Consider the source.Your recent article on choosing a holistic practitioner ("The Natural Way, Your Health, March/April 2005) was tantamount to free advertising for the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, n.pr an organization founded in 1985 that serves as the professional society representing naturopathic practitioners. (AANP AANP American Association of Naturopathic Physicians. ). There are a number of good schools of naturopathy naturopathy /na·tur·op·a·thy/ (na?cher-op´ah-the) a drugless system of health care, using a wide variety of therapies, including hydrotherapy, heat, massage, and herbal medicine, whose purpose is to treat the whole person to stimulate out there, and it is more the student than the school that makes the difference. In my opinion, the AANP has for years aggressively pursued a policy of exclusivity in the arena of modern-day naturopathy, and it has the effect of denigrating den·i·grate tr.v. den·i·grat·ed, den·i·grat·ing, den·i·grates 1. To attack the character or reputation of; speak ill of; defame. 2. all other practitioners, no matter how effective or successful. Jean Franklin Williamsville, NY |
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