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1. What kinds of health concerns can be treated using naturopathic medicine?
A person of any age, with virtually any chronic or acute condition may benefit from naturopathic care.
Some commonly treated conditions include:
- Skin conditions.
- Digestive disorders such as constipation, Heartburn, ulcers, and IBS.
- Depression & anxiety.
- High blood pressure.
- Heart disease.
- Ear & throat infections.
- Respiratory disorders such as asthma and Bronchitis.
- Allergies, arthritic conditions.
- Cancer; PMS.
- Chronic fatigue syndrome.
- STDs.
However, an important tenant of naturopathic medicine is to treat the individual as opposed to the disease. As such, time will be spent examining causative agents and predisposing factors which may contribute to the disease process.
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2. Is naturopathic medicine covered by OHIP?
While naturopathic medicine is not covered by OHIP, it is covered by many extended healthcare benefit packages. We encourage you to request that your policy include coverage of all naturopathic services.
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3. How are naturopathic doctors trained?
Admission to an accredited naturopathic medical institution requires a minimum of three years of undergraduate study at a recognized university. This undergraduate programme must include certain science courses such as, biochemistry, physics, biology, and psychology. Once accepted into the post-graduate naturopathic programme, the curriculum involves an intensive four-year study of clinical sciences (anatomy, physiology, pathology, and pharmacology) and treatment methodologies Forms of Therapy. The programme also requires 1500 hours of direct patient contact under the guidance of a licensed naturopathic doctor. Upon completion of the programme, naturopathic students must pass two sets of standardized board examinations before they may legally use the title of Naturopathic Doctor.
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4. What’s the difference between a homeopath and a naturopath?
A naturopath is essentially a GP of alternative medicine. We learn to use a variety of treatment modalities, including; nutrition, botanicals, homeopathy, counselling, and traditional Chinese medicine, whereas a homeopath will only use homeopathy to treat their patient. For a more detailed description of homeopathy go to:
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