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Journal article
Naturopathic Doctors: An Underutilized Resource of Whole Health Delivery in Primary Care
Global advances in health and medicine, Vol.11, pp.1-4
01/2022
PMID: 35223196
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Abstract
Naturopathy, recognized by the National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization as a distinct system of complementary and integrative health care, is an existing model of whole health delivery. Its unifying principles, respect for the interconnectedness of biological systems, and representation globally uniquely positions naturopathy to serve an integral role in addressing the needs of primary health care. In this viewpoint, we aim to 1) highlight key areas and existing literature supporting the use of naturopathy for health promotion and disease prevention of noncommunicable diseases; 2) describe how naturopathy can addresses the mental health needs of today’s societies; and 3) discuss the importance of naturopathy in the access and navigation of complementary and integrative health therapies.
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- Title
- Naturopathic Doctors: An Underutilized Resource of Whole Health Delivery in Primary Care
- Creators
- Adam Sadowski - National University of Natural MedicineLuciano Garofalo - University of WashingtonAlanna Welsh - Legacy HealthRyan Bradley - National University of Natural Medicine
- Publication Details
- Global advances in health and medicine, Vol.11, pp.1-4
- Publisher
- Sage
- Identifiers
- 991013036324502368
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2022 Creative Commons Non Commercial CC BY-NC: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
- Academic Unit
- National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article