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the American College for Advancement in Medicine states:
[self-described as integrative medicine proponents]
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[in "Why Naturopathy?" (2023)]
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"[via ND Kupperman 2014 edition] integral to naturopathic medicine is a unifying philosophical approach to health summed up in the principals [sic.] of naturopathic medicine, which recognizes the body’s innate wisdom and healing capacity (vis medicatrix naturae) [...] the principals [sic.] of naturopathic medicine [...#2] the healing power of nature, vis medicatrix naturae – First described by Hippocrates as the healing power of nature. It is a person’s vital force within that allows an individual to overcome disease. Naturopathic Medicine recognizes an inherent ordered and intelligent self-healing process in each person. Naturopathic physicians act to identify and remove obstacles to healing and recovery, and to facilitate and augment this inherent self-healing process [...] naturopathic therapeutic order [...#2] stimulate the healing power of nature (vis medicatrix naturae): the self-healing processes, through low force methods such as constitutional hydrotherapy, homeopathy, acupuncture [...#3] address weakened or damaged systems or organs (via botanical medicine, homeopathy, orthomolecular nutrients, glandulars, homeopathy, and other minimally invasive, safe, natural therapies) [...including] harmonize life force";
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(click here,
https://www.acam.org/blogpost/1092863/185804/Why-Naturopathy)[saved 2021-05-17]
(archived here,
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.acam.org/blogpost/1092863/185804/Why-Naturopathy)
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[in "The Voice" (2013)]
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"[via Kupperman, S. (ND SCNM)] the principals [sp., 'principles] of naturopathic medicine [...#2] the healing power of nature, vis medicatrix naturae – first described by Hippocrates as the healing power of nature. It is a person’s vital force within that allows an individual to overcome disease. Naturopathic medicine recognizes an inherent ordered and intelligent self-healing process in each person. naturopathic physicians act to identify and remove obstacles to healing and recovery, and to facilitate and augment this inherent self-healing process [...] harmonize life force";
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(click here,
http://www.acamnet.com/thevoicesept10/files/publication.pdf)
(archived here,
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
http://web.archive.org/web/2013*/http://www.acamnet.com/thevoicesept10/files/publication.pdf)
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[in "ND" (2007)]
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"principles of naturopathic medicine [...] the natural life force of the individual should be supported to facilitate healing";
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(click here,
http://www.acamnet.org/site/c.ltJWJ4MPIwE/b.2121483/k.B4E4/ND.htm)
(archived here,
http://web.archive.org/web/20070520223245/http://www.acamnet.org/site/c.ltJWJ4MPIwE/b.2121483/k.B4E4/ND.htm)[vsc 2013-04-12]
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the American Holistic Health Association states:
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[in "The Complete Guide to Alternative Medicine: Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, Naturopathic Medicine, Homeopathy, Mind/Body Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Chiropractic, Massage Therapy and Bodywork" (1997)]
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"[per Collinge, W. (MPH ?, PhD ?)] ayurveda […] key principles […] like other traditions of nature-based medicine, ayurveda is built upon a concept of vital energy. Called prana […] analogous to the Chinese concept of chi [p.057…] naturopathic practice […] the vitalistic approach […] the vitalistic school […] the body’s natural healing power (vis medicatrix naturae). The body, with its inherent wisdom [p.107…] the vital force is seen as the preeminent factor in healing [p.108…] homeopathy […] the vital force. Hahnemann postulated that people have a vital force that is being influenced. He asserted that the vital force is the organizing, enlivening energy that keeps us healthy […] Hahnemann observed [!], when symptoms of illness occur, this vital force can be aroused to a higher level, thereby helping the body to use its own inner resources to alleviate the symptoms […] it is this vital force that is affected by the energetic qualities of the remedies, homeopathy is often referred to as a form of energetic medicine […] one subtle energy, that of the remedy, to influence another energy, the energy field of the person or vital force […] ‘vital force’ is a concept somewhat similar to that of the chi in Chinese medicine or prana in ayurveda […] the goal is to very subtly provoke or challenge the vital force [p.137…] modern technological and pharmaceutical medicine carries risks […] such treatment may ultimately weaken the vital force […] what is needed in an instance of illness is for the person’s vital force to be stronger [p.139…] homeopathy is able to treat anything capable of being helped by the patient’s own host resistance (natural defenses) or vital force [p.155…] chiropractic […] the concept of vital force […] like chi in Chinese medicine, prana in ayurveda, and the vital force in homeopathy, it is a major premise of chiropractic [p.237…] the flow of vital force through the nervous system [p.240…] alternative medicine traditions can be thought of as sharing a vitalistic orientation – that is, they all presuppose that there is a life force or vital energy involved in healing [p.309]";
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(ISBN 0446672580)
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the American Naturopathic Medical Association states:
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[re-searched 2021-09]
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the American Naturopathic Medicine Association states:
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[in "About Naturopathy" (2011)]
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"a naturopath is a person who applies treatment modalities based on the principles of naturopathic medicine. Naturopathy is an approach to health care which aims to promote, restore and maintain health. The following principles underpin the practice of naturopathy: [#1] the healing power of nature or vis medicatrix naturae: there is a 'vital force' or 'life force' which drives the self-healing or self-correcting mechanisms of the body";
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(click here,
