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The President's Corner
By: Dr. Charles Curtis What an exciting time to be a part of the natural health care movement. With ANMA’s support, Health Freedom Acts have been passing around the country. As a result, the naturopathic profession is benefiting. More and more it seems that the public is concerned about what they can do to help themselves in the health care process. This new attitude has brought a surge of interest to the ANMA in the education of natural health care practitioners. Doctors from every health care discipline are now calling expressing interest in learning useful health care techniques and alternatives to drugs and surgery. Never before has naturopathic health care been so talked about. However, the talk is not always good. Too often the public exposure has been to those under-trained practitioners who believe they are "primary care physicians". The public is led to believe they can put their "total" health care in the hands of a "naturopathic physician", ignoring other interventions. For instance, the recent indictment of a "naturopathic physician" in Arizona for 196 felony charges of prescription abuse, leaves the public to wonder just what is Naturopathy, and the whole image of the "true naturopath" is tarnished. Certainly naturopaths can study and use the knowledge they gain about natural botanical therapeutics, however the knowledge and use of surgical procedures, or prescriptive drug should be limited to those from proven "medical" schools. The resident naturopathic schools, often called medical schools by its graduates, are not recognized as medical schools by any credible authority, and the real loser is the general public. This year at our annual convention, being held at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV, discussions on licensing and registration and how they affect the future of Naturopathy will take place. The ANMA staff has made an outstanding effort organizing the 2004 convention, and in finding excellent speakers. I urge you to demonstrate your support for the association that supports you. Take part in the decision making process so that those trained in naturopathy can take their place in the health care arena. Let’s all take advantage of the opportunities provided at the annual convention by making 2004 one of the best attended conventions yet. We’ll see you at the Riviera!
Food vs. Non-Food Chromium
By: Robert J Thiel, Ph.D., Naturopath
Abstract Chromium containing supplements are often used by people interested in weight loss and in sugar control. The form of chromium that is most natural to the body is Glucose Tolerance Factor chromium, often referred to as chromium GTF. Real chromium GTF is found in food, has proven effects to lower insulin needs, and has never been synthetically duplicated. Chromium picolinate and mineral salt forms of chromium are never found in any natural food. The absorption of chromium GTF in foods is 10-25 times greater than commonly consumed chromium mineral salts. Thus, food chromium GTF is another substance where science has proved that the standard that "Naturopathy does not make use of synthetic or inorganic vitamins or minerals" is true and should be followed by real naturopathic professionals. Food chromium GTF is the best form for supplementation and has been shown to have benefits for those with and without blood sugar problems. Introduction Chromium containing supplements are commonly consumed by people interested in weight loss [1]. Others have found chromium helpful in ‘burning fat’, building muscle mass, and/or helping control blood sugar. Chromium has been reported to reduce sugar cravings [2] and is sometimes advised to help with weight loss. "Chromium is second only to calcium in mineral sales at this present time" [1]. Diabetics represent the group most likely to have a proven chromium deficiency [3], which makes sense as "(c)hromium potentiates the action of insulin" [1]. Stress can induce chromium deficiencies [1], hence it is possible that some chromium can help deal with certain aspects of stress. Within the body, chromium accumulates in the bones, spleen, kidneys, and liver [1]. There is an exceedingly small amount of chromium in white sugar, but even that small amount can cause sugar cravings if the body is otherwise deficient in chromium. However, since some chromium is often needed by the body to fully utilize white sugar, this sometimes leads to a cycle of repeated sugar cravings. Supplemental chromium can help break this sugar craving cycle. However, many seem to feel that one type of chromium is the same as any other type. The problem is that not all forms of chromium are equal. Chromium is not naturally found in the body in the commonly supplemented forms such as chromium picolinate, chromium chloride, or chromium chelate. Only 1% or less of inorganic chromium is absorbed vs. 10-25% of chromium GTF [4]. Research suggests that there is much less likelihood of toxicity from food chromium GTF than from inorganic chromium [5]. Chromium