| Show - 44hw0WwfAWi‘it4PVi3OOW The Salt Lake Tribune NATION Americans Turni g e Natural Medicine Naturopaths Mix Nutrition Herbs Massage Counseling By James L Eng THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Natasha Puffer SEATTLE returned from an tour of Southeast Asia suffering eight-mont- h from anemia a chronic sore throat and the lingering effects of a parasite infection Visits to nearly a dozen doctors over four years failed to cure her maladies she says The antibiotics she was prescribed wiped out her digestive system and she developed severe allergies She was 'ready to give up Then she turned to a naturopathic physician : A year later Puffer says "I'm like a whole new person "I'm happy and I'm active and physically I feel good I feel much better than I've felt in the last few years" Puffer's treatment at the Natural Health Clinic in Seattle included iron and vitamin C supplements for anemia and capsules of plant derivatives to allay her hypersensitivity She was told to eliminate foods such as wheat and dairy products from her diet Allergens such as potted plants were removed from her home Although Puffer's throat inflammation hasn't gone away she says her allergies and most of her other health problems have She credits naturopathy — a drug free holistic approach to medicine that emphasizes the healing power of nature to prevent and treat illness Proponents say naturopathy or the practice of natural medicine has been making rapid inroads arena long into a public-healt- h dominated by conventional rained doctors A survey published in the Jan 28 New England Journal of Medicine said that one in 10 Americans in 1990 visited "unconventional" medical practitioners a category that includes naturopaths About a third of adults used some sort of unconventional therapy that year the report said The medical doctor who conducted the study said the surprising popularity of the alternative treatments underscores the need to examine such treatments thoroughly to see if any really work "We don't have enough data to say these are effective or worthless That's where we need to go from here" said Dr David M Eisenberg of Boston's Beth Israel Hospital The American Medical Association hasn't taken a position on naturopathy A spokesman for the association says there are doctors for and against Most naturopathic physicians think of themselves as family doctors best at treating ailments such as ear infections colds and gastrointestinal disorders Their therapies are a mix of states And a new school the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine opens next year near Phoenix Nowhere is the movement stronger than in the Pacific Northwest Nearly 600 of the 750 licensed naturopathic physicians are in Oregon and Washington The region has the only two accredited naturopathy schools in the nation — National College in Portland Ore and Bastyr College in Seattle Applications to National were up 34 percent this year At Bastyr this year's enrollment is 296 students up 25 percent from a year ago says the college's president Joe Pizzorno Bastyr's research director Leanna Standish was appointed in May to an advisory committee for the National Institutes of Health's new Office of Alternative Medicine That office will accept proposals from researchers who want to explore the merits of medicine m "The attitude is changing ilf you asked a medical doctor 20 years ago 'Can you use nutrition to prevent or treat disease?' 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They would have said that was totally unscientific and unfounded Nowadays you have the American Cancer Society and the surgeon general talking like a naturopathlc doctor" Critics say naturopathic remedies have not undergone the same rigorous scientific scrutiny that A2 3 Sunday April 4 1993 conventional drugs have They say treating illnesses with grab-baconcoctions can have potentially harmful results Proponents counter that most conventional doctors ignore all studies on naturopathic remedies Weeks and others also say that naturopathic treatment is a multifold approach — something that can't be tested via the traditional g single-age- nt ALL OUR ROOMS FEATURE BREATHTAKING VIEWS AT 7200 FEET THEY SHOULD placebo-controlle- d studies that most drugs undergo Pizzorno says naturopaths want to be allies not enemies of conventional doctors "Clearly there are areas where conventional drugs and surgery would be more appropriate For things like automobile accidents broken bones conventional medicine is fine When you have pneumonia antibiotics work great" Pizzorno says "But for ailments — ear infections eczema susceptibility to colds — naturopathic medicine is far superior Not only are we able to alleviate the disease and its symptoms we're making fundamental lifestyle changes that prevent this and other kinds of things from happening in the future" double-blin- d day-to-da- AAA Four High above Jackson Hole is Wyomines only Diamond resort: Spring Creek From April Ilth through June 6th packages start at $75 a night per person and include dinner year-roun- d y breakfast tax and gratuity Two-nigrequired For reservations call double occupancy minimum or SPRING CREEK POST OFFICE BOX 3154 JACKSON WYOMING 83001 Western-t- ' " ' y day-to-da- Refinance your home with us now andyou'll really see the difference between them nutrition herbs homeopathy (treating a disease by administering tiny doses of a remedy that would in a healthy person produce symptoms of the disease) acupuncture physical measures such as massage and ultrasound and counseling and lifestyle modification Unlike medical doctors naturopathic physicians aren't allowed to prescribe drugs or perform surgery In Washington they can't treat cancer Advocates say interest in natural medicine is growing About 80 percent of the 750 licensed naturopathic physicians in the United States have received their licenses in the past 15 years says John Weeks executive direcAmerican tor of the Seattle-baseAssociation of Naturopathic Physicians Seven states license naturopathic physicians: Alaska Arizona Connecticut Hawaii Montana Oregon and Washington Weeks says a licensing drive is under way in New Hampshire Idaho and North Carolina and is expected in at least four other Get out of debt sooner with our B y MR Roberts Rog S4995 each NOW REStb L 'A RI: i -- -' If seven years isn't llong loan enough for you a ten-yewith a 7 78 fixed APR is also t til: 0"-40- ----- iril0 Z:1::: 1 0--4- I 4 :iT ---- 1 7 --- ------ —F 14 LC 2 r"00 I i7i---o- 1 - ' LiVirl3L1 pi14: i I I i I from 8:30 am to 7:00 am to 10:00 more convenient you can apply in interest option low You'll find out we give you more for your money Not only by showing you the difference between owing 1 i and owning but by helpingyou to experience it as well N? 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