http://www.usanma.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=13)[vsc 2010-07-18]
(archived here,
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
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[in "Principles" (2011)]
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"naturopathic medicine is heir to the vitalistic tradition of medicine in the Western world, emphasizing the treatment of disease through the stimulation, enhancement, and support of the inherent healing capacity of the person. Methods of treatments are chosen to work with the patient's vital force, respecting the intelligence of the natural healing process. The practice of naturopathic medicine emerges from six underlying principles of healing [...#1] the healing power of nature, vis medicatrix naturae: the body has the inherent ability to establish, maintain, and restore health. The healing process is ordered and intelligent; nature heals through the response of the life force. The physician's role is to facilitate and augment this process [...#3] first do no harm, primum no nocere: illness is a purposeful process of the organism. The process of healing includes the generation of symptoms which are, in fact, an expression of the life force attempting to heal itself. Therapeutic actions should be complimentary to and synergistic with this healing process. The physician's actions can support or antagonize the actions of the vis medicatrix naturae";
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(click here,
http://www.usanma.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=56)[vsc 2010-07-18]
(archived here,
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
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American Naturopathic Research Institute (ANRI) and the Naturopathic Oncology Research Institute (NORI) [ANRI/NORI] states:
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[in "Standards of Naturopathic Medical Practice" (2023)]
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"IV. Plan. The naturopathic physician develops a specific written health plan for each patient which is [...] based on naturopathic principles including: 1.) stimulating the patient's vital force to promote healing or, in special instances, supplementing or replacing the action of the vital force when the patient is unable to respond to curative treatment [...] B. How is the assessment made [...] 2.) Assessment: The assessment should begin with an 'abstract' of the history and physical, recapping the findings in a way that supports the differential diagnosis or working diagnosis. Included should be some explanation of the analysis and reasoning that went into it. This may also include [...] b.) A discussion of naturopathic considerations should included: tolle causum, vis medicatrix naturae or vital force";
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(click here,
https://naturopathicstandards.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/KruzelZeff.pdf)
(archived here,
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
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the Association for the Advancement of Restorative Medicine states:
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[in "Naturopathic Medicine" (2014)]
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"naturopathic medicine is a primary healthcare system based on the recognition that the human organism has an incredible self-healing capacity. Naturopathic medicine supports this self-healing potential [...] each therapy supports the self-healing efforts of the body [...] fundamental principles of naturopathic medicine [...#2] support the self-healing potential of the body [...] the body has an inherent ability to heal, referred to in Latin as vis medicatrix naturae (healing power of nature)";
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(click here,
(archived here,
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
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[coded]
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[in "Naturopathic Medicine Naturopathic Medicine" (2013)]
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"naturopathic medicine is a primary healthcare system based on the recognition that the human organism has an incredible self-healing capacity. Naturopathic medicine supports this self-healing potential [...] each therapy supports the self-healing efforts of the body [...] fundamental principles of naturopathic medicine [...#2] support the self-healing potential of the body [...] the premise that the body has an inherent ability to heal, referred to in Latin as vis medicatrix naturae (healing power of nature) [...] the role of the naturopathic physician is to support the self-healing ability of the whole being";
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(click here,
(archived here,
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
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the Association of Minority Nephrologists states:
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[in "How 'Natural' Healing Works" (2005)]
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"most traditional indigenous or alternative health systems therapies recognize the complex interaction of energies that comprise the human body. From them arise specific forms of healing generally directed toward imbalances in three broad areas: mental/psychological/emotional, physical and spiritual or 'life force.' Energy therapies focus on imbalances in spiritual or 'life force' energy called by the Chinese 'chi,' the Japanese 'ki,' and in India it is called 'prana.' In the West it is called 'life force' a very fine subtle energy that keeps the body and physical systems in balance. Examples of the energy therapies include acupuncture/acupressure, reiki, qi gong, reflexology, massage therapy, aromatherapy and healing hands/therapeutic touch";
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(click here,
http://www.aomn.org/nephrology_news.html)
(archived here,
http://web.archive.org/web/20050311055627/http://www.aomn.org/nephrology_news.html)
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.aomn.org/nephrology_news.html)
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the Association of Perinatal Naturopathic Doctors states:
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[apnd.org]
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[re-searched 2023-08]
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[coded]
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[in "Executive Board Members" (2015)]
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"Jacqueline believes that healing comes from within, and that the body has an innate capacity to heal itself";
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(click here,
http://apnd.org/spage-members/id-19.html)
(archived here,
