That was very clarifing, thank you!

Hi! Thank you for this very informational video. I am looking to attend Naturopathic school, though I live in Texas. How difficult do you think the job outlook is in states that have not yet accredited ND’s?

@InnateHealthcareInstitute

7 ай бұрын

You're very welcome. I recommend reaching out to some of the docs in Texas and asking them. It can be extremely hard to make it in an unlicensed state, let alone as a Naturopathic Doctor in general. Unfortunately our skill set isn't valued much. Practically speaking it's much easier to go the MD route and focus on integrative or holistic care. But if much of the MD curriculum doesn't interest you you'd probably not enjoy going through that. However the job security and pay would be much higher.

Good explanation, a systemic approach seems more effective in analysis, diagnosis, and treatment. I have been experiencing conventional cancer treatment and find that the resultant therapy for someone who has had a HSCT allogeneic has many immune system challenges as a result of the transplant. It seems that the conventional approach has been to suppress the immune system, then lately it has evolved to affect pathways within the immune system to avert or depress the physiological effect of GVHD. The next beneficial therapy is now evolving with using the innate immune system to eliminate the cancer through immune cell manipulation thus avoiding chemotherapy or SCT. I think this will develop into the most effective method to eliminate cancer after established in the body. It is accepted knowledge that chemotherapy and GVHD, both cause damage to organs and tissue. SCT will probably still be in use towards the near term future in cases that require this type of treatment. In treating GVHD the main method now seems to apply pharmaceuticals to block a pathway that is involved in the debilitating manifestations of GVHD; but the side effects of the pharmaceutical can be debilitating. Forty five years of doing SCT and the medical system still doesn't have a reliable handle of treating GVHD. After reading many medical articles in professional journals I think it is time to treat survivors of SCT with umbilical cord MSCs to help modulate the graft's immune system that is newly inside the host, and to use these cells for regeneration, repair and rejuvenation in the recipient of SCT.

Thank you 🙏!

After 4 years of Degree (B-Tech) in naturopathy, do you get the chance to work in a government health institution? or one has to set up his own healthcare.

@InnateHealthcareInstitute

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, depending on the degree. Some degrees in "naturopathic medicine" are not from accredited schools. A 4 year doctorate from a school accredited through the Dept. of Education can work at certain facilities such as Veterans Health Administration. Many government institutions mainly employ MDs. But the shift towards employing more integrative practitioners such as naturopathic doctors is changing.

@neilmcmanus3727

Жыл бұрын

I know MDs and surgeons that have the conventional MD license and the naturopathic license as well.

Thanks a lot, this was very helpful

@InnateHealthcareInstitute

10 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Thank you for being positive.

Thank you for explaining, very interesting

@InnateHealthcareInstitute

2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

If it was licensed in my state and health insurance covered it I would try it. Since my health care is becoming worse yearly. It was much better decades ago.

@neilmcmanus3727

Жыл бұрын

The medical care seems to have evolved from medical care to sick care in our country, it takes some effort to find a good fit these days.

thanks so much for your video! :) great explanation. question for you dr travis... i'm going to be applying to medical school after i finish my bachelors. i'm considering ND because (1) i align more the philosophy vs allopathy philosophy, and (2) i want the training that you guys receive in nutrition. however, i'm worried that i will have trouble when applying to traditional residencies... right now, i believe i would like to do a residencies in pathology & infectious disease. (i am aware of the work i am cut out for). what is your take on ND applying to allopathic residencies?

@traviswhitney8482

Жыл бұрын

Hi Nia, this is a tough one. You will very likely not be able to get into any traditional residencies after graduating from naturopathic medical school. For years now Naturopathic Medical Doctors are over-trained and under paid. We incur about the same debt as conventional MDs and DOs but make a fraction of the money once outside of school. It's also a bit uncommon to see NDs in a field such as pathology and infectious diseases. So I would try to find an ND in that field and talk to them. Jobs are scarce unless you decide to go into business for yourself. Times are always changing of course, and I've been out of school since 2015 so it could be a bit different. While, I believe, most naturopathic medical schools do still cover many conventional medical school subjects like the basic sciences, pharmacology, physical medicine, etc...you would receive much more training in Nutrition as a Naturopathic school. Another alternative is to get a conventional MD degree and study nutrition on the side. Then do training in Functional Medicine while in school or after. Depends on if you really really know what you want to do after school.

