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Sagan, R. (ND CCNM) states:
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[in “Naturopathic Clinical Nutritional Assessment and Support”]
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“homeopathic remedies may also be recommended. They are made from specific dilutions of plant, animal and mineral substances. When carefully matched to the patient they are able to affect the body's ‘vital force’ and to stimulate the body's innate healing forces on both the physical and emotional levels, with few side effects”;
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(click here,
(archived here,
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(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
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Saine, A. (ND ?, FCAH ?) states:
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[in "Homeopathy is a Natural Science[!] in its Purest Sense"(2001)]
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"Hahnemann [...] says, 'the diseased vital force endeavors' [etc....] Hahnemann defines in a long footnote to paragraph 11 the term 'dynamic influence,' which begins as follows: 'when man falls ill it is at first only the self-sustaining spirit-like vital force (vital principle) everywhere present in the organism which is untuned by the dynamic influence of the hostile disease agent.' He defines this 'dynamic influence' as an 'invisible' and 'nonmaterial spirit-like force' to which he ascribes the transmission of miasms similar to the way 'the magnet communicates magnetic force to the needle'";
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(click here,
(archived here,
(for the archive.org history of this page click here,
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Scanlan, M. (ND ?), Woo, M. (ND Bastyr) state:
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[in “Our Services”]
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"naturopathic medicine - here at NWNM […] the origin of naturopathic medicine is based on the principles of nature cure and uses the healing power of nature from healthy diet, water (hydrotherapy), sleep, exercise and plant and mineral based medicines. These tools provide the building blocks to stimulate the vital force / healing energy in the body [...] acupuncture - using traditional Chinese medicine which is based on the concept of qi which circulates in the body through meridians which act as highways to carry the energy. Acupuncture needles are inserted into points along the meridians to stimulate the qi (energy) of the body. Each point has a predictable effect on the qi that is moving through it. The points chosen by the practitioner are based on symptom picture as well as pulse and tongue diagnosis";
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(click here,
(archived here,
)
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
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Schenck, M. (ND Bastyr) states:
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[in "Naturopathic Medicine"]
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"the principles of naturopathic medicine include [...] the healing power of nature - naturopathic medicine respects the innate intelligence of the human body to heal. The vital force stimulates the physiological systems of the body to bring the organism into balance and equilibrium moving towards a state of optimal health";
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(click here,
(archived here,
(for the archive.org history of this page click here,
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[in “Naturopathic Medicine”]
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“the principles of naturopathic medicine include […] the healing power of nature - naturopathic medicine respects the innate intelligence of the human body to heal. The vital force stimulates the physiological systems of the body to bring the organism into balance and equilibrium moving towards a state of optimal health”;
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(click here,
(archived here,
)
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
)
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Schikowitz, S. (ND Bastyr, LAc Bastyr) states:
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[in "About Naturopathic Medicine"]
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“the healing power of nature: naturopathic medicine respects the innate intelligence of the human body to heal. This vital force is likened or related to the will to live, and works to bring the organism into balance and equilibrium, moving toward a state of optimal health. The role of the naturopathic physician is to facilitate this natural process biochemically, physiologically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually”;
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(click here,
(archived here,
(for the archive.org history of this page click here,
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Schor, J. (ND NCNM 19xx, FABNO AANP; BS CU) states:
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[VP & board member of FABNO; first recipient of AANP's Vis Award, 2008; OncANP's President's Award, 2009;
for his CV, click here]
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i.
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[in “Gynecomastia and Lavender”]
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“as naturopaths we can trace our line of teachers back to practitioners who used only the natural elements to stimulate a healing response. Water, heat, cold and sunlight were the principle medicines. Whether a simple herbal tea might be suppressive to the vital force was soundly debated”;
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(click here,
(archived here,
)
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
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ii.
