What is Naturopathic?

Category: Lifestyle Modifications

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Naturopathic medicine (also known as naturopathy, or natural medicine) is a complementary and alternative medicine which emphasizes the body's intrinsic ability to heal and maintain itself. Naturopaths use natural remedies such as herbs and foods rather than surgery or synthetic drugs.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Support immune health 7 3
General health 5 1
Constipation 2 0
Bipolar II disorder 1 1
Bone pain 1 1

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  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 1
None 7

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Naturopathic

Side effect Patients Percentage
Weight gain 1

Why patients stopped taking Naturopathic

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Expense 1
See 1 patient who's stopped using Naturopathic

Duration

Stopped using Naturopathic

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 3
Usually 4
Sometimes 1
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 3
A little hard to take 3
Not at all hard to take 2
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 2
$100-199 1
$50-99 1
$25-49 0
< $25 1
Not specified 3
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There are no evaluations for Naturopathic.