Some Things You May Not Know About Naturopathic Medicine

• The “anti-cancer” diet presently recognized by the National Cancer Institute was originally published in a naturopathic medical text in the 1940’s
• 42% of Americans used alternative or complementary medicine in 1997
• In 1997 Americans made an estimated 629 million visits to alternative medicine practitioners, exceeding the number of visits to primary care physicians
• The Textbook of Natural Medicine cites over 5000 references from the conventional biomedical literature that support naturopathic theory and practice
• Over 30% of the French population use homeopathy
• The most commonly prescribed medicine in both Germany and France is Ginkgo biloba, an herbal vasodilator commonly prescribed for senility
• Naturopathic physicians are trained to use all standard laboratory tests
• More than 40 scientific journals worldwide are devoted to clinical nutrition
• Over 1400 herbal medicines are listed as official drug preparations in West Germany