AANP ND Practitioners North America (N-P)

2006-11-26T08:10:00.000-08:00

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Natanson, P. (ND Bastyr 2001) states:

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[in "F.A.Q.s”]

"what is the difference between homeopathy and naturopathy? Homeopathy is a system of medicine based on the idea of 'like treats like,' where various substances are taken in extremely dilute form to correct imbalance within the body and to stimulate the vital force. Naturopathic medicine is more of an umbrella term covering a wide array of different therapies, homeopathy included";

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Nearpass, K. (ND NCNM 2003), Pollack, J.B. (ND Bastyr 1999) state:

[for a bio., click here, ]

[in “Mountain-River Services”]

“our main treatment methods include […] homeopathy (very dilute - to the point of energy-medicine, substances that stimulate the body's vital force to heal on all levels)”;

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ii.

[in "Services"]

"our main treatment methods include […] constitutional homeopathy (very dilute substances that stimulate the body's vital force)";

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http://www.mountainriverclinic.com/page3.html)[vsc 2011-03-05]

Neuzil, A. (ND SCNM) states:

[for a bio., click here, ]

[in "Naturopathic Treatments"]

"this is the principal of 'like-cures-like' and is similar to the modern day vaccination. Homeopathy stimulates the body’s vital force and offers great success in patients of all ages and in both chronic and acute conditions. Homeopathy has been verified experimentally and clinically";

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ii.

[in "Treatments"]

"homeopathy views all disease as an imbalance within the body's vital force, and works to boost the vital force with the principal of 'like cures like'";

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Newirth, D. (ND NCNM) states:

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[in "Naturopathic Medicine"]

“homeopathy is a 200-year-old system of medicine, practiced throughout the world. It is based upon the principle of like cures like, called the law of similars. This means that a substance that is capable of producing symptoms in a healthy person, when specially prepared in high dilution, can bring relief to a person who is ill and suffers from similar symptoms. Homeopathy is used effectively to treat both acute and chronic problems, and is designed to positively affect the body's vital force";

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Nguyen, A. (ND Bastyr 2007) states:
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[for a bio., click here, ]

[in "Therapies"]

"homeopathy is based on the ancient medical philosophy, 'like cures like' and affect the body’s 'vital force' and strengthen its innate ability to heal [...] hydrotherapy [is] an older method of stimulating the body’s vital force";

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http://www.dralysa.com/therapies.html)[vsc 2010-12-14]

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Nguyen, K. (ND SCNM) states:

[for a bio., click here, ]

[in “The Six Principles of Naturopathic Medicine”]

“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 [...] illness is a purposeful [teleological] 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 complimentary to and synergistic with this healing process. The physician's actions can support or antagonize the actions of the vis medicatrix naturae [...] 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”;

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ii.

[in 'homepage']

'natural and Oriental medicine recognizes the integrity of the whole person. It emphasizes 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 (qi), respecting the intelligence of the natural healing process'';

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http://www.bvclinic.com/)[vsc 2010-08-06]

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Nick, G.L. (NMD SCNM 1998) states:

[for a bio., click here, ]

["President Emeritus and Board Member of the California Naturopathic Doctors Association"]

[in "Naturopathic Medical Visit"(2008-)]

"the principles of naturopathic medicine are the foundation for the practice of medicine at LTP Natural Medical Center [...] 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 [teleological]; nature heals through the response of the life force. The physician's role is to facilitate this process";

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http://ltpmedical.com/naturopathic_medical_visit.php)[vsc 2009-02-22, 2010-07-07]

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Nickels, M. (ND SCNM) states:
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[for a bio., click here, ]

[in "Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine"]

"TCM refers to qi [...] as the body's vital energy that travels through the meridians connecting each of us to universal energy [...it] provides our life-force. When qi becomes blocked, the yin and yang energy of the body creates patterns of disharmony due to imbalance [...causing] illness in the body. When qi is vital and balanced we have health, harmony and piece of mind [...] practitioners refer to qi, blood, yin and yang, deficiency, excess, harmony, disharmony and obstruction to explain the clinical picture. Treating illness is a matter of harmonizing the qi and re-establishing the normal balance [...] this imbalance leads to blockage in the flow of qi (vital energy) along pathways known as meridians";

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http://www.ndaccess.com/DrNickels/Page.asp?PageID=15)[vsc 2011-04-03]

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Niebrzydowski, K. (ND NCNM) states:
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[for a bio., click here, ]

[in "Services Offered at Radiant Natural Health Clinic"]

"acupuncture is a procedure using hair-thin sterile needles inserted into points throughout the body to relieve pain and treat internal disease. These acupuncture points exist on meridians or pathways in which qi flows. Qi is known as the life-force, life-energy or vitality in the body. Disharmony and imbalance in the flow of qi throughout the body is responsible for disease [...] reiki [...] is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. Reiki is administer by 'laying on hands'. The word 'rei' means universal and 'ki' means the same as qi in Chinese, life energy. Thus reiki is healing life energy. Dr. Kerry is a reiki master";

(click here,

http://www.radiantnaturalhealthclinic.com/Services.html)[vsc 2011-04-03]

ii.

