Guest Opinion / Parcell

As a naturopathic physician, people often ask me what I do. The term is well known, yet many informed people could not describe what distinguishes naturopathic medicine from homeopathy or herbal medicine.

While conventional doctors usually just treat symptoms, naturopathic physicians treat the whole person and work to get to the root cause of any symptom. Naturopathic physicians take into account the needs of the patient and customize the treatment plan. We spend up to 90 minutes on an initial visit and an average of 45 minutes for follow-up exams. An exam entails asking numerous questions, performing a detailed physical exam,…