@niagay711

Жыл бұрын

@@traviswhitney8482 sorry i meant to say path & IM. i'm planning on doing research in infectious diseases before applying haha. and yes i considered functional med fellowship but i feel like i would still wouldn't view the human body in the same way and miss out on intricacies if i don't go to ND school. also i'm not sure i would get the same amount of education in just a fellowship. well i guess for now i'll have to choose between path and IM :/ thank you dr trav for replying 🙏🏽 God bless you

@niagay711

Жыл бұрын

@@traviswhitney8482 maybe i'll consider a masters in nutrition from a naturopathic school before i head out for med school

I’m sold.

Why does every integrative/functional practioner I meet default to "leaky gut" and vitamins? All they do is order dozens of labs and allergy tests and when they find one that is mildly abnormal, they claim it's the one that causes the disease.

@InnateHealthcareInstitute

Жыл бұрын

I know what you mean. No one said practicing medicine is easy. But it's not every practitioner out there. Newer ones tend to do that cause they're going more off training than clinical experience. Or some are doing it cause they've seen it work before with other patients. And yet some have an idealistic routine of just doing the same thing for everyone.

@37VQV

Жыл бұрын

When the only two you have is a hammer every problem is a nail. Naturopaths are not actually trained in medicine, they don't know what they are doing. They just make s*** up and go with it. It's fine to see a naturopath when you're actually healthy however when you actually sick you need a real doctor.

@InnateHealthcareInstitute

Жыл бұрын

@@37VQV Naturopathic Doctors train in accredited naturopathic medical schools that are credentialed by the US Department of Education just the same as conventional medical schools. What is a 'real' doctor? The curriculum in each school is different. They most certainly don't "make s*** up". It is fine to see a Naturopathic doctor when you're healthy as they focus more on prevention than conventional medical doctors on average. Conventional medicine, which is what you're probably referring to as 'real medicine', derived FROM naturopathic medicine. The biggest complaint with conventional medicine is it only treats the symptoms. Where naturopathic medicine aims to get to the root cause. Western medicine does a very good job of emergency medicine. Our pharmaceutical drugs have their place but are often overused and poorly used. Ideally our medicine will integrate the best of both worlds.

@itsgonnabeanaurfromme

Жыл бұрын

@@InnateHealthcareInstitute this is the problem with you people. You accuse real doctors of treating the symptoms. It shows you have zero real education in medicine. Doctors treat cancer by removing it. Is that a symptom? Doctors use antibiotics to treat an infection. Is that a symptom? This is why nobody takes naturopaths seriously. Because you make BS and toxic accusations that real doctors, People who went through decades of education and tens of theousands of hours of real training, only treat symptoms. When you yourselves use nutrition, inflammation, probiotics, to treat complications and symptoms. None of you know the root cause of disease. You only see a few associations and pretend.

