath is to listen, identify the cause, and teach the individual how to maintain health. Rather than merely eliminating or suppressing symptoms, the naturopath's focus is on removing identified obstacles to the recovery of health.
Naturopathy effectively addresses many health problems, both acute and chronic. Some modalities used by Michael Reece, ND, include these:
Clinical nutrition is a basic element of naturopathy. It refers to the practice of using food to therapeutically address illness and maintain good health. Scientific research has shown that many conditions can be managed effectively with food and nutritional supplements as they can by other means with the added bonus of fewer complications and side effects.
Homeopathy works with the whole person on a physical, mental, and emotional level. Symptoms are considered signals of how the body is attempting to heal itself. Using homeopathy, the body heals itself from the inside out, from the most important organs to the least important organs, and in reverse order from appearance of symptoms. For example, the most recent symptoms are usually the first to get better. Older symptoms usually take longer to heal.
Botanicals are plants that assist healing. When used properly, plant substances are safe, effective, and powerful. Recent resurgence of scientific research in Europe and Asia demonstrates that under clinical conditions some plant substances are superior to synthetic drugs.
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