[in "The Philosophy of Natural Health"]

"Chinese medicine [...] views the human being as a small universe in which the physical, emotional and spiritual being are interconnected by qi [...] qi can be thought of as a network of energy that connects all parts of the body along meridians [...] the flow or stagnation of qi can determine an individual's health. Chinese medicine employs various therapies [...] acupuncture is merely one form of treatment. Basically, it assists the flow of qi to stagnant areas of the body through the use of hair-thin needles placed in specific points along meridians";

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http://www.radiantnaturalhealthclinic.com/Philosophy.html)[vsc 2011-04-03]

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Noe, J.E. (ND Bastyr 1995) states
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[for a bio., click here, ]

[in "Philosophy"]

"nature acts in a powerful and profound manner through mental, spiritual, and physical mechanisms to restore balance and health. In a healthy person, balance is usually quickly restored, but when the healing capacity of a person is compromised, help in healing is needed. Naturopathic physicians use natural, effective, and non-toxic therapies to support the body's natural healing process, stimulate the body's vital force, and prevent further disease from occurring";

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Nortman, D. (ND CCNM 2004) states:

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[in "Philosophy of Naturopathic Medicine Seminar For Advanced Naturopathic Students or Practitioners"]

"[the] therapeutic order of the healing process (according to Jared Zeff, ND) [...third] stimulate vital force [...] naturopathic medicine, with its reliance on concepts such as ‘vital force’, ‘qi'";

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ii.

[in "Medicine"]

"according to classical homeopathy, disease symptoms are manifestations of an underlying disorder on a level deeper than mind and body, a level which may be termed spiritual or energetic. Homeopathy does not fit our current scientific understanding of the world, and is therefore ostracized by mainstream academia. But when considered from more progressive[!], unorthodox scientific perspectives [!!...] the reality of homeopathy becomes very plausible [...] I also use [...] Bowen Technique [...and] Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) utilizes tapping on acupuncture points in combination with spoken affirmations relating to negative emotions or events of any kind. By postulating that emotional disturbances represent an imbalance not of the mind but of the organism's entire energy system (what is variously termed qi, prana, and vital force";

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iii.

[in "What Is Naturopathic Medicine?"]

""the term naturopathic medicine refers to a philosophy of medicine that has existed in various forms since antiquity and in modern form for the past 100 years [...] human beings are incredibly complex [...] a complex web of interacting factors that together form the physical and non-physical self [...] it is important to recognize that maximizing treatment potential requires the acceptance by the patient that he or she is not only a complex physical entity but also a spiritual being with an innate life force [naturo. spiritism & vitalism] manifesting itself through physical constitution, behavior, temperament, and beliefs [...] naturopathic physicians [...] maintain a consistent philosophy [..e.g.] vis mediatrix[sp.] naturae (the healing power of nature). The body has an inherent ability to establish, maintain, and restore health. The physician's role is to facilitate this process by relying on the healing capacity inherent in each living being. Tolle causam (remove the cause). Underlying causes [the pre-physical / extraphysical] of disease must be discovered and addressed before a person can recover completely from illness. Symptoms express the body's attempt to heal, rather than themsleves[sp.] being the disease, so they should not be suppressed by treatment. Causes of illness may occur on many levels including the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. They are often found in a different body system or anatomically remotely from the place where symptoms present. The physician must evaluate fundamental underlying causes on all levels, directing treatment at root causes [essentially, treat the life force] rather than at symptomatic expression";

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iv.

[in "What Is Naturopathic Medicine?"]