@traviswhitney8482

Жыл бұрын

@@itsgonnabeanaurfromme I must have given the wrong impression in the video. I'll have to watch it, I don't like watching myself on videos lol. First of all saying "you people" shows a mentality of division and conformational bias. You clearly have something wrong with naturopathic medicine. There's all kinds of walks of life in the medical field. MDs and NDs aren't as different as you probably think, there's extremes on both sides. What's your claim on "real doctors"? Both MD and ND degrees are approved through the US Dept of Education. We share similar curriculums but different philosophies, which are starting to blend. Many in the Naturopathic community have grown bitter cause of all the pharmacology and lab courses NDs do, and now theres Functional Medicine which is pretty much just MDs embracing Naturopathic Medicine but giving it a different name. Removing cancer is very important, but so is figuring out how to prevent it and remove it safely. Antibiotics are very much needed in some cases, but often also over used. This isn't a "naturopathc opinion', theres many in the medical community that agree. Using antibiotics to treat an infection has nothing to do with an infection being a symptom. A symptom would be the fever from an infection. But feel free to share your training and experience of your 'real medical experience' so we can all learn more. Nutrition is a common prescription. Many naturopathic doctors and functional medical doctors belive it should be more standard. It gets silly IF a doc tells someone to use nutrition when they should go to the ER. Just like it's pretty silly to prescribe a type 2 diabetic medication but never discuss nutrition with them when we know it has a huge impact. Probiotics is another commonly prescribed treatment for many GI (GI stands for gastrointestinal) conditions and is being used in conditions like acute GI infections, IBS, IBD, and SIBO. Mark Pimentel, MD (A 'real' doctor) at Ceders-Sinai just gave a great lecture on IBS and the microflora. But I guess when a naturopathic doctor uses probiotics it's pretend. Overall we're all tying our best to work in a very complicated field and the bickering and fighting doesn't solve a thing.

How to contact naturopathic doctor for extreme constant pain in Port Saint John Florida?

@j2zel

3 ай бұрын

They are not allowed to practice in the state of Florida. You'll have to go to one of the states where they are allowed to practice.

Do you guys do physical exam? My ND is a beautiful woman. She hadn't done my physical yet

@InnateHealthcareInstitute

4 ай бұрын

Just depends on the doctor, maybe even what state they practice in. But typically any licensed ND will do a physical exam if needed.

Is this “Functional Medicine” ? Root cause based ? Thanks

@InnateHealthcareInstitute

10 ай бұрын

Functional medicine is a modal of medicine developed with similar goals to naturopathic medicine to aim for finding the root cause and treating more holistically compared to a symptom management approach that has been popular in conventional medicine.

Do ND get a lot of training with minor surgery and injections?

@InnateHealthcareInstitute

10 ай бұрын

The schools have varying curriculum. The school I graduated from, The National University of Natural Medicine, had courses and clinic shifts in minor surgery but not injection techniques. In loved minor surgery! Loved suturing and removing cysts. I started going to injection conferences my 2nd year of school but I do know other schools teach classes and have clinic shifts.

Are you able to write prescribe medication ?

@InnateHealthcareInstitute

Ай бұрын

Yes, I am, in the state of AZ. Some states have different scopes of practice. For example if I moved to FL I would not be allowed to prescribe medications.

Just go MD/DO, they can add on naturopathic methods if they want with all the autonomy… no brainer.

@InnateHealthcareInstitute

3 ай бұрын

I agree, unless someone is truly passionate about using purely Naturopathic medicine modalities. There's pros and cons both ways. Going the MD/DO route won't prepare you at all to practice as a ND/NMD. And you're going to be geared towards working in a hospital setting with insurance. One could aim for going directly into private practice, but most aren't cut out to be successful business owners in addition to being a successful doctor. In a hospital you're going to have insurance, administration, 10-15 minute patient visits and LOTS of patients. Not conducive to a naturopathic style. All of the accredited naturopathic doctorate programs spend a good amount of time learning Western modalities (pharmaceuticals, diagnoses, imaging; depending on the school), but an MD/DO is going to learn very little to none of a naturopathic curriculum. Even some of the biggest MD schools offer minimal courses in nutrition. But overall, as of now sadly, it does seem easier to go the MD/DO route and incorporate what they term "functional" medicine along the way.

