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In reply to the discussion: Woo advocate and fake doctor kills patients, finally is busted. [View all]haele
(15,423 posts)While their Naturopathic medical practice usually consists of preventative rather than curative (primarily diet and excessive) sort of medicine, the few licensed Md's who are also Naturopaths I've met also incorporate regular "go to a lab for blood-work, see the specialist and/or get the prescription made by Bayer or Lilly at Walgreen's" medicine when there is evidence that something is going wrong that diet and exercise can't fix. They're legit enough to work at Kaiser and a few of the other local hospitals, and they're in a couple regular (Aetna, Blue Cross, United, Tricare and Medicare) networks - because while there's that "touch of woo", there's also a lot of science and tests in their practice.
I've also met an ND who works in sports medicine practice a dietitian, a couple therapists and a couple specialist Md's.
That's really quite different than Homeopathic and Crystal Chakkra practitioners who are pretty much closer to storefront hypnotherapists than they are to someone who spent eight years studying medicine and two to four years as an intern.
Haele