"what is naturopathic medicine? […] thus it is important to recognize that maximizing treatment potential requires the acceptance by the patient that he or she is not only a complex physical entity but also a spiritual being with an innate life force that presents through physical constitution, behavior, temperament, and beliefs";

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[in "The Influence of Vitalism on Naturopathic Medicine"]

"the philosophical perspective on which the naturopathic clinical approach is based is that of vitalism. According to vitalist philosophy, living beings are not machines running according to strict cause-and-effect relations, but are beings whose existence is guided by a single vital force [...] each of us is imbued with a vital force which guides and unifies our being [...] the complex web of interacting factors that form the corporeal (physical) and spiritual (non-physical) self [...] vitalists and non-vitalists differ in their understanding of health. Mainstream scientists and modern medicine (following a non-vitalist philosophy) reject the non-physical self, while vitalists embrace it. Although many scientists believe in elements of the vitalist tradition, when they publicly discuss psychological phenomena they usually insist that they are talking simply of the operations of the brain. But vitalists analyze bodily illness mainly in terms of the spiritual factors that might be contributing to it [...] in other words, the person’s spirit or vital force determines the health of the body in a very real way [...] vitalists (be they homeopathic or various naturopathic practitioners)";

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vi.

[in "Imagining New Possibilities"]

"successful treatment with these approaches can lead beyond the removal of symptoms to the dissolution of long-term or lifelong issues that have been interfering with the full expression of your life force [...] such clinical results are only possible with therapeutic systems that acknowledge the spiritual nature of life and therefore set as their goal to address ill-health at the spiritual level [...and quotes Hahnemann] 'in the healthy condition of man, the spiritual vital force ... that animates the material body (organism) [etc....] Samuel Hahnemann, Organon of the Healing Art'";

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vii.

[in "The Distinction Between Classical Homeopathy and Naturopathic Medicine"]

"ultimately naturopathic medicine, homeopathy, and other natural method[s] all share in the ancient philosophical roots of vitalism";

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viii.

[in "The 7 Essential Factors in Forecasting the Length of Homeopathic Treatment of Chronic Diseases"]

"high vitality equals a strong, flexible and resilient life force, one that bends under stress yet rebounds quickly. Low vitality is reflected in an unresponsive, oversensitive life force that will tend to break rather than bend under stress. Getting a sense of the condition of the patient’s life force is the first and most important step in homeopathic forecasting";

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[in "Medical Suppression of Symptoms and Its Homeopathic Cure"]

"at best the symptoms thus 'cured' recur at some point in the future following such treatments (indicating a healthy vital force)";

(click here,

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[in "Welcome"]

"it is in this spirit that Samuel Hahnemann (the founder of homeopathy) said: 'in the healthy condition of man, the spiritual vital force ... that animates the material body (organism), rules with unbounded sway, and retains all the parts of the organism in admirable, harmonious, vital operation ... so that our indwelling, reason-gifted mind can freely employ this living, healthy instrument for the higher purpose of our existence'";

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Olmsted, V. (NMD SCNM 1999) states:

[for a bio., click here, http://www.quantumvortexexperience.com/aboutus.html]

[in "Naturopathic Medicine"]

"Dr. Valerie recommends [...] Dr. James Hutton, NMD: discusses the use of oxygen therapies in healing; Truth vs Hype. Join us as he explains detoxification of the body and immune support as the two major pathways to healing metabolic dysfunctions - increasing energy and vital force of the body";

(click here,

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Olsen, S.D. (ND NCNM) states:

[for a brief CV, click here, http://watersidesyndication.com/ctnews/?p=40;
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[in “Naturopathic Doctor: Just What is a Naturopath Anyway?”]

“the philosophy of naturopathic practice is guided by six principles: 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 nocere. The process of healing includes the generation of symptoms, which are, in fact, expressions 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 vis medicatrix naturae; therefore, methods designed to suppress symptoms without removing underlying causes are considered harmful and are avoided or minimized”;

(click here,

http://wellbrightllc.com/naturopath.html)

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ii.

[in "Naturopath"]

"naturopathic practice is guided by six principles: [#1] 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 [...#3] first do no harm – primum no nocere. The process of healing includes the generation of symptoms, which are, in fact, expressions 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 vis medicatrix naturae";

(click here,

http://olsonnd.com/naturopath/)[vsc 2010-08-06]
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Orceyre, D. (ND NCNM 2004) states:

[for a bio., click here, http://www.drorceyre.com/about.aspx]

[in "Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture"]

"what is the energy or qi which flows in the meridians? Qi is body’s energy, vitality or 'life force' – it’s what gives an organism an 'aliveness.' It has yin and yang qualities and is an integral component of spiritual, mental/ emotional and physical being";

(click here,

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ii.