Looking for a ND program in Pennsylvania ❤

Naturopathy medicine details please sir

@traviswhitney8482

Жыл бұрын

Naturopathic doctors are educated and trained in accredited naturopathic medical colleges. They diagnose, prevent, and treat acute and chronic illness to restore and establish optimal health by supporting the person's inherent self-healing process. Rather than just suppressing symptoms, naturopathic doctors work to identify underlying causes of illness, and develop personalized treatment plans to address them. Their Therapeutic Order™, identifies the natural order in which all therapies should be applied to provide the greatest benefit with the least potential for damage. Remove Obstacles to Health. Health, the “natural state” of one’s body, is disturbed by obstacles that lead to disease. The first step in returning to health is to remove the entities that disturb health such as: poor diet, digestive disturbances, inappropriate and chronic stress levels, and individual disharmony. Naturopathic doctors construct a healthy regimen based on an individual’s “obstacles to health” to change and improve the terrain in which the disease developed. This allows additional therapeutics to have the most beneficial effects possible. Stimulate the Self-Healing Mechanisms. NDs use therapies to stimulate and strengthen the body’s innate self-healing and curative abilities. These therapies include modalities such as clinical nutrition, botanical medicines, constitutional hydrotherapy, homeopathy, and acupuncture. Strengthen Weakened Systems. Systems that need repair are addressed at this level of healing. Naturopathic doctors have an arsenal of therapeutics available to enhance specific tissues, organs or systems including: lifestyle interventions, dietary modifications, botanical medicine, orthomolecular therapy (use of substances that occur naturally in the body such as vitamins, amino acids, minerals), and homeopathy. Correct Structural Integrity. Physical modalities such as spinal manipulation, massage therapy, and craniosacral therapy are used to improve and maintain skeletal and musculature integrity. Use Natural Substances to Restore and Regenerate. Naturopathic medicine’s primary objective is to restore health, not to treat pathology. However, when a specific pathology must be addressed, NDs employ safe, effective, natural substances that do not add toxicity or additionally burden the already distressed body. Use Pharmacologic Substances to Halt Progressive Pathology. NDs are trained in pharmacology and how to use pharmaceutical drugs when necessary. If their state license permits, they can prescribe these agents themselves or if not, refer to a conventional medical colleague. Use High Force, Invasive Modalities: Surgery, Radiation, Chemotherapy. When life, limb, or function must be preserved, NDs refer patients to MDs who are expertly trained in these arenas. At the same time, NDs use complementary or supportive therapies to decrease side effects and increase the effectiveness of these invasive procedures. While many naturopathic doctors are trained in primary care, like conventional medical doctors (MDs), some choose to specialize or focus their practices. Specialty associations currently exist for Endocrinology, Environmental Medicine , Gastroenterology, Parenteral Therapies, Pediatrics, Primary Care Physicians , Psychiatry, and Oncology. Naturopathic medical education curricula include certain areas of study not covered in conventional medical school. At the same time, aspiring naturopathic doctors receive training in the same biomedical and diagnostic sciences as MDs and osteopathic doctors (DOs). The result is a comprehensive, rigorous, and well-rounded scientific medical education that is both comparable and complementary to that of MDs and DOs.

The U.S. Department of Education does not approve schools since they're not an accreditor. The Ed only oversees accreditors which is a very different function. As for being a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, I'm all for the profession. However, the cost to attend a properly accredited ND program is outrageously unreasonable and needs to come way way down. For those prices, you might as well study Naturopathy at a respected unaccredited school for 10x less (which won't lead to licensure, but you'll have the knowledge) and then go to an allopathic medical school. That way you'll have the best of both worlds and be able to practice without the restrictions that states place on Naturopaths. I actually know some Doctors who did the very thing I just described.

@InnateHealthcareInstitute

3 ай бұрын

You're spot on...I recommended this to someone else in another comment. The cost of ND school is absurd, as with most of student loans. But I think ND school takes the cake with it's low job opportunity. An MD or DO degree would have much higher employment rates. I can't comment on what an unaccredited naturopathic school would teach to an accredited one. But organizations like The Institute of Functional Medicine is pretty much the answer for allopathic medicine copying most of Naturopathic medicine's principles. So there are ways to learn a good deal of some of the things you'd learn in the bigger naturopathic schools.

My dream I need to dactor

The difference is one serves the serpent.

@itsgonnabeanaurfromme

Жыл бұрын

One serves the wellness industry and doesn't believe in evidence based medicine.

@mattwilson9585

Жыл бұрын

Truth lol

@jam2055

Жыл бұрын

Which one serves the serpent? I'm hoping you mean many MDs, which is pretty evident these days. But given the rep NDs get, it's a toss up..

