Lindsay and other friends, I forwarded your midwifery question to Farra Swan, ND, who practices obstetrics here in AZ and teaches at SCNM. I've done 2...
Dear All Concerned, This is a topic that interests and concerns me greatly. I would argue that there are a number of reasons why knowledge of natural...
In reference to Luke's eloquent words on naturopathic midwifery, I'd like to add my practical two cents. While I haven't chosen to focus on midwifery, I am...
This has come up a few times over the past few months and big time today so I thought I'd put it to the group. Let's say you have a geriatric patient. And...
The 1st question I have to ask myself is are these actually normal processes of aging invoked by the body's innate wisdom. Or are they processes that the...
Hi William, I was kinda waiting to respond to this to see what others thought since I don't have the clinical experience yet that you're looking for. But...
hello fellow philosophy heads, i would like to first say what a pleasure and an honor it is to be part of this profession. okay, now to the reason of this...
In a message dated 5/27/2007 5:07:28 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, thegreendoctor@... writes: "i personally feel that we should let naturopaths practice so...
dear dr. zeff, i want to sincerely thank you for your heartfelt response. you make many fine points. and i would like to add that i look up to you as a ...
Dear Joshua, Thank you for your observations regarding the NDPhilosphy home page, and we (the moderators) have considered your opinion. However, we both...
Wake up my philosophy friends/colleagues. I hope to spurn an avid discussion in this forum. So, I will pose some spicy questions. I'm going to state at the...
Hello, I thought that we were supposed to use the tools available to us to promote cure and health in our patients. So we use these tools (homeopathy,...
Well, if we apply a tool to cure the unhealthy...What makes us any different than any other doctor? Do we promote cure? Isn't it really the patients own body...
... Since mind/body/and spirit are not separate then how is it possible to tweak only one? In addition many of our modalities focus act directly on the...
OK I'll bite. "Since mind/body/spirit are not separate then how is it possible to tweak only one?" That is a very good question! How is it possible for...
... Yes, they are both affecting the mind/body/spirit unity. But, and a big but, one of them is consciously working WITH the laws of nature, the vis, to...
Alright, I'll bite, but I hope you aren't disappointed that I'm not coming in with my rhetorical fists swinging. At best, I've got a few observations. Or...
Hello, MaryK, I'm not quite sure I understand your philosophical conundrums, but I will try to answer your email anyway. I guess my view is a little different...
I'm surprised to hear that no one who has responded has heard the expression, "learning the vis", since that is our Naturopathic Medical Student Association's...
Hello again everyone, My thoughts on the original questions, I guess are these... I don't believe we can stimulate the VMN, I believe we can change our vital...
Hey everyone, You make some good points Luke. My point was that one of the main slanders we have about allopatihc treatments is that "they only treat the...
oooooohhhh! I just had a eureka moment! Removal of obstacles to cure is something the patient must do, it is their path, their dis-ease, their cure. When I...
Hey everyone..... I like your talk to William.... always have :0) I'd like to add a few things to the discussion, and try to offer a few more thought from a...
Mm. Thanks Serron, I've been looking forward to hearing you in here! Thanks for that reminder, there is truly a fine line between healthy and unhealthy...
Announcing the 4th Annual Naturopathic Gathering! November 2-4, 2007 Hosted by Bastyr University 4p on Fri to 4p on Sun Cost to students $75; ND's $125 (CE's) ...
Hello, all, I am asking that someone take over as moderator of this group. I am too busy dealing with my other group, NaturopathicChat, to be responsible for...
Hi there Mona, I am willing to take over the mini-moderator role if no one else has jumped in yet. Tell me more about NaturopathicChat, please (you can write...