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Naturopathy Naturopathy articles
BC’s Oldest Naturopath
Eighty-six-year-old naturopath Fred Loffler has been known to kill time before a talk by standing on his head. It’s not hard to imagine as the ex-wrestling champion and Olympic Marathon contender strides to the stage. He’s wiry, bald and throws his arms out to punctuates his words.
9-1-1 Naturopath
I remember visiting my grandmother in the hospital after she collapsed due to heart failure. Without the skilled knowledge of the paramedics who arrived at her home, she would have died.
Treating Toxic Bodies With Environmental Medicine
The scientific and medical world of the 19th and 20th centuries was dominated by the germ theory. The present century is dominated by chemicals and toxins.
The Nature of Natural Healing
Never before has there been such a great interest in natural self-healing--and such a resistance to it. Natural healing requires re-visioning. It cannot be viewed through the magnifying glass of modern medicine that sees everything in small, unconnected parts.
Spring Clean Your Liver
It may not feel like it yet, but soon the frost will melt and springtime will arrive--a natural time for growth, renewal and regeneratio.
The Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine
There’s excitement in the air as you step through the solid wooden doors of Canada’s newest naturopathic college in New Westminster, BC. Or perhaps a better phrase to describe the feeling is "pioneer spirit.
Best of Both Worlds
bridging the medical divide

For decades, a medical war has rage.
Good News for Canada's Newest College
At the campus in New Westminster, BC, they paid their tuition, bought textbooks and attended classes - all without a guarantee that they’d be able to practise once graduating from the program.
A Sign of the Times
The strides gained in the naturopathic profession have been phenomenal given its near extinction only a few decades ago. Naturopathic medicine has hit the mainstream with a bang.
Naturopathic Medicine and Bone Cancer Prevention
The general public perception is that there is very little an individual can do to reduce his chances of getting bone cancer. This view can be challenged, because enhancing the body's ability to resist bone cancer is within our reach.
Meaningful Makeovers Part II
Last month you met Rob, a writer, and Toni, a costumer, who each want to become fitter and healthier. They’ve begun their alive makeovers by undergoing a naturopathic assessment to discover what they’ll need to work on to achieve optimal health.
Integrative Medicine
The progressive educational experience of one Vancouver naturopathic doctor will forever influence his practice and his patients, and reveals the future of medicine.

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