https://web.archive.org/web/20150308173539/http://apnd.org/spage-members/id-19.html)
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
https://web.archive.org/web/2005*/http://apnd.org/spage-members/id-19.html)
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[coded]
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[in "About APND" (2023, 2013)]
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"NDs subscribe to a system of medicine that is based on the principle of vis medicatrix naturae, the healing power of nature [...] to stimulate the body's self-healing abilities";
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(click here,
https://www.apnd.org/about-us)
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(click here,
(archived here,
https://web.archive.org/web/20130403032624/http://apnd.org/AboutUs.html)
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://apnd.org/AboutUs.html)
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[in "Naturopathic Treatments" (2013)]
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"homeopathy was developed over 200 years ago based on the principle of like cures like. It uses minimal amounts of natural substances that encourage the body's ability to heal itself [...] acupuncture: is a technique of inserting and manipulating very fine needles into specific points on the body for therapeutic purposes. The points lie along meridians on the body along where qi / chi or energy flows [...] traditional Chinese medicine: TCM involves the use of acupuncture, herbs, foods, and exercise to help the body's qi move and resolve disease";
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(click here,
http://apnd.org/Services.html)[vsc 2015-03-08]
(archived here,
https://web.archive.org/web/20130403032649/http://apnd.org/Services.html)
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://apnd.org/Services.html)
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[coded]
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[in "About Naturopathic Medicine" (2009)]
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"naturopathic doctors are guided by six fundamental healing principles [...] to support the healing power of the body, by recognizing and removing obstacles to the body's inherent self-healing process";
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(click here,
http://apnd.org/AboutUs-NaturopathicMedicine.html)
(archived here,
https://web.archive.org/web/20090502021910/http://apnd.org/AboutUs-NaturopathicMedicine.html)
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://apnd.org/AboutUs-NaturopathicMedicine.html)
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[in "Services" (2004)]
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"an energetic medicine based on the principle of 'like cures like', homeopathy is the prescription of minute doses of specially prepared natural substances chosen to match the individual's vital force or total health picture [...] the goal is to balance the flow of energy (qi) through the meridian pathways of the body using acupuncture, herbs and Chinese dietary therapy [...] reiki is a Japanese word meaning 'universal life energy'. The purpose of the gentle, hands-on treatment is to promote the free flow of energy within the body and boost the body's innate ability to heal itself [...] it releases energy blockages that create imbalances leading to 'dis-ease'";
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(click here,
http://www.apnd.org/services.php)
(archived here,
http://web.archive.org/web/20041109120129/http://www.apnd.org/services.php)[vsc 2015-03-08]
(for the archive.org history of this web page, click here,
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.apnd.org/services.php)
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the Canadian Academy of Homeopathy states:
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[“The Academy was founded in November 1986 by a group of naturopathic physicians who were eager to provide educational programs of high standard in homeopathy and to promote the practice of homeopathic medicine throughout Canada and the world.”]
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[in “About the Course - Advanced Chronic Prescribing" (2010)]
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“the philosophy of homeopathy. This part of the program presents the fundamental principles of homeopathic doctrine through the study of important works such as the Organon and Hahnemann's Chronic Diseases [...] the basis of medicine [...] the vital force [...] the untunement of the vital force [...] limitation of the vital force”;
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(click here,
http://www.homeopathy.ca/courses_1.html)
(archived here,
http://web.archive.org/web/20010224172310/http://www.homeopathy.ca/courses_1.html)
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.homeopathy.ca/courses_1.html)
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the Canadian Aids Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) states:
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[in “Traditional Chinese Medicine” (2005)]
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"[via Maclean, D. (? ?), Shane, A. (? ?)] qi [...] written chi, ch’i) is often translated as vital force, or vital energy, or life force [p.001]";
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(click here,
http://www.catie.ca/pdf/supple-e/traditional%20chinese%20medicine.pdf)
(also here, and {“reviewed by Dr. Paul Richard Saunders, the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine”},
http://www.hawaii.edu/hivandaids/Traditional%20Chinese%20Medicine%20(TCM).pdf)
(archived here,
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
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[in “A Practical Guide to Complementary Therapies for People with Living with HIV” {“Advisory Committee […] Revised Edition (2004): Paul R. Saunders, PhD. (naturopathic doctor) [and] Sean Hosein (CATIE)} (2005)]
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"prana means ‘before breath.’ It is the life force that must exist before anything can life. Prana is similar to the Chinese concept of chi [p.007…] the balancing of yin and yang stabilizes a person’s energy, otherwise known as chi, or qi [...] the purpose of TCM is fu-zheng, which means to support the true or righteous chi to inhibit diseased chi from progressing [p.013…] prana is the ayurvedic word of the life force on which all life depends [p.030]";
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(click here,
http://www.catie.ca/pdf/PG_CAM/CAM_rvsd_05_ENG_web.pdf)
(archived here,
http://web.archive.org/web/20050516043736/http://www.catie.ca/pdf/PG_CAM/CAM_rvsd_05_ENG_web.pdf)
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
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