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...
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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...
From Webster... Client: a person who engages the professional advice or services of another. Patient: one who calmly tolerates and endures delays, confusion,...
Once upon a time, in ancient Egypt, a wealthy man was dying. He called his 3 sons together to discuss how his wealth would be distributed among them after he...
I choose to call those who seek my medical counsel "participants". Warm wishes, Shalini wfranklin_4 <wfranklin_4@...> wrote: From Webster... Client: a...
In a message dated 11/17/2007 11:33:23 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, wfranklin_4@... writes: I personally, do not believe that my role as a physician is...
... I introduce myself to every new patient as "Greg," and in my email correspondences (of which I have dozens each week) I sign off as Greg. I used to use...
I've been considering this question as a new grad starting to put my practice together. I, too, am uncomfortable with the 'patient' word. It seems to me that...
Hello, all, I don't think we can rely solely on semantics to define if we have or haven't established a partnership with our patients. In my private practice...
Wow... Kim I really love your intension's. I might borrow that phrase- if it's ok with you. I have always had that intension and I've even verbalized it to my...
hi all~ i believe that people heal themselves, and that they do so in the presence of a compassionate witness. it is my endeavor to remember that i (as we all...
In her new book, "Eat, Pray, Love," Elizabeth Gilbert describe a point in her experiences in India where she is frustrated by a part of her spiritual practice...