Posted 1/19/2013 3:18 PM (GMT 0)
A lot of good advice here, but a couple of points in defense of ND's and their ilk: (1) abeit at a cost in $, they usually make you "feel" better mentally, in terms of attitude- I always leave my integrative MD's office feeling a bit more optimistic. By contrast, GI's tend to make one feel like crxp in my experience- their making 5 minutes seem like too long as they look at their watch, and their inabilit to ever thinkoutside the box, doesnt help. (2) while they do tend to be quacks, one can use them as a source fir authorizing rx's or tests that woukd get you a snicker or outright contemptuous laughter from your GI- just make sure you have done your kwn homework firston wanting those tests, or supplements, since, as has been posted here, most naturopaths like to say whatever you want to hear.