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[in "The Many Hats of NAC"]
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"in the good old days, naturopaths could simply stimulate the vital force and rely on nature to sort things out. Today, as we immerse ourselves in this new world of complex interventional biochemistry, we can still model our protocols so they mirror the natural processes invoked by the vital force, or at least we can try to. Once we step beyond the simple elements of our tradition, seemingly simple interventional therapies force the practitioner to make decisions we wish might be better left to the vital force. Even something as simple and as useful as NAC opens up a Pandora's Box";
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(click here,
(archived here,
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
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[in "The Vis Award"]
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[also noted in NDNR, 2008-11, p.021]
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"the Vis Award. This August, at the 2008 annual convention of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, Dr. Jacob Schor was both surprised and honored by his colleagues as the first recipient of the Vis Award [...] this award was inspired by the life of Bill Mitchell, ND who [...] passed away in 2007 and [...] was created to honor those naturopathic doctors who have exhibited similar characteristics of service to their patients and commitment to living and practicing naturopathic medicine in accordance to what is called the 'vis medicatrix naturae', or healing force of nature. The vis medicatrix naturae, or vis, is one of the fundamental principles that guides and distinguishes the practice of naturopathic medicine. The vis is the belief that every living being contains a 'life force'. When this force is given proper building blocks and freed from obstacles, each being will come to a state of ideal health and balance [...] it is the highest goal of each naturopathic doctor to find this balance";
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(click here,
http://www.denvernaturopathic.com/VisAward.htm)[vsc 2008-11-30]
(archived here,
)
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
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[in "Letting Nature Heal"(2009-08-11); this is the official AANP Blog called "Physicians Who Listen"]
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"after all, we are we not supposed to be naturopaths and is not our goal supposed to be to stimulate the vital force or the vis medicatrix naturae [...] let me quote a respected [!!!] medical writer on nature’s healing properties [...per Hahnemann] 'what the vital force does in these so-called crises and how it does it remains a mystery to us like all the internal operations of the organic vital economy' [...] as a profession [!!!] we can be almost cultish in our belief in nature as an all-knowing omnipotent healer";
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(click here,
(archived here,
)
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
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Schwaiger, T. (NMD SCNM) states:
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[his CV states: "[11-19-2007] he is an associate professor of naturopathic medicine at SCNM. He served as medical director for the SCNM clinic in 2004. He also served as director of the division of clinical sciences from 2004 to 2007" {see http://www.wellintent.com/visit.htm}]
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[in “Pain Management”]
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"this therapy fits well with one of the basic principles of naturopathic medicine: 'the healing power of nature.' The healing power of nature or vis medicatrix naturae is based on the principle that the body has the inherent ability to establish, maintain, and restore health. The healing process is ordered and intelligent; nature heals through the response of the life force. The physician's role is to facilitate and augment this process, to act to identify and remove obstacles to health and recovery, and to support the creation of a healthy internal and external environment";
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(click here,
(archived here,
)
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
)
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[in "Prolotherapy"]
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"the therapy is intended to proliferate tissue growth in the damaged area. This therapy fits well with one of the basic principles of naturopathic medicine: 'the healing power of nature.' The healing power of nature is based on the principle that the body has the inherent ability to establish, maintain, and restore health. The healing process is ordered and intelligent; nature heals through the response of the life force. The physician's role is to facilitate and augment this process";
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(click here,
(archived here,
)
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
)
(also click here,
(archived here,
)
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
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(also click here,
(archived here,
)
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
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iii.
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[in "Homepage"]
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"naturopathic medicine is a natural approach to health and healing that recognizes the integrity of the whole person. It emphasizes the treatment of disease through the stimulation, enhancement, and support of the inherent healing capacity of the person. Methods of treatments are chosen to work with the patient's vital force, respecting the intelligence of the natural healing process";
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(click here,
(archived here,
)
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
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Seaver, A. (ND Bastyr) states:
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[in "About Naturopathy"]
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"the therapeutic order [...] harmonize life forces";
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(click here,
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
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Sensenig, J.S. (ND ?) states:
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[first AANP president, first UBCNM dean,
and my 1998 instructor who taught HPN=VMN="god power within"=life force=vital force=prana etc.]
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[in "Course Syllabus"{2005}]
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“[a UBCNM first semester syllabus] vitalistic medicine in the United States of America as a precedential influence on the creation of the naturopathic profession will be discussed. This overall emphasis of this course will be on the philosophical principles that define vitalism [...] explain the fundamental philosophical precepts of natural healing, including [...] vis medicatrix naturae or vital force”;
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(click here,
(archived here,
)
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
(for a digg.com social bookmark of this, click here,
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Seth, P. (ND CCNM) states:
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[though vital force, life force, vitalistic, vitalism and vitality aren't stated, I list this because he is an AANP ND stating a VFS alias in Hinduism terms, and SCNM{old homepage} & UBCNM{Sensenig, who also teaches at SCNM} have also equated VFS with prana as NDs often do, and as prana here is equated with 'the subtle' idealistic-metaphysical pre-reality 'underlying' realm as Dunne. et. al. '06 does; yet, and of course, it's VFS];
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[in "Deep Yoga"]
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"prana, the subtle and not-yet-become ordinary reality/solidity of things. Pra-na: before-breath; that which is prior to breath--subtle, but sensible and knowable--and amenable to conscious control. Once the mental chatter has been quelled, what was always hidden underneath becomes visible";
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(click here,
(archived here,
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
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[in "Yoga and Prana"]
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"'prana' is not 'breath' in the physiological sense, but a more subtle aspect of self. When not confused with breath, prana is often thought about as a subtle 'energy flow' in the body [...] the flow of prana or qi [...] prana/qi [...] the level of prana is where there is not yet a solidification/physicalization of what will eventually solidify into the body and egoic mind [...] qi / prana";
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(click here,
(archived here,
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
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iii.
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[in "Ayurveda, Yoga, Tantra, Mantra"]
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"the following is taken from the course calender of the Renaissance Naturopathic Centre (Toronto , Canada
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(click here,
(archived here,
http://web.archive.org/web/20001029124528/http://www.hindunet.org/alt_hindu/1995_Feb_2/msg00140.html)
(for the archive.org history of this page, click here,
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