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Bongiorno, P.B. (ND Bastyr 2003) states:
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[in "Naturopathic Medicine and Acupuncture"]
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"the term naturopathy refers to the idea of 'nature cure,' which uses the healing power of nature in an effort to allow the patient to cure theft own illness by stimulating the body's vital force, or qi. The tenets of naturopathy hail from a number of healing traditions, including ayurveda, European eclectic medicines, the Greeks, and the Chinese taoist [...] the healing power of nature (vis medicatrix naturae): nature works through innate systems of healing in the body, and it is the NDs job to access this vital healing energy [...] both naturopathic and Chinese medicine thinking are generally very supportive of the vital qi energy [...] for the patient to gain nourishment and build their qi";
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[in "Naturopathic Medicine: A New York State of Mind"]
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"a new type of doctor has emerged at the forefront of integrative and holistic thinking - the naturopathic doctor. Originating over 200 years ago [new?] in Germany the term 'naturopathic' refers to the healing power of nature that allows the patient to cure one's own illness by stimulating the body's vital force [...] the foundation of naturopathy rests on seven principles shared by all naturopathic doctors [...first of all] access nature's vital healing energy";
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Bove, M.L. (ND Bastyr), Noe, J. (ND Bastyr) state:
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[in "The Body Heals Itself"(1999-2002)']
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"nature acts in a powerful and profound manner through mental, spiritual and physical mechanisms to restore balance when sickness arrives. In a healthy person, balance is usually quickly restored. When the healing capacities of the body are compromised, help is needed. Naturopathic physicians use natural, effective and nontoxic therapies to support the healing process, stimulate the body's vital force and prevent further disease from occurring";
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Bove, M.L. (ND Bastyr), Russo, S. (ND Bastyr) state:
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[in "What Is Naturopathic Medicine?"]
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“we call that capacity of the body to heal itself, the vital force. Naturopathic physicians [per 2003…and updated 2006per] we call that capacity of the body to balance itself, the vital force […we] support the healing process, stimulate the body’s vital force";
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[in "What We Do As Naturopathic Physicians"]
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"acupuncture is the therapeutic insertion of fine needles into acupoints along the natural energy meridians along the surface of the body. The effect is to balance the flow of qi, our inherent vital force";
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Bradley, R.S. (ND NCNM, DHANP AANP) states:
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[besides the following references on his 'commerce' practice web site, Dr. Bradley is the author of the chapter on naturopathic philosophy (Chapter 6 - "Philosophy of Naturopathic Medicine"[pp.079-087]) in the third edition of the Textbook of Natural Medicine(2005) which I've placed under editors 'Murray, M. (ND) and Pizzorno, J. (ND)' -- it is rather important / significant that the author of this new chapter is of the homeopathic iterating the naturopathic -- they are wed]
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[his definition of naturopathic medicine page does not indicate the requisite vitalism of naturopathy, literally, thought these other pages do; and his chapter does]
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[in "History of Naturopathic Medicine"]
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“naturopathic medicine [...] traces its philosophical roots to the vitalistic school of medicine of Ancient Greece (circa 400 BC). Over the centuries since this time, the two competing philosophies of medicine, vitalistic (now called natural medicine) and mechanistic (now called allopathic or conventional medicine)[coincidently, this polarity places 'natural medicine' / 'the vitalistic' / 'the spiritistic' as diametrical to science, which -- per the culmination of methodological naturalism's findings, which operates from the premises of mechanistic materialism -- that is, as far as is scientifically known {that is, as evidenced}, the universe is physical phenomena; and modern medicine is not allopathy, that label is a ruse not much different from calling modern astronomy astrology]”;
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[in "Glossary of Medical Philosophy Terms"]
."glossary of medical philosophy terms [...] natural medicine: a term used to describe the philosophy of the particular alternative systems that emphasize vis medicatrix naturae, 'the healing power of nature.' The therapeutic emphasis is on supporting or stimulating the organism’s self-healing processes [...] this is also sometimes call[ed] 'vitalistic' medicine";
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Brady, D.M. (ND UBCNM, DC ?) states:
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[in "Dr. Brady's Health Revolution[...]"(2007)]
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"homeopaths believe that illness of the body is fundamentally due to a distunement of the person's energy or life-force [...] bad constitution or life force [...] the innate life force. Homeopathic remedies are prescribed in order to retune [p.144] the vital force by imparting a specific energy into the body [...] an energy that would perfectly match the person's vital energy [...] this resonance, or matching, of the energy frequency of the remedy and the vital-force is therefore given to reset the vital force [p.145...TCM is based on] theories of the flow of energy and life-force within the body, including a balancing of the competitive energy forces of yin and yang [p.149...] energy (or 'chi / qi' [p.150]";
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Brand, P. (ND CCNM) states:
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[in “Naturopathic Clinical Nutritional Assessment and Support”]
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“homeopathic remedies may also be recommended. They are made from specific dilutions of plant, animal and mineral substances. When carefully matched to the patient they are able to affect the body's ‘vital force’ and to stimulate the body's innate healing forces on both the physical and emotional levels”;
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Brandeis, D.L. (NMD SCNM) states:
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[in "Homeopathy"]
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"homeopathy is a holistic form of medical practice. The aim of homeopathy is to stimulate the body’s innate ability to bring about healing and restore health [...] the practice of homeopathy is the selecting the remedy based on its remedy picture and matching that to the patient. If it is a perfect match, the patient’s vital force should be restored to allow healing on all levels of the being [...] fundamentally, homeopathy is an energetic medicine. This is so because the successive dilutions of the remedies eventually mean that there is little or no physical essence of the substance left [hmmm, as I say -- spiritized]";
