naturopathic

According to wikipedia, homeopathy and acupuncture are taught at all six accredited naturopathic schools in North America.

This is one of the advantages of going to see a naturopathic doctor in addition to an allopathic doctor.

Is there objective evidence that any element of naturopathic medicine has consistent, reproducible, positive value?

And doctors are more likely than the general public to support naturopathic medicine.

Why do you pick specifically that reference, which sits very carefully on the fence in order to find something good about naturopathic therapies?

Other aspects of naturopathic medicine, like healthy nutrition, have been shown to lower the risk of illnesses such as heart disease and cancer.

With naturopathic doctors they will actually do blood tests and thyroid tests to see if you have too much or too little of something.

I think there's a balance, and both naturopathic/holistic and traditional medicine are at both extremes.

Certainly not all naturopathic doctors are good, most are basically quacks.

Of the four naturopathic schools in the country, two rely almost entirely on the same set of peer reviewed literature that traditional medicine relies on.

The slate article isn't providing any medical advice, it's merely telling people that they shouldn't fear synthetically manufactured medicines while being completely trusting of naturopathic ones.

These are not the sole provenance of naturopathic medicine.

You do realize that many doctors who don't follow naturopathic medicine also recommend "healthy nutrition", right?

A naturopathic "doctor" does not even attempt to use science, at least not consistently.

- ND "naturopathic medicine" is a fully government licensed form of medicine (in certain places such as pacific northwest).

Any "clinic" that staffs a number of naturopathic doctors (NDs) and suggests that you can treat cancer with dietary changes is a grift that should be illegal.

Naturopathic ‘doctors’ have jobs because the credulous believe they’re something other than quacks.

Naturopathic medicine does not, even in principle, attempt to use science-based medicine.

Naturopathic medicinal cultures aren't totally bullshit.