Nature Doctors: Pioneers in Naturopathic Medicine [Paperback]

Friedhelm Kirchfeld (Author), Wade Boyle (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 351 pages
• Publisher: NCNM Press; 2nd edition (June 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962351857
• ISBN-13: 978-0962351853
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #292,937 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is not a dry history., May 15, 1997

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This review is from: Nature Doctors: Pioneers in Naturopathic Medicine (Paperback)

The tradition of naturopathic medicine has its roots in the European nature cure movement of the nineteenth century. This book elegantly captures the growth of this tradition into a dicipline through the stories of the great nature doctors. This is not a dry history. It is a telling of the principles and methods of naturopathic medicine through life stories of the men and women who developed it. What I appreciated most about the book were the quotes. These nature doctors were colorful characters who didn't mince words with the medical establishment--"the pill jesuits and poisoners"-of their time

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars for content!, August 4, 2002

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Thaddeus Jacobs (Santa Barbara, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nature Doctors: Pioneers in Naturopathic Medicine (Paperback)

Although the presentation of the material may seem dry to people looking for juicy contraversies/"issues" in medicine, the book will prove quite savory indeed for those looking for historic facts in the development of naturopathic medicine in the U.S.
This book is a must-read for those wishing to grasp the historic record of naturopathic roots and its intended direction to change the way medicine is practiced. Lust, the founder of naturopathy, was not blinded by idealism in the sense that a physician should only use what were historically known as the natural/alternative therapies. Instead, he insisted that the doctor of the future will be a regular physician who has changed his (or her) ways; that is, use what medicines and methods that have historically proven meritous AND embrace and integrate new, well-founded knowledge in science and medicine as well.
Get this book. It will open your eyes!!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful but rare history, December 2, 2004

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Eric L., Yarnell (Seattle, WA, USA) - See all my reviews
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There is so little available on the history of naturopathic medicine, this book is a great gift. It is not exactly written like a driving action adventure, but it is history, and the people discussed are revealed in many intriguing facets and at many levels. A must read for anyone interested in the field.