美國自然療法醫師醫學會(AANP), 懂得傾聽的醫師

自然醫學有與眾不同的六大特色:

1. 讓生命力療癒–尊重身體復原能力,移除復原障礙
2. 找出並治療真正的病因–症狀是身體的一種表達方式,只消除症狀不解決原因,症狀會再回來
3.選用較無傷害性的醫療方式–病人安全為首要
4. 教導病人如何保持健康–鼓勵病人真正學習並改變自身的不良習慣才能永保健康
5. 全人整體治療–人類身, 心, 靈的健康彼此緊密相連且互相影響,治療策略皆要兼顧
6. 預防勝於治療

我們自己都還知道第七條:

7. Doctor heal thyself–醫師自己治療自身

醫師注重自身健康,維持良好狀態而且對病人有標竿作用

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Naturopathic physicians base their practice on six timeless principles founded on medical tradition and scientific evidence.

• Let nature heal. Our bodies have such a powerful, innate instinct for self-healing. By finding and removing the barriers to this self-healing—such as poor diet or unhealthy habits—naturopathic physicians can nurture this process.
• Identify and treat causes. Naturopathic physicians understand that symptoms will only return unless the root illness is addressed. Rather than cover up symptoms, they seek to find and treat the cause of these symptoms.
• First, do no harm. Naturopathic physicians follow three precepts to ensure their patients’ safety:
  • Use low-risk procedures and healing compounds—such as dietary supplements, herbal extracts and homeopathy—with few or no side effects.
  • When possible, do not suppress symptoms, which are the body’s efforts to self-heal. For example, the body may cook up a fever in reaction to a bacterial infection. Fever creates an inhospitable environment for the harmful bacteria, thereby destroying it. Of course, the naturopathic physician would not allow the fever to get dangerously high.
  • Customize each diagnosis and treatment plan to fit each patient. We all heal in different ways and the naturopathic physician respects our differences.
• Educate patients. Naturopathic medicine believes that doctors must be educators, as well as physicians. That’s why naturopathic physicians teach their patients how to eat, exercise, relax and nurture themselves physically and emotionally. They also encourage self-responsibility and work closely with each patient.
• Treat the whole person. We each have a unique physical, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental, social, sexual and spiritual makeup. The naturopathic physician knows that all these factors affect our health. That’s why he or she includes them in a carefully tailored treatment strategy.
• Prevent illness. “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” has never been truer. Proactive medicine saves money, pain, misery and lives. That’s why naturopathic physicians evaluate risk factors, heredity and vulnerability to disease. By getting treatment for greater wellness, we’re less likely to need treatment for future illness.