Forms Glucose tolerance factor facilitates insulin-to-receptor interaction, enhancing peripheral glucose uptake [6]. Most doctors understand that, "The biologically active form of chromium, sometimes called glucose tolerance factor or GTF, has been proposed to be a complex of chromium, nicotinic acid, and possibly the amino acids glycine, cysteine, and glutamic acid. Many attempts have been made to isolate or synthesize the glucose tolerance factor; none have been successful" [7]. Some foods, however, contains this glucose tolerance factor chromium. Foods relatively high in chromium include nutritional yeast, meat, cheese, whole grains, brown sugar, liver, wheat germ, spinach, apples, potatoes and carrots [6]. Chromium in food has accompanying food factors, such as protein chaperones [8,9], which aid in absorption of chromium (chromium mineral salts are chemical compounds which are rocks or synthetically produced). Chromium rocks are poorly absorbed by humans (some are less than 1% absorbed [4]). Plants convert soil constituents, including chromium, into food [10]. Humans are supposed to consume food, not soil [10]. Yet most chromium-containing supplements do not contain chromium as found in foods, instead they contain various acid-processed rocks or other mineral salts. Consuming mineral salts poses at least three problems. The first is that the body has to attempt to breakdown the rock into its elemental forms, which it is not really designed to do (plants are supposed to do that [10], which is why they are considered to be lower down on the food chain than humans). The second is it must ‘rob’ protein chaperones from elsewhere in the body in order to be utilized nutritionally. And the third is that the body has to discard the non-chromium portion these salts are combined with somehow as it may not be of any use to the body (if undesirable elements acculate, they can contribute to toxic accumulations and/or reactions in the body, including free radicals). Because it is a food and not ground up rock, 100% food chromium GTF is easier on the digestive system than other chromium forms and can often be better tolerated by sensitive individuals. What Kind of Chromium is in Your
Although many people tout it, it needs to be understood that chromium picolinate is a human-made substance, apparently created by Gary Evans [11,13]—it is not a natural food. Picolinic acid is used in herbicides [12]; furthermore "picolinic acid is an excretory or waste product. It is not metabolized by, or useful to the body" [14]. Chromium picolinate is not better than chromium GTF. Furthermore, chromium picolinate has promoted mutagenicity in cell cultures, and it is believed that the adverse effects may be due to the picolinic acid and not the chromium itself [15,16]. "Very little chromium in the form of inorganic compounds, such as chromium chloride is absorbed…The efficiency of chromium from organic compounds is higher" [16]. Chromium, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, and Diabetes "Chromium is generally accepted as an essential nutrient that potentiates insulin action, and thus influences carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolism" [7]. One placebo-controlled study found that food chromium GTF reduced blood glucose levels by 16.8% versus only 6.0% for inorganic chromium [17]. Furthermore, it was found that true food chromium GTF (as found in specially-grown nutritional yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae) was 2.95 times more effective than a brewer’s yeast chromium in lowering blood glucose levels [14]. This particular study concluded that specially-grown Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromium GTF was the form best suited for human supplementation [17]. Another study found that yeast chromium was as effective as 8.62 times as much chromium chloride in causing improvement in glucose control [18]. One study found that food chromium GTF benefited hyperglycemics by improving blood glucose control an average of 57%, lowering serum lipids, and decreasing the risk of coronary heart disease [3]. The same study found that food chromium GTF decreased LDL (bad cholesterol) while increasing HDL (good cholesterol) in normal subjects (those without diabetes or hyperglycemia) as well [3]. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is also known as nutritional or baker’s yeast and it holds several unique advantages for diabetics. Perhaps the first is that it is the most natural medium in which to grow food chromium GTF. GTF is the body’s form of chromium (Cr) and is the form that is best for regulating blood sugar. Specifically it has been found that "dietary high Cr yeast supplementation improved glucose tolerance, probably through a decrease in hepatic extraction of insulin" [19]. Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromium GTF has been shown to be 2.80 times more effective in reducing blood glucose levels than inorganic chromium [17]. Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromium GTF is up to 25 times more bioavailable than chromium mineral salts [4]. In 1999, the Nobel prize was awarded for discovering that protein chaperones are necessary for mineral transport into cellular receptors; Saccharomyces cerevisiae naturally contains protein chaperones and other Food factors which aid in mineral absorption [8,9] (these are lacking in chromium salts). Additionally, Saccharomyces cerevisiae has proinsulin-like substances. "(T)he specificity of the yeast processing enzymes is so similar to the proinsulin converting enzymes in the human pancreatic beta-cell that it allows the processing of the mini-proinsulin to insulin" [20]. Saccharomyces cerevisiae also contains a variety of insulin precursors that can be helpful for diabetics [21]. Saccharomyces cerevisiae naturally also contains vitamins B-1, B-2, B-6, Niacinamide (B-3), Folate (B-9), and Pantothenate (B-5); it also contains phosphorus, potassium. A variety of trace B vitamins are involved in the productions of energy as well as other metabolic processes [22]. B complex vitamins, potassium, and trace minerals are often recommended for diabetics; particularly for the prevention and reversal of oxidative-dysoxygenative insulin dysfunction [23]. Hypophosphatemia (low phosphorus levels) is clinically associated with diabetes mellitus [22]; "Excessive amounts of phosphorus can also be lost in the urine of uncontrolled diabetics who have polyuria and acidosis" even if plasma phosphorus appears to be normal [22]. Saccharomyces cerevisiae (the primary yeast used in baking and brewing) is beneficial to humans and can help combat various infections [24], including according to the German E monograph Candida albicans. In the text, Medical Mycology John Rippon (Ph.D., Mycology, University of Chicago) wrote, "There are over 500 known species of yeast, all distinctly different. And although the so-called ‘bad yeasts’ do exist, the controversy in the natural foods industry regarding yeast related to health problems which is causing many health-conscious people to eliminate all yeast products from their diet is ridiculous." It should also be noted, that W. Crook, M.D., who was perhaps the nation’s best known expert on Candida albicans, wrote "yeasty foods don’t encourage candida growth...Eating a yeast-containing food does not make candida organisms multiply" [25]. Some people, however, are allergic to the cell-wall of yeast [25] and the Saccharomyces cerevisiae in many specially-grown products have had the cell-wall enzymatically processed to reduce even this unlikely occurrence. It should also be noted that nutritional yeast is NOT the same as brewer’s yeast which is essentially a waste by-product. Saccharomyces cerevisiae naturally contains superoxide dismutase (S.O.D.). S.O.D. "is one of the most important enzymes that functions as a cellular antioxidant...The absence of this enzyme is lethal" [22]. Conclusion Food chromium can help with weight loss, sugar cravings, blood sugar control, and sometimes even cholesterol control. Food chromium is what the human body accepts, and is not toxic like certain inorganic chromium mineral salts [5,15]. High chromium yeast has been found in "studies to improve glucose tolerance in those with hyperglycemia and some with type 2 diabetes mellitus…the mechanism of the putative antidiabetic effect of high-chromium yeast is unknown" [16], which is why humans have not been able to isolate it! Thus modern science proves once again that natural substances are truly better than human-made or inorganic isolated ones. Back in 1947, one of the foundation standards that was agreed to by the profession of naturopathy was, "Naturopathy does not make use of synthetic or inorganic vitamins or minerals" [26]. Back then, naturopaths mainly believed that this was true based on their trust in God, their distrust for things contrary to nature, as well as their clinical experience. Modern science has continued to demonstrate the correctness of this standard, and in the case of food chromium GTF, proven that those who kept that naturopathic standard were providing benefits to their clientele that inorganic mineral salts simply do not provide. Besides, why would those who are experts in detoxification want to make human bodies unnecessarily need to detoxify substances such as chromium chloride (CrCl3) or picolinic acid (a waste product [14] or herbicide [12]). Food chromium GTF is the best form of chromium for human supplementation. Since food chromium GTF is so much better than other forms, why would anyone want to take something else?
Strategies For Minimizing
Cancer By: Steve F. Colton, PharmPhD, NMD
ABSTRACT Over the last seven years, I and others (1)(2) have collected data on mortality due to all cancers verses blood type. There is a significantly higher cancer death rate in type A and A dominate AB blood type females compared to O or B (figure1). Type A females have about a 53% chance of dying from cancers before their 60’s compared to type O with only 18% before their 80’s. This paper explores causes and strategies for the prevention of cancers in Type A females.
