Dr Jon Dunn - The Family Guide to Naturopathic Medicine

The Family Guide to Naturopathic Medicine

J ON D UNN, ND

Copyright 2010 by Jon Dunn, ND

Naturopathic Health Care, Inc.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recorded, photocopied, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review.

Printed in the United States of America

ISBN: 978-0-578-05145-1

Contents

INTRODUCTION

PART ONE: FOUNDATION OF HEALTH

Chapter 1: Diet for HealthChapter 2: Weight SolutionsChapter 3: Confused About Your Vitamins?Chapter 4: Pharmaceutical Malnutrition
Downside of DrugsChapter 5: Iodine - A National DeficitChapter 6: Vitamin DChapter 7: Considering a Health Care ProductChapter 8: ExerciseChapter 9: SleepChapter 10: Six Steps to Health and Happiness

PART TWO: A SYSTEMS APPROACH

Introduction:Understanding the Language of DiseaseSection 1 : Digestive SystemChapter 11: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)Chapter 12: GastritisChapter 13: Got Gas?Chapter 14: HemorrhoidsChapter 15: ConstipationChapter 16: Candida Treatment ProtocolSection 2 : Detoxification SystemChapter 17: Our Toxic WorldChapter 18: Symptoms of Toxic Overload & TestsChapter 19: Treatments to Minimize Toxic OverloadChapter 20: A Few Additional Cleansing TipsChapter 21: Detoxification SummarySection 3 : Respiratory SystemChapter 22: Breath of Life - Oxygen ExerciseChapter 23: Stop Smoking ProtocolSection 4 : Cardiovascular SystemChapter 24: Cholesterol - Our Misaligned FriendChapter 25: HypertensionSection 5 : Neurologic SystemChapter 26: Pain, Pain Go AwayChapter 27: Castor Oil PackChapter 28: Alzheimers - A Natural ApproachChapter 29: Mood FoodChapter 30: Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD)Section 6 : Endocrine SystemChapter 31: Thyroid: Axillary or Basal Body
Temperature Test (BBT)Chapter 32: Menopause NaturallyChapter 33: Male MenopauseChapter 34: Urinary Incontinence or FrequencyChapter 35: Bacterial Biofilms and Bladder InfectionsChapter 36: Diabetic SyndromeSection 7 : Immune SystemChapter 37: HerpesChapter 38: Flu Season Immune Support GuideChapter 39: AllergyChapter 40: CancerChapter 41: Prostate Cancer (PC)Section 8 : Integument (Skin) SystemChapter 42: AcneChapter 43: Eczema or DermatitisChapter 44: PsoriasisChapter 45: Dry skinChapter 46: FolliculitisChapter 47: Foot and Nail Fungus Treatment

PART THREE: CHILDRENS HEALTH

IntroductionChapter 48: Childrens Diet and MoreChapter 49: Well Child and First Aid TipsChapter 50: Childrens Herbal First Aid KitChapter 51: Childrens Health Care Resources

PART FOUR: A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

IntroductionWebsite ResourcesSummaryAppendixAcknowledgmentIndex

I dedicate this book to the rapidly emerging field
of courageous Naturopathic Doctors
who offer a sustainable style of safe,
effective and non-toxic medicine,
for the benefit of all.

INTRODUCTION

E THICAL G UIDELINE

S FOR N ATUROPATHIC D OCTORS

Do no harm . Naturopathic doctors are trained to use non-abrasive treatments, which minimize harmful side effects.Find the cause . Rather than just treat the symptoms, naturopathic doctors work to find the cause of illness. Once the cause is addressed, full healing is possible.Treat the whole person . Naturopathic doctors are trained to treat the whole person. Disease is a complex set of interactions (emotions, diet, lifestyle, etc.) affecting both physical and non-physical levels of health.Practice preventive medicine. Preventive medicine stops acute illness from progressing and prevents chronic disease from developing.Promote wellness. Too often the total focus of health care is on the disease. Naturopathic doctors are trained to stimulate those aspects of our health in which wellness is already established to support and complement the healing process.Work with the healing power of nature . Each person has inherent mechanisms of healing. Naturopathic physicians are trained to use natural therapies, which support and nourish these inherent pathways to restore and maintain optimal health.

W ELCOME

I have been in practice for over 20 years. During this time, I have created a lot of educational material for my patients. My goal with this book is to share this information with a wider audience and to provide natural therapeutic solutions for the most frequent health concerns that I see in my practice.

When I give public presentations, I often tell the audience that they are the physicians of the future. I explain that the most common causes of death are due to unhealthy lifestyle habits, and that healthy lifestyle habits rest well within their scope of practice. My hope in reaching this larger audience is to benefit not only the individual physicians of the future, but also their families, the community and the world. I hope you find this information of value and I welcome your feedback.

In Health,

Jon Dunn, ND

Healing Naturally: Non-Violent Health Care Evolution

Medical doctors see disease as an enemy and seek to destroy it. They employ an allopathic medical model, which means, to fight against. It is a sort of divide (surgery), attack (antibiotics, chemotherapy, radiation) and conquer approach toward disease. The medical-political legions began this militaristic medical intervention in 1971 with the famous War on Cancer battle declaration, generating over $200 billion in research and 1.5 million research papers as of 2004. Exactly who is winning the battle is still open to debate.

Conventional medicine offers outstanding emergency medical care. However, due to inherent limitations and the repercussions of a combative medical paradigm, it is not capable of meeting the needs of the public when it comes to a fully comprehensive health care system. Limitations in the conventional medical system are evident in medical errors taking a heavy legal, economic and physical toll on the public. The following examples illustrate the concerns:

Medical malpractice liability crises due to wrongful death and injury claims in 18 statesMost common cause of bankruptcy: soaring medical bills, even for those covered by insuranceAnnual economic price tag for medical errors well in excess of $36 billionMillions of individuals addicted to prescription drugs consumed for non-medical purposesMedical errors a leading cause of deaths

The Hippocratic Oath should set the foundation for safe viable health care, yet it seems that this Oath has fallen prey to the complexities of special interest groups, notably the pharmaceutical giants and insurance brokers. Frequently doctors are caught in dilemmas when research finds pharmaceutical products unsafe and when insurance companies dictate the amount of time and extent of lab procedures allowed for each patient.

While the roots of naturopathic medicine go back to Hippocrates 2,400 years ago, the distinct profession of Naturopathic Doctor is about 100 years old. Numerous naturopathic colleges with thousands of naturopathic physicians existed in the early 1900s. In the 1940s and 50s, with the rise of technological medicine and the overestimated value of pharmaceutical drugs, naturopathic medicine experienced a temporary decline.

Over the last three decades, a wiser and more health conscious public has once again sought out the services of naturopathic physicians. Todays naturopathic doctors are highly skilled physicians who offer the best of traditional medicine and the most up-to-date therapies as determined by on-going research and development of the natural sciences. No other health care providers (M.D., P.A., etc.) have the training in natural medicine that the naturopathic doctors do. At the time of this writing, fourteen states have licensure for NDs. Licensed NDs must be graduates of an accredited college or university to receive the Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine degree and successfully pass state and national exams to hold this title.

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