Posted by holymama on January 26, 2004, at 9:00:54
In reply to Re: Difference Between Naturopath and Homeopath, posted by Jai Narayan on January 25, 2004, at 20:51:31
I would agree with everything posted above except that my naturopath uses homeopathy on top of herbs, supplements, dietary and lifestyle changes, etc. A little of everything. Too difficult for me. I never got very far with my naturopath because I never wanted to cut dairy, wheat, sugar, caffeine AND alcohol out of my diet at the same time. I was nursing a baby, lost 10 pounds and was shaking from hunger. I was not willing to go through with this to get rid of some excema on my hands! But if I had a more significant problem it might be worth it, and some people like refining their diets like that, I'm sure.
I've tried a few different homeopaths, and homeopaths talk to you for quite a while, to get a holistic view of you (your physical problems, mental, food cravings, dreams, etc...) and then prescribe one "remedy" that matches your symptoms. It can either be taken once, or multiple times, depending on how acute the symptoms are. I once took a one time remedy for excema, and the excema I had been trying to get rid of for years COMLETELY DISAPPERED, after only this one dose.
I'm not trying to say homeopathy is better than naturopathic medicine, just different, with different levels of involvement on your part.
Good luck.
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