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Bratt, A. (ND BINM) states:
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[in "Homeopathy"]
."homeopathic medicines stimulate the vital force, or natural curative power of the body, to facilitate healing";
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[in "Traditional Chinese Medicine"]
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"TCM is based on the philosophy that the body has chi, or vital energy, running in specific channels (meridians) through it, which can be disturbed resulting in disease [...] acupuncture and Chinese herbs are used therapeutically to re-establish health and the flow of body chi. Acupuncture involves insertion of fine needles into specific points along body meridians to stimulate nerves and flow of energy to organs and tissues [...] Dr. Bratt is board-certified in Acupuncture by the College of Naturopathic Physicians of B.C.";
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Brereton, T. (ND ?) states:
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[in "Naturopathic Medicine"]
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"principles of naturopathic medicine [...] first do no harm - primum no nocere. Illness is a purposeful process of the organism. The process of healing includes the generation of symptoms which are, in fact, an expression of the life force attempting to heal itself. Therapeutic actions should be complementary to and synergistic with this healing process. The physician's actions can support or antagonize the actions of the vis mediatrix [sp., medicatrix] naturae -- the healing power of nature [...] the healing power of nature - vis mediatrix [sp., medicatrix] naturae. The body has an inherent ability to establish, maintain, and restore
health. The healing process is ordered and intelligent; nature
heals through the response of the life force. The physician's role
is to facilitate this process";
health. The healing process is ordered and intelligent; nature
heals through the response of the life force. The physician's role
is to facilitate this process";
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Brown, H. (ND OCNM[CCNM], DC CMCC) states:
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[in "My Philosophy"]
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“my philosophy [...] it is my belief that the human body, mind and spirit are aspects of a single self-healing organism with a natural impulse towards integration. The mind will naturally move towards mental health, the body towards physical health, and the spirit towards understanding and fulfillment. Without interference, the body, mind and spirit will maintain an individual at optimal levels of health throughout all stages of life. However, if this natural flow of life force, or chi energy, is disrupted or interfered with, dysfunction may follow at the physical, biochemical, mental/emotional and electromagnetic levels. All of these areas are of concern and are addressed when dealing with health problems”;
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Brown, L. (? ?), Meletis, C.D. (ND NCNM) states:
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[in “Enhancing Fertility...”(2004)]
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“replenishing the qi (the vital energy necessary for life that all people have [p.131...] one main component of TCM is qi [...] the vital energy necessary for life [p.142...] qi [...] the vital essence of life found in all living things, according to Chinese medicine [p.180]”;
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Bubis, E. (ND NCNM) states:
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[in "Naturopathic Medicine"]
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"it is these principles that distinguish the profession from other medical approaches [...] naturopathic medicine is heir to the vitalistic tradition of medicine in the Western world, emphasizing the treatment of disease through the stimulation, enhancement, and support of the inherent healing capacity of the person. Methods of treatments are chosen to work with the patient's vital force, respecting the intelligence of the natural healing process […] the healing power of nature. Vis medicatrix naturae. The body has the inherent ability to establish, maintain, and restore health. The healing process is ordered and intelligent; nature heals through the response of the life force. The physician's role is to facilitate and augment this process […] first do no harm. Primum no[sp., non] nocere
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Bush, B. (ND NCNM), Bush, R. (ND NCNM), Mathieson, B. (ND SCNM), Rogers
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[in "Best Practices to Fight a Cold or Flu"]
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"the underlining concept behind all naturopathic cold and flu offerings at the New Hampshire Natural Health Clinic is to boost the immune system and stimulate your vital energy […] what is vital energy? Vital energy is our own innate ability to resist and heal from disease or insult. Vital energy is not measurable by any laboratory but it is observed anytime the body is in stress […] how to stimulate vital energy? Vital energy can be increased by maximizing your optimal health and allowing your body to heal itself as often as medically possible when you are ill […] vital energy can also be exercised by letting your body heal itself when it does become ill. Whenever antibiotics are given as a first choice in therapy, your body never gets the opportunity to mount an immunological defense or ‘learn’ from the illness. Constitutional hydrotherapies exercise your vital energy and stimulate your immune system. Constitutionals are a relaxing 40-minute therapy consisting of alternating hot and cold towels placed on the chest and back. A mild electrical stimulation creates subtle muscle contractions to tonify the key detox centers of the liver and intestines. Constitutionals can also boost digestive abilities and normalize immune function";
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Byrd-Vaughn, M.S. (ND UBCNM, MS{nutritional science} UBCNM) states:
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[here bio. reads: "In addition to her [naturopathic] practice, Dr. Byrd-Vaughn teaches the biological sciences at Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, and Essex County College in New Jersey" (click here, http://www.msb-naturally.com/aboutus.html)]
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[in "Mind, Spirit & Body Naturally LLC: Discover the Natural Path to Wellness"]
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"naturopathic medicine is heir to the vitalistic tradition of medicine in the Western world, emphasizing the treatment of disease through the stimulation, enhancement, and support of the inherent healing capacity of the person. Methods of treatments are chosen to work with the patient's vital force, respecting the intelligence of the natural healing process";
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