[in "Philosophy"]

"naturopathic medicine is heir to the vitalistic tradition of medicine in the Western world";

(click here,

http://www.drorceyre.com/philosophy.aspx)[vsc 2011-04-03]

Orlowski, J. (ND SCNM) states:

[for a bio., click here, http://cnynaturopathiccare.com/?page_id=5]

[in "Naturopathic Medicine"]

"the healing power of nature (vis medicatrix naturae) . Naturopathic medicine recognizes in the body an inherent ability, which is ordered and intelligent. Naturopathic doctors identify and remove obstacles to recovery and facilitate and augment this healing ability [...] homeopathic medicines, when properly prescribed, affect the body’s 'vital force' and strengthen its innate ability to heal";

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http://www.cnynaturopathiccare.com/2.html)
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ii.

[in "Use Homeopathic Remedies to Cure Disease and Improve Your Health"]

"homeopathy believes that each person has an energy or vital force. This vital force can be weakened by lack of exercise, poor dietary habits, pollutants in the environment, and even hereditary problems. Remedies are designed to let the body heal itself by stimulating a person’s vital force";

(click here,

http://www.drjenniferorlowski.com/archives/52)[vsc 2010-12-27]

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Orona, S.Z. (NMD NCNM 2001) states:
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[for a bio., click here, http://drorona.com/Staff.html]

[in "Naturopathic Medicine"]

"naturopathic medicine, also known as 'naturopathy' is a school of medical philosophy and practice that seeks to improve health and treat disease chiefly by assisting the body's innate capacity to recover from illness and injury [...there are] five principles of naturopathy: [#1] 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 assist this process [...] first do no harm, primum no nocere. The process of healing includes the generation of symptoms, which are, in fact, expressions 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 vis medicatrix naturae [...] in the state of Arizona, naturopathic medical doctor (NMD) and naturopathic doctor (ND) are used synonymously";

(click here,

http://drorona.com/Naturopathic_Medicine.html)[vsc 2010-08-30]

Ostroff, D.J. (ND NCNM) states

[for a bio., click here, http://naturalhealinghawaii.com/about]

[in "Clinic Services"]

"naturopathic medicine utilizes the natural treatment methods shown below to activate your innate healing mechanisms and stimulate your vital force [...] acupuncture uses very fine needles to release the flow of vital energy along channels (meridians) in your body. Blocked energy is a cause of disease";

(click here,

http://www.naturalhealinginhawaii.com/health-services.html)

(archived here,

http://web.archive.org/web/20040402124531/http://www.naturalhealinginhawaii.com/health-services.html)[vsc 2010-08-06]

(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.naturalhealinginhawaii.com/health-services.html)

[defunct](for a youtube.com slideshow of this, click here,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwSAhJ9V1QY)

ii.

[in "What Is Naturopathy?"]

"Dr. Ostroff's goal is to identify the cause of the illness or disease by using symptoms as clues to the underlying disturbances. They are expressions of the body's vital force attempting to heal";

(click here,

http://www.naturalhealinginhawaii.com/naturopathic.html)

(archived here,

http://web.archive.org/web/20060202082416/http://www.naturalhealinginhawaii.com/naturopathic.html)[vsc 2010-08-06]

(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.naturalhealinginhawaii.com/naturopathic.html)

[defunct](for a youtube.com slideshow of this, click here,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwSAhJ9V1QY)

iii.

[in "My Services"]

"the Center for Natural Healing offers a broad array of services to treat people of any age with any health condition. Naturopathic medicine utilizes the natural treatment methods shown below to activate your innate healing mechanisms and stimulate your vital force [...] acupuncture uses very fine needles to release the flow of vital energy along channels (meridians) in your body. Blocked energy is a cause of disease. Acupuncture is excellent for controlling pain, increasing energy and relaxation";

(click here,

http://www.naturalhealinginhawaii.com/My_Services/)

(archived here,

http://web.archive.org/web/20070812021240/http://www.naturalhealinginhawaii.com/My_Services/)[vsc 2010-08-06]

(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.naturalhealinginhawaii.com/My_Services/)

[defunct](for a youtube.com slideshow of this, click here,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwSAhJ9V1QY)

iv.

[in "Understanding the Sexuality of Modern Women"]

"sexual energy, or eros, is life force that permeates all of creation and is part of the joyfulness of creating life and living [...] a new father will need to have patience and understanding that his wife loves him no less, just biologically needs to give her life force to her new baby [...] over time their life force, or chi, is simply exhausted";

(click here,

http://naturalhealinghawaii.com/articles/64-female-sexual-dysfunction)[vsc 2011-04-03]

(click here,

http://naturalhealinghawaii.com/articles/64-understanding-the-sexuality-of-modern-women)[vsc 2010-12-27]

[in "Homeopathic Medicine"]

"homeopathic medicine [...] these remedies work by stimulating the vital force of the individual";

(click here,

http://naturalhealinghawaii.com/services/9-homeopathic-medicine)[vsc 2010-12-27]

vi.

