Andrew Litchy, N.D.

So... Homeopathy is kind of a distinct system of health care developed by a fellow named Hahnemann in the 1800s. And it works with very, very low dose botanicals and substances. And it's kind of an energetic, kind of weird mechanistic medication system. Some MDs will use homeopathy as a treatment. It's a modality, just like Chinese medicine. But it is not identical.

So... Homeopathy is kind of a distinct system of health care developed by a fellow named Hahnemann in the 1800s. And it works with very, very low dose botanicals and substances. And it's kind of an energetic, kind of weird mechanistic medication system. Some MDs will use homeopathy as a treatment. It's a modality, just like Chinese medicine. But it is not identical.

Not all naturopathic doctors use homeopathy at all. And it's even a little controversial these days because of the lack of mechanism with it like that. And so not the same thing.

Not all naturopathic doctors use homeopathy at all. And it's even a little controversial these days because of the lack of mechanism with it like that. And so not the same thing.

Although my favorite homeopath is a medical doctor and I refer to him for that. So it's, yeah. Gotcha. Gotcha.

Although my favorite homeopath is a medical doctor and I refer to him for that. So it's, yeah. Gotcha. Gotcha.

Yeah, so one type of preventive medicine is early detection, right? And that's not what we're talking about with early detection. We're talking about identifying risk factors and treating the risk factors. So that will ideally prevent something from arising in the future. So yeah, that's what we mean by prevention, trying to get to the risks before it becomes a true disease entity. Yeah.

Yeah, so one type of preventive medicine is early detection, right? And that's not what we're talking about with early detection. We're talking about identifying risk factors and treating the risk factors. So that will ideally prevent something from arising in the future. So yeah, that's what we mean by prevention, trying to get to the risks before it becomes a true disease entity. Yeah.

Yep.

Yep.

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yeah so most states will have an association of naturopathic physicians and starting at your state association is the best place to go and that way you'll know what kind of provider you're finding um i think we wrote about this a little bit naturopath is not a protected title in many many places and so you have a variety of providers that might use that handle um

yeah so most states will have an association of naturopathic physicians and starting at your state association is the best place to go and that way you'll know what kind of provider you're finding um i think we wrote about this a little bit naturopath is not a protected title in many many places and so you have a variety of providers that might use that handle um

And so it can be simply confusing who's who. By going to the state association of naturopathic physicians or doctors, then they'll have a find a doctor search option and you'll see who the registered or licensed naturopathic doctors are in your state.

And so it can be simply confusing who's who. By going to the state association of naturopathic physicians or doctors, then they'll have a find a doctor search option and you'll see who the registered or licensed naturopathic doctors are in your state.

Yeah, yeah. Well, I think it's right now it's important that people understand what we do, at least in Minnesota. That's the big challenge right now. I think there's a lot of just a lack of education precisely what we do, what our training and approach is. And that kind of differentiates us from other alternative providers like that. So I think that's the main thing to get out there is who we are.

Yeah, yeah. Well, I think it's right now it's important that people understand what we do, at least in Minnesota. That's the big challenge right now. I think there's a lot of just a lack of education precisely what we do, what our training and approach is. And that kind of differentiates us from other alternative providers like that. So I think that's the main thing to get out there is who we are.

our scope, how we practice and how we think and how we fit in with conventional as well as alternative care like that.

our scope, how we practice and how we think and how we fit in with conventional as well as alternative care like that.