What is a "natreopathic doctor"? What kind of therapies?
An "ND" is a doctor of natural medicine. They have the same education
as an MD only it is more extensive because it covers topics like nutrition
and herbal remedies and much more. Instead of only treating a symptom,
like most MDs do an ND will try and treat the entire person. This includes,
physical,spiritual, and mental health.
An example of a type of therapy would be this: Suppose you had
the early stages of congestive heart failure. An MD would put you
on oxygen if he felt you needed it and a diuretic(something to pull
the fluid away from your internal organs). These are examples of
treating the symptom. An ND would try the following first: He or
She would tell you to take two specific amino acids. (amino acids
are the basic building blocks of protein in your body) Those two
amino acids would be L-Taurine and L-Carnetine. And then to
help rid your body of the excessive fluid build up they may ask
you to drink peppermint tea which is a natural diuretic. If they
could not resolve your problem naturally in addition to the natural
therapies they may give you very small amounts of the things
the MD would give you. Pharmacy medicines are a last resort
in this area of medicine.
Another example would be to take Ginko Biloba to improve blood
circulation to the brain. Lots and Lots of natural treatments.
Taken in the early stages of illness they work best.