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INTRODUCTION What is different about type A females that accounts for a much higher mortality from cancers at a earlier age than other blood types? I have collected clinical data and histories on over two thousand type A females of all ages; and I have concluded that the higher rates of cancers are due to over production of poor metabolism and excretion of estrogens compared to other blood types. The first strategy I use to minimize the over production of estrogens in A’s of childbearing age is by minimize the surge of estrone (E1) and estradiol (E2) by preventing ovulation. Woman are designed to have periods about every 28 days to increase the probability that they would be pregnant every 21 months (about 9 months gestation, 9 months lactation and 3 months ovulation prior to conception). The baseline physiology for an adult female is when they are pregnant or lactating and not ovulating or menstruating. Females prior to puberty do not ovulate or menstruate just like when they are pregnant, lactating or menopausal. In the ovulating female (not pregnant or lactating), E1 and E2 are produced by the ovaries in 100 to 200 mcg per day range, and the estriol (E3) appears only as a metabolite of E1. During pregnancy, the placenta is the major source of estrogens. E3 is produced in 100 to 150 mcg ranges, where the E1 and E2 are produced in 1 to 2 mcg ranges. The E1 and E2 are a 100 times less during pregnancy than in a ovulating female. The placenta produces the E3 and progesterone are the major hormones during pregnancy and not E1 or E2. Biologically, ovulation should be an infrequent event. What happens at ovulation? There is a rapid surge in E2 shortly before the follicle ruptures and ovulation occurs (see figure 2).
Why is there a surge in E2 at ovulation? The formation of the follicles and ovulation are controlled by FHS and LH from the brain. The E2 surge functions to suppress the immune system to prevent the females natural body defenses from destroying the sperm and fertilized egg. The sperm cells and the fertilized egg contain foreign DNA compared to the female, and if her defenses are not suppressed, than her immune system will destroy them as invading foreign cells and conception would not occur. E1 and E2 are very powerful immune suppressants and are implicated in all autoimmune disorders and cancer for this reason. This helps to explain why there is a much higher (6 to 7 times higher) incidence of autoimmune symptoms in females than males. When females are pregnant, they produce very little E1 or E2 and mostly progesterone and E3. E3 does not suppress the immune system. E1 and E2 suppress the part of the immune system that recognizes foreign or abnormal DNA as with cancer cells. What is available to the naturopathy to prevent ovulation? I have not found any homeopathic that prevents ovulation. The birth control pill has been available for decades, but does not contain any natural hormones. In fact, "the pill" contains additional synthetic estrogens which suppresses the immune system further. The synthetic estrogens which suppresses the immune system further. The synthetic estrogens in the pill are 10 to 100 times more potent than E2. Topically applied progesterone creams used daily on days 5 to 21 of the menstrual cycle in sufficient dose can prevent ovulation (3). Just as the new birth control patches topically allow the synthetic estrogen and progestins to pass thru the skin, the progesterone cream functions the same way. Using natural progesterone creams can prevent ovulation, but does not mimic pregnancy exactly. I have case histories on over 150 patients who have successfully used topical progesterone creams to minimize ovulation. Progesterone acts as a precursor to many other hormones in the body including androstenedione, testosterone, E1, E2, and E3. Topical progesterone goes directly into the lymph system, and thus there is no first pass effect from the liver. This allows for more constant levels of progesterone during the day better mimicking pregnancy. The progesterone eventually makes it to the liver where it can be converted into E1 or E2 through the enzyme aromatase. Aromatase is a specific enzyme for converting androgens (like testosterone and androstenedione) into E1 or E2. This enzyme is also found in the testicles and fat cells but in much higher levels in the ovaries. Fore most type A females, I find the progesterone creams can increase E1 and E2 (even if ovulation is inhibited) unless they use an aromatase inhibitor. Thus, the second strategy I use to reduce estrogens and the risk of cancers in Type A females is to use naturally occurring aromatase inhibitors like soy isoflavones, cruciferous, tribulus, passion flower and chamomile extracts. Aromastat is a product I use manufactured by North American Pharmacal and is a good inhibitor of aromatase. Aromastat contains standardized extracts of chamomile, passion flower and cruciferous vegetables. By using progesterone creams to prevent ovulation and the aromatase inhibitors; a dramatic reduction in the estrogens can be achieved. Progesterone cream, itself, acts as a estrogen receptor blocker. In working with type A’s, I find they have great difficult detoxifying and excreting the estrogens through the liver and gall bladder. E1 and E2 can be converted through phase 1 detoxification by the liver into 2-hydroxyestrone (E1-2OH), 4-hydroxyestrone (E1-4HO) and 16-hydroxyestrone (E1-16OH). E1-4OH and E1-16OH promote tissue growth in the breast, prostate, endometrium, ovaries and block thyroid hormone receptors throughout the body. The third strategy I use to reduce estrogens