[in "Acupuncture]

"the ancient Chinese recognized a vital energy behind all life forms and life processes. They called this energy qi [...] this energy flows along specific pathways called 'meridians' [...] disease is considered to arise due to a deficiency or imbalance of energy in the meridians and their associated physiological systems [...] these therapies work with the natural vital energy inherent within all living things to promote the body’s ability to heal itself [...] acupuncture points are specific locations along the meridians. Each point has a predictable effect upon the vital energy passing through it";

(click here,

http://naturalhealinghawaii.com/acupuncture-services-honolulu)[vsc 2010-12-27]

vii.

[in "Services" and 'homepage']

(click here,

http://naturalhealinghawaii.com/services?start=12)[vsc 2011-04-03]

(click here,

http://naturalhealinghawaii.com/services)[vsc 2011-04-03]

viii.

[in "Detoxification for Pregnancy"]

"after the detoxification process is complete, nutritional absorption and vital force is enhanced and getting pregnant occurs as it is intended in most cases";

(click here,

http://naturalhealinghawaii.com/detoxification-for-pregnancy)[vsc 2011-04-03]

.
.

Owen, M.W. (ND NCNM) states:

[for a bio., click here, http://www.naturopathicmedicalclinic.com/Our_Practice.html]

[in "Philosophy of Naturopathic Medicine"]

"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 [...] the practice of naturopathic medicine emerges from six underlying principles of healing [...] it is these principles that distinguish the profession from other medical approaches: [#1] the healing power of nature (vis medicatrix naturae) [...] 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 [...#3] first, do no harm (primum no nocere). Illness is a purposeful [teleological] 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 complimentary to and synergistic with this healing process. The physician’s actions can support or antagonize the actions of the vis medicatrix naturae";

(click here,

http://web.mac.com/mikewowen/iWeb/Site/Philosophy%20of%20Medicine.html)[saved 2008-08-09]

(archived here,

)

(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://web.mac.com/mikewowen/iWeb/Site/Philosophy%20of%20Medicine.html)

Owens, H.H. (ND CCNM) states:

[for a bio., click here, http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20030207000950/http://naturopathicmed.com/DrOwens.htm]

[in "Naturopathic Medicine: The Art and Science of Natural Healing - What Is Homeopathy?"]

"homeopathy today [...] homeopathic remedies stimulate the body’s vital force, enhancing its ability to heal itself. The 'vital force' described by Hahnemann cannot be precisely identified. Even today’s most technologically advanced medical detectives do not really understand the ways in which body and mind work together. A complex interrelationship between immune factors and regenerative biological systems, the essential life force locked within body and mind remains a mystery";

(click here,

http://www.naturopathicmed.com/homeopathy.htm)[vsc 2010-08-05]

(archived here,

http://web.archive.org/web/20030207003447/http://naturopathicmed.com/homeopathy.htm)[vsc 2010-08-05]

(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.naturopathicmed.com/homeopathy.htm)

[defunct](for a youtube.com slideshow of this, click here,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KttJHUtMIOU)

ii.

[in "Naturopathic Medicine: The Art and Science of Natural Healing: What is Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture?"]

"energy / chi / qi [...] Chinese medicine works directly with the natural, vital energy—or qi";

(click here,

http://www.naturopathicmed.com/acupuncture.htm)

(archived here,

http://web.archive.org/web/20030207000807/http:/naturopathicmed.com/acupuncture.htm)[vsc 2010-08-05]

(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.naturopathicmed.com/acupuncture.htm)

[defunct](for a youtube.com slideshow of this, click here,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KttJHUtMIOU)

.
.
Owens, R. (ND CCNM) states:
.

[for a bio., click here, http://www.drowensnd.com/m.php?p=about]

[in "Naturopathic Treatment"]

"all naturopathic doctors in Canada are trained and licensed in the following natural therapies [...] homeopathic remedies are minute dilutions of plant, animal and mineral substances designed to stimulate the body's 'vital force' and strengthen its innate ability to heal [...] traditional Chinese medicine / acupuncture: based on balancing the flow of chi (energy) through meridian pathways under the skin, Oriental medicine includes the use of Oriental herbs and acupuncture to regulate and release chi in order to bring the body into balance";

(click here,

http://www.drowensnd.com/m.php?p=naturo_treatment)[vsc 2010-12-27]

Appendix B.05.i.e. AANP NDs (N-O)

AANP ND Practitioners North America (N-P)