@YTStopCensoringFreedomOfspeech

11 ай бұрын

​@@itsgonnabeanaurfrommethey used to have evidence based research on health benefits of smoking cigarettes. Research can be manipulated depending on how its done. Nicotine companies did it for a long time. Sugar companies did it. Fossil fuel companies still do it. The difference is MDs profit off addiction. The pharma solution they provide is dependency and makes $$$ forever cuz they don't solve the problem. The ND is more of a teacher, provides education to the patient and helps them solve their problem.

@Filthycoffin

11 ай бұрын

I totally agree. If a person want pure evil put in their life go to a gp or the er.

How does an ND become a dermatologist

@InnateHealthcareInstitute

2 жыл бұрын

An ND would simply focus on skin care and acquire extra training in that field. They could apply similar external treatments as most dermatologists but would also focus on healing and clearing the skin from within the body.

@devaniecalhoun3947

2 жыл бұрын

@@InnateHealthcareInstitute would that be a fellowship?

@InnateHealthcareInstitute

2 жыл бұрын

@@devaniecalhoun3947 I feel like Fellowships specifically are more reserved for MD and DO maybe. Dermatology is not one of my strong suits. But essentially an ND would do extended training somewhere that's specific for dermatology training.

@itsgonnabeanaurfromme

Жыл бұрын

They don't. They can become naturopaths who focus on dermatological issues, but dermatology is medicine and needs a medical doctor.

I am looking for a Naturepathic doctor close to Moundsville, WV 26041

@InnateHealthcareInstitute

2 ай бұрын

Maybe this one? Address: 305 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville, WV 26041 Phone: (304) 506-3585

Dr Love Beads? 😎😎😎😎

Graduate of med school for 8 - 12 years vs Undergraduate that quit half way through at the 4 year mark. Sorry but I wouldn't put my life in your hands.

@traviswhitney8482

20 күн бұрын

Your comment makes no sense

explain to me the HPA axis, otherwise you are not a physician

@InnateHealthcareInstitute

Жыл бұрын

That's a great one! You must be psychic cause I've been thinking about making my next video about adrenal fatigue and the HPA axis. Can you be more specific about what you want explained? The physiology of the HPA axis? The HPA axis and it's role in diseases like adrenal insufficiency or HPA axis dysfunction? p.s. There's lots of physicians that would explain the HPA axis better then others. A foot surgeon is a physician but probably hasn't discussed the HPA axis since med school. Just cause a [physician doesn't know about a body system as well as another doesn't mean they're not a physician.

Quack vs real doctor. FTTFY

@InnateHealthcareInstitute

11 ай бұрын

That's not very nice to call medical doctors "quacks" but some would agree that the ones pushing only pharmaceuticals, only treating symptoms and not the root cause, and spending less than 10 minutes with patients might be considered quacks to really practicing medicine.

11 ай бұрын

@@InnateHealthcareInstitute HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. "Treating only symptoms". Shows how little you know (or are acting like you don't… know your audience, amirite) about actual medicine.

@InnateHealthcareInstitute

11 ай бұрын

@ Thank you for enlightening us all. Since many MDs I know and work with even know that their field mainly suppresses symptoms (not that that's always a bad thing), I'm so glad you know more than us. You must be very experienced in medicine, I'm sure you won't mind sharing your experience in the field. Maybe you can enlighten us with your expertise on what the difference is. Clearly you must know so much to be able to come to a conclusion. I'm sure there's no conformational bias from you at all.

@InnateHealthcareInstitute

10 ай бұрын

@@theclap6385 Wow, you sound like you know everything about all the admissions programs in all the medical schools in the US. I'm sure every MD is a genius and that's why US has such a stellar healthcare system that's ranked top in all the world. I'm sure that, despite having the most expensive health care system, the United States ranking last overall compared with six other industrialized countries is a huge fluke. Thank you for enlightening us. And what medical school did you go to? How long have you been practicing medicine?

@InnateHealthcareInstitute

10 ай бұрын

@JurgenErhard Sorry to bother you...still waiting on that input from you on all your experience and expertise in medicine. Maybe you could post your resume.