is to enhance phase 2 metabolism of estrogens to conjugated sulfates or glucuronides. The major route of elimination of estrogen in humans is through conjugation with glucuronic acid or sulfates in the liver where it is then excreted through the bile and eliminated. Glucose and inositol are oxidized in the liver to glucuronic acid and then bound into uridine diphosphate glucuronate (UDG). The UDG and E1-2OH, E1-4OH, E1-16OH, E2 or E3 are converted in the liver thru the enzyme Uridine Diphosphate transglucuronylase to glucuronides (E1G)(4) and excreted through the bile and urine. I have observed that type A females have great difficulty obtaining enough inositol or glucuronic acid from their food and are poor producers of glucuronic acid in the liver. Glucuronic acid occurs naturally in many gums, mucilages like aloe vera and is an important component of nerve sheath, cartilage, joint tendon capsule fluid and intercellular cement substance. To complicate matters, many compounds compete for this detoxifying pathway particularly acetaminophen, caffeine and most NSAIDS, further decreasing estrogen elimination. I have found that the levels of estrogens particularly E1-16OH, can be greatly reduced by supplementing patients with additional inositol and glucuronic acid in the from of D-glucuronic acid lactone (D-GAL). I recommend a 10 to 1 mixture of inositol and D-GAL powder be used to supply an additional 100 mg of glucuronic acid daily. Glucuronic acid lactone has been used as a detoxifying agent for over 30 years. In addition, supplementing the patients with the essential amino acid, L-methionine 500 mg daily increases the elimination of the estrogens through the conjugated sulfate pathway. Type A females need additional taurine to increase bile production. The amount of taurine in the diet can be the rate limiting step for the production of bile in type A’s. I recommend an addition 1,000 mg of taurine be supplemented to the diet of all type A’s of all ages. The liver produces about a liter of bile daily, and this acts as the river to wash out the conjugated estrogens and other toxins from the liver. Taurine is the major component of bile. Both methionine and taurine are sulfur containing amino acids and serve as a source of sulfate in the liver. The major difference I find in type A females verses other blood types appears to be their inability to extract enough glucuronic acid, methionine and taurine from their food. These nutrients are difficult to digest from cooked food. The heat from cooking denatures these foods requiring additional protease digestive enzymes to release primarily the methionine. Most all type A’s are chronically low in methionine, taurine and glucuronic acid at all ages. I also recommend the use of standardized milk thistle extracts (silymarin, silybum marianum), dandelion root (Taraxacum officinale), artichoke (Cynarascolymus), or tumaric (curcumin, curcuma longa) to stimulate the liver to increase bile production. It is interesting to note that type A females have a significantly higher incidence of gall stones, liver and gall bladder disease (5) over other blood types and males. Type A females have about an 80% chance of losing their gall bladders to disease throughout their life time unless they take preventive measures. The fourth strategy I recommend minimizes the reabsorption of the estrogens from the gut. Once the E1G, E2G or E3G is eliminated from the gall bladder into the GI tract, they are subject to glucuronidase enzymes produced by bacteria (6)(7). Beta-glucuronidase breaks down the E1G, E2G and other glucuronides back into estrogens, allowing them to be reabsorbed into the liver, thus raising estrogen levels. The use of probiotic bacteria and blue green algaes help to control bacteria that produce glucuronidase. Also, I recommend the use of calcium D-Glucarate which is a glucuronidase enzyme inhibitor. Calcium D-Glucarate is naturally occurring and patients use a minimum of 500mg daily. Calcium D-Glucarate works locally in the gut and is also absorbed where it has wide spread systemic effects. DISCUSSION By employing these strategies, I have seen significant reductions in the symptoms associated with E1 and E2 excess in my type A female patients like endometriosis, fibroids, fibrocystic breasts, depression, migraines, hypothyroid, blood clotting, poor libido, ovarian cysts, poor vascular tone, gall bladder disease, autoimmune disorders and cancers. I have employed these strategies successfully in all blood types and sexes. For further information contact: Dr. S. Colton, 6638 W. Ottawa Ave. #180 Littleton, CO 80128
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Benefits For Seeking National Board Certification
As we head further into the 21 st century, various groups of health care providers will continue their attempts to elevate their professions in the eyes of consumers who are becoming more sophisticated and educated as increased information on alternative health is made available. Different healing groups – whether they are homeopaths, Reiki healers, or iridologists – are recognizing that, in order to survive, they must continue to refine and improve both their services and the way in which they promote their services.Traditional naturopathy is no exception. In order to remain respected and relevant in this health care environment, it is incumbent upon us to evolve with the times. Not only must we continue to improve our level and quality of care, but we must also strive to improve our profession’s infrastructure. We must have strong and active naturopathic trade organizations. We must have top-flight naturopathic institutions of learning. And we must