TEN WAYS TO MAKE YOUR DOCTOR INTO A NATUROPATH

No matter how hard we to live a healthy lifestyle, there is always a chance that you may need to seek some sort of medical attention due to some injury or illness. 

The problem with this is that if you want to address any problems with as little medical intervention as possible, it can be challenging to find a medical doctor who has any knowledge or experience other than traditional allopathic treatments.

In order to avoid being a victim of medical injury, it is important to find a physician who is at least open minded and will not push treatments you don’t want on to you.

Should you find yourself in this position, this post from Doctor Yourself, gives you 10 tips to help you navigate your health when working with the medical profession:

 

“TEN WAYS TO MAKE YOUR DOCTOR INTO A NATUROPATH

1.Pick a workable doctor.  How do you know if a doctor is workable? Interview them. I screen any physician I am thinking of consulting with.  Since there may actually be a charge for this “initial consultation,” I carry this out by asking the office manager, nurse or assistant to please relay these three questions to the doctor:

First: “I take vitamin supplements. How do you feel about that?”

Second: “I feel that my doctor should work with me, but that I am in charge of my health.  Is this compatible with your philosophy of care?”

Third: “I choose to decline immunizations. Are you willing to accept this viewpoint?”
This can be a real stinker of an issue. There are many doctors who simply will not accept non-vaxxed patients.

If the doctor agrees to all three position statements, you are in business. If not, keep looking. Be prepared to spend some time on this process.  It pays off.

2. Not all doctors that openly promote themselves as “holistic,” “alternative” or “complimentary” will be as advertised.  Lip-service to a natural philosophy is not the same as actually prescribing a fast for obesity or treating bronchitis with vitamin C.  Hiring a doctor requires an in-depth evaluation which only personal experience can provide.  Word of mouth is a way to capitalize on others’ experience with this doctor.  Ask around.

3. Make it easy for your doctor: Stay healthy. Eat right. Do not smoke. Avoid alcohol. No illegal drugs. Diet if you need to. Keep fit. Show that you take care of yourself. As you brush your teeth before visiting the dentist, present as healthy a body as possible when you visit the doctor.

4.Do your homework. Prepare your case before you go in for an office visit.  Look up your ailment in the Merck Manual.  You will there learn what the conventional medical approach to such an illness is.  Then read up on the alternatives.  I have reviewed 50 of the best natural health books at  http://www.doctoryourself.com  There is no substitute for being well informed. “

Many times just getting a diagnosis of a problem is all you need so you can then game-plan a natural solution if there is one.  Do your best to not be talked into any risky surgery or treatment until you have exhausted all options.

Get the remaining tips from Dr. Saul by reading the rest of his post on DoctorYourself.com.