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What is Naturopathic Medicine?

Naturopathic medicine is a distinct healthcare profession that combines the wisdom of nature with the rigors of modern science. Naturopathic doctors (NDs) are trained as primary care providers who diagnose, treat, and manage patients with acute and chronic conditions while addressing disease and dysfunction at the level of body, mind, and spirit.
NDs concentrate on whole-patient wellness through health promotion and disease prevention, while addressing the underlying cause of the patient’s condition. Naturopathic physicians care for patients of all ages and genders and practice in settings ranging from private clinics to integrative medical centers, urgent care clinics, and hospitals. NDs are clinicians, authors, scholars, researchers, and entrepreneurs, and are increasingly in demand across numerous industries. They provide individualized, evidence-informed therapies that balance the least harmful and most effective approaches to help facilitate the body’s inherent ability to restore and maintain optimal health. Naturopathic doctors are experts in natural medicine, and naturopathic medical education is the most efficient and direct way to train as a primary care doctor who specializes in natural medicine.


Note: Licensed Naturopathic Doctors are not medical doctors or primary care providers in the State of New Jersey, and do not provide diagnosis or treatment of any kind.

Naturopathic Medical Education and Resources

A licensed naturopathic physician (ND) attends a four-year, graduate-level naturopathic medical school and is educated in all of the same basic sciences as an MD, but also studies holistic and nontoxic approaches to therapy with a strong emphasis on disease prevention and optimizing wellness. In addition to a standard medical curriculum, the naturopathic physician also studies clinical nutrition, homeopathic medicine, botanical medicine, psychology, and counseling. A naturopathic physician takes rigorous professional board exams so that he or she may be licensed by a state or jurisdiction as a primary care general practice physician. 

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Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges

American Association of Naturopathic Physicians

Council on Naturopathic Medical Education

Institute for Natural Medicine

Naturopathic Medicine Institute

New Jersey Association of Naturopathic Physicians

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