About Naturopathy
"Naturopathic medicine is a distinct health care profession that combines the wisdom of nature with the rigors of modern science." ~Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges
What is Naturopathic Medicine?
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Do No Harm: Employing healing techniques with the least risk while giving the most benefit.
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The Healing Power of Nature: Natural medicines can often be effective but without side effects, risks, or damage to the body.
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Identifying and Treating the Cause: The average doctor spends 7 minutes with the patient during a visit. Naturopathic practitioners take the time to get to know each patient/client. Often, a thorough history, investigation, and analysis allows underlying causes to be discovered.
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Physician as Teacher: The word doctor is derived from the latin word "docere" which means "to teach". Education is paramount to reclaiming your health. I want my clients to leave empowered, with a new understanding of their bodies and the tools available to help.
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Treat the whole person: There's no one size fits all approach to health. Everyone has a unique physiological makeup, environment, history, genetics, and obstacles. So every solution must be unique to fit your needs!
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Prevention: Self care is taking your power back. Our bodies have an inherent inclination to heal when given nutrition, movement, and a healthy environment.
Naturopathic Doctor Training & Education
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What training is required to become a Naturopathic Doctor? ​
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Accredited Naturopathic Doctors (ND's) complete an undergraduate premedical bachelor's degree (4 year degree), followed by a Naturopathic medical doctorate degree (4-5 years). The ND program is complete with standard biomedical sciences in combination with extensive natural medicine, medical nutrition, and two years of in-person clinical rotations under the supervision of attending physicians.
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Are all ND's trained via accredited programs?
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Naturopathic doctor's training requirements vary from state to state. In some states (Georgia included), Naturopathic medicine is unregulated, allowing for practitioners with a variety of training/education (sometimes only an online correspondence and no clinical experience) to regard themselves as ND's or Naturopaths. When Georgia does regulate Naturopathic Doctors, only those with training from accredited programs will be allowed to apply for license. Dr. Delia Sewell obtained the highest level of education from the oldest accredited program in the country at the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) in Portland, Oregon. She holds an active Oregon license requiring the most rigorous standards. At the time I am writing this, 23 states license Naturopathic doctors. This is constantly growing as ND's relentlessly lobby to get all people access to this crucial medicine in all 50 states. To read more about state regulatory laws and to see an up-to-date map of state licensure, click here.
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