r/NaturopathicMedicine

Hello!

I am from the PNW and considering attending the NUNM in a few years. I was wondering if the Naturopathic Medicine courses have a solid curriculum on the world of Rheumatology / Rheumatic Disease? This area of medicine interest, solidified by my experience personally as a patient. I love the way my Physician Assistant operates and her personal impact in my care, including integrative natural therapies.

Not quite sure if heard of many NDs specializing in rheumatology all together but I would love to hear insight. What do you think about a future N.D doing this? Do you think I would get a lot of push back by local rheumatologists?

My interests in help aiding in treatment include Spondyloarthritis, Enteropathic Arthritis, Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis, Fibromyalgia and Ehlers Danlos syndrome..

I have very very bad nausea because of endometriosis, gastrisis and medication.

The only thing that helps rn is my mint essential oil and I’ve been putting raw drops of it on my tongue for the past 2 weeks I’d say. It’s really the only thing that helps. Smelling it is not enough.

Is it dangerous ? Why is it not recommended ? I honestly feel fine and even better.

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Hi! I (27f) am a graduate student at Yale, conducting NSF sponsored research into unmet needs in women’s health. I’m particularly interested in speaking to NDs/integrative wellness practitioners that use saliva in their practice as a diagnostic tool. As someone who sees an ND herself, I am very passionate about understanding this area of healthcare better! If interested in participating, please message me for more details.
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Thanks!

Six years ago I'd have rolled my eyes at this question. After getting deep into naturopathic health for my own situation and seeing real recovery, I'm convinced 90% of hair loss is systemic, and the body fixes it on its own once you get out of its way.

But "systemic" is huge. There's diet. There's lymphatic work. There's stress. Sleep. Glandular support. Gut healing. Most people who recover do it through some combination of all of these.

Curious what others' experience has been. If you've actually seen regrowth — what was the one thing that mattered most? Was there a single shift that unlocked everything else, or was it more about doing fifteen things consistently for a year?

Asking partly out of personal interest. If you'd like to know what I did, lmk.

I love writing novels and I would love to share naturopathy with the world, by blending a fun narrative with naturopathy education. It is hard to get people to believe in naturopathy and I want to get people who would not normally pick up a book about naturopathy to learn naturopathy because they enjoy my fictional novel. And possibly because they enjoyed my fictional novel, they actually decide to read more on it.