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So while naturopaths learn a wider<a href="http://rrseai.com"> vteariy</a> of therapies they still support homeopathy. If fact last year the Naturopathic College of New Zealand issued a press release supporting homeopathy . The statement on stuff.co.nz implies that naturopathy is a more legitimate profession than homeopathy, however given they also offer homeopathy as a treatment, I find this difficult to swallow. I cane2€™t see that there is much difference between a naturopath and a homeopath when both use at least one* unproven, scientifically implausible therapy. A naturopath is someone who can treat a client with a wider range of e2€œnaturale2€9d therapies. What is the Difference Between a Naturopath and a Homeopath? | Molecular Matters

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Dan,You are incorrect on sevarel counts:In New Zealand at least there are some health insurances which cover varous alternative treatments including homeopathy, which seems rather absurd given there is no evidence to support homeopathy.Your quote from Hippocrates is a good one and I think most conventional doctors are quite aware of the link between nutrition and health. My own GP is certainly active in advising me about nutrition and exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle. However, this does not mean that food in itself can solve all health problems. I hardly think a hand full of herbs is applicable to cancer, septicemia or a greenstick fracture.Furthermore Hippocratic medical knowledge was based on the flawed four humours model of the body and at a time when microbes were not known. It is a great saying, but overlooks almost 2000 years of new medicinal knowledge.The suggestion that the purpose and applications of conventional medicine are to treat the disease and not the person is a false dichotomy the disease and the whole person cannot be separated. Most modern doctors work with a holistic approach (at least that is my experience). Perhaps 20 or 30 years ago doctors focused too much on the disease, and overlooked some aspects of the whole person, but that is hardly an appropriate reference point to use today.In New Zealand it was recently reported that natural medicines were a 1 billion per annum business. That leaves plenty of scope for corporate and profit driven motives in the natural therapy industry. Similarly natural medicines are big business through out the rest of the world.While naturopaths may prescribe some therapies that evidence suggests will work, the moment they start selling pseudoscientifc products such as homeopathic solutions (i.e. pricy bottles of water) or various energy therapies such as reikki, their credibility disappears.

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