have a standardized, voluntary certification process through which traditional naturopaths can confirm their expertise and experience. National board certification for the professional naturopath was available for many years through ANMCAB. Today, the newly organized American Naturopathic Certification Board (ANCB) provides traditional naturopaths this certification process, and in so doing, helps to elevate our profession and enable us to grow with the times. Many practicing naturopaths hold board certification and strive to keep it current. This article was written to examine the following questions: What are the benefits of becoming board certified and why should the board certified naturopath renew this certification regularly? Recognition of the practicing traditional naturopath as a separate profession is becoming more important as mainstream populations become familiar with the field of naturopathy. In fact, many consumers are actively seeking the services of traditional naturopaths. Because these consumers have experienced improved health and spread the word to friends, colleagues and family members, they have made the term "naturopathy" a household word. Of course, with increased use of the Internet, definitions and descriptions of naturopathy are at the fingertips of people worldwide. This growing interest creates an opportunity, and perhaps an obligation, to hold these naturopathic practitioners to an acknowledged and approved standard of excellence. Becoming board certified is voluntary. It remains at the discretion of the individual whether or not to seek board certification as a professional naturopath. Making the decision to seek this certification involves exploring the time, money and preparation required for taking the examination and then maintaining the certification by pursuing continuing education credits for renewal. At first glance, the material benefits to this investment might seem slight: a certificate that is issued upon successful completion of the exam. However, the true ‘returns’ are priceless. Board certification works to strengthen the profession, validates the skills of a practitioner, increases the value of the education received in this field and is a doorway to opportunity. As a board certified naturopath, you can refer prospective employers, other professionals or clients to the ANCB for verification of your professional status. Maintain your certification over the years, and your long-standing status will serve as a tribute to your devotion and commitment to the profession. ANCB is in the process of developing an online directory of board certified professionals, which will be accessible to prospective clients and colleagues alike. This will provide a national directory for referrals and networking. To become board certified requires that the professional submit an application to the ANCB and pass a nationally validated examination. This exam is administered at various locations and dates throughout the year, which allows options to fit your schedule. An in-depth study guide is provided prior to taking the exam, which includes an extensive book list. The topics covered include all of the modalities encompassed in the field of traditional naturopathy, as well as professional ethics and practice. The goal is for the exam to cover a wide scope of information so that the traditionally trained as well as the academically trained naturopath will be successful. Committed to inclusiveness within this growing profession, not exclusiveness, the ANCB strives to encourage every traditional naturopath to seek this board certification as an indication of his or her support and willingness to build the profession. In order to encourage certified naturopaths to engage in ongoing continuing education in the field, renewal of board certification status is required bi-annually. In concert with ANMA, ANCB not only accepts, but also recommends participation in an annual ANMA convention as fulfillment of the continuing education requirements for certification renewal. Other educational experiences meet the continuing education requirements as well, allowing the professional to pursue individualized educational goals while fulfilling the renewal requirements. As the nationally acclaimed professional organization for naturopaths, ANMA endorses board certification. A credential that has the support of a national professional organization provides a foundation upon which this newly emerging field of practice can rest. The message to consumers, as well as to the professionals in practice, is that the professional traditional naturopath is practicing in a unique field. This profession has a substantial foundation, including the development of a representative organization, which has established a set of standards for practice to which traditional naturopaths can be held. ANMA is the professional organization that was created and is maintained for the practicing naturopath. ANMA has, and continues to, endorse the certification process for the professionals in the field, as not only an avenue for networking and referrals by colleagues, but also as a credential recognized by the clients served. ANMA and ANCB have joined together to encourage each ANMA member and practitioner of naturopathy to seek and hold board certification. All Current members of ANMA receive a $100 discount when applying for certification with ANCB. Contact ANCB today for the dates and locations of upcoming examination opportunities. You can visit the American Naturopathic Certification Board’s Web site at www.ancb.net or call the ANCB office at (702) 433-0208.
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