There is some general misconception about role of medical doctors, homeopaths, naturopaths, and healers.

 I try to write a very sort note the rest you are welcome to do study of your own.

1 - General practitioner or better called medical doctors and homeopaths do not have any course about nutrition, natural or herbal medicines.

This is a general practice in all western universities including South African universities.

Therefore if your if you ask your medical doctors about these type of treatments the honest answer is : "I do not know" it is better you ask an specialist.

Medical doctors are not allowed to refer a patient to a none medical doctor. For example a medical doctor is not allowed to refer a patient to a Homeopath or a Healer.

2 - Homeopathy is not using natural medicines. It is only about 150 years old  and they use extremely diluted and potentised ( beaten) substance. Though some of these substances are poisonous the homeopathy medicines are considered safe because they are extremely diluted in general only information reaches the body.

Homeopath is not recognized by medical doctors and universities. This is the reason in South Africa only Technikons teach homeopathy. they also have not study pharmaceutical medicine and are against using chemical medicines.

3 - Naturopaths are the one who study natural medicine and diet.

4 - Nutritionists and dietitians are the one study food and diet.

5 - Healers are one that do not have any academic degree. They are categorized in many different classes like Traditional western, Chinese, middle eastern, Indian, African, American Indian and ............

The later generation of healers are Kinesiology, Reiki, ............

 

Ben Ash

Please read all disclaimers as well and do your own study