| | | hisluvmonkey said "After having been treated by an honest-to-God, well trained, European naturopath, I would not walk across the street to see any of the locals. It is a crying shame, because good naturopaths can help with chronic and systemic disorders that our beloved "cut and drug" M.D.s will not or cannot. If you have the money to go to BC to be treated, please p.m. me and I will be happy to pass along the contact info for a fabulous naturopath. " |
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Whomever said that a conventional doctor treats better is sadly mistaken as they treat symptoms which does not solve the core issue. Those treatments usually cause further symptoms that are then treated as well. It can be a slippery slope and can be dangerous...one that I have been on in the past and because of that am now am very wary of [i]all[/i] health care practitioners. I will never fully trust doctors again as I have had repeated problems with many conventional doctors misdiagnosing and purposely, knowingly lying to me and some even prescribing drugs that were no longer on the market. None of them explain the risks and side effects or any of that either as they are supposedly required to. It is often left up to the pharmacist to keep you informed of that. I have seen this consistently.
I think some NDs are better at treating some conditions than others (as MDs can be sometimes). I had excellent success with one ND locally for thyroid. The other certainly was not a good experience (no change over a good period of time) and tried to drain the pocketbook. But I know someone else that was successfully and wonderfully treated by that same ND for some other reason. I think it is important to know their strengths and focus, successes, & method of treatment.
Ask for a free consultation and interview them thoroughly. References would be good too, both good and bad. Make yourself well informed on your condition before you go...and then thoroughly interview the ND. They are working for you and you should be pleased and comfortable with your provider. It is your health and money that is at stake.
I, myself, am concerned with naturopaths that create their own formulations and push them...kind of like a optometrist who checks eyes & sells glasses and pushes their stock even if it means misdiagnosing eyes (not saying the NDs are making up conditions, but may be pushing "exclusive formulas"). You should be able to buy what you need elsewhere as separate items if you wish. It should not have to be a "secret mix" and they should be able to give you specific doses of whatever tailored to you specifically, not a one size fits all. I am also concerned with those who follow the health fads and push myths without checking into the facts more thoroughly...there are many out there unfortunately. It should never be about fads, but about what is well documented to work well for said condition throughout history.
Even if the OP can't travel to BC, could this unique naturopath be able to refer her to someone closer that he/ahead could recommend? I am sure that the naturopath world is not all that large, so this should be a real possibility. I would personally like to know who might be recommended as I am not fully comfortable with the local ones either because of concerns I have expressed here.
Just curious, hislovemonkey, how does this specific ND differ? What did he treat? PM me if you don't want to post that on here.