I have to agree. I did the naturopathic route for 5 yrs and came out poorer for it.
The website that Zac referred to was what convinced me to seek ND care. However, I now know it’s pretty much baloney. Both NDs I went to completed 4 yrs at Bastyr. MDs train for a considerably longer time. While I know it’s comparing apples to oranges (two different medical models), it’s the NDs who claim they can practice as primary care physicians. They simply can’t.
But there are other issues I have with them. In one state, the president of the ND professional association lives in another part of the country. He doesn’t know who is working in the state whose assoc. he presides over. In an unlicensed state, NDs can’t even send you for a blood test, though mine did due to “an arrangement”” they had with a lab. In essence, the results of the lab work dictated the treatment, which was a supplement for each symptom, the very kind of western medicine that NDs preach against.
Re: Bastyr\’s faculty Posted by steve parcell on 10/10/02 at 11:48 PM [Read Replies] [Reply to This Post] [Return to RoundTable] I do not think you should like the bad experiance with the faculty. There is no link. The basic sciences are all taught by respected PhDs. Yes many of the clinical courses are taught…
Saturday, Dec 11, 2004 Re: Re: Fact About ND\\\’s Posted by Doctor Frank on 02/28/04 at 11:06 PM [Reply to This Post] [Return to RoundTable] PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION BY SOME SCIENTISTS IS STILL WITH US “History teaches us that virtually all progress in science and medicine has been accomplished as a result of the courageous…
Thursday, Dec 23, 2004 Re: Re: Re: Re: Bastyr\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’s Pros and Cons Posted by me on 10/07/04 at 08:55 PM [Read Replies] [Reply to This Post] [Return to RoundTable] That’s a good question. There have been several posts in the past where I get the feeling that naturopathy sounds like a groovy thing to do,…
Re: Effexor In \ Posted by Kristin on 10/08/04 at 12:35 PM [Read Replies] [Reply to This Post] [Return to RoundTable] I am one week off, but stepped down rather than cold turkey. This is the first day I’ve felt like I can function somewhat normally. The zaps, the confusion, dizziness and the naseaus feelings…
Thursday, Dec 23, 2004 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Fact About ND\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’s Posted by Jennifer on 10/19/04 at 10:39 AM [Reply to This Post] [Return to RoundTable] I am wondering where everyone is getting their figures for tuition. I have checked both schools here in Canada (unless the US schools are that much more…
Tuesday, Mar 01, 2005 Re: Re: What\\\’s with ANMA?? Posted by Chris Maloney, ND on 12/22/02 at 09:07 PM [Read Replies] [Reply to This Post] [Return to RoundTable] Actually, I believe the medical doctor completes the USMLE, not the MCAT, before practicing. If you check the four year Naturopathic programs, they also sit for two…
