They heal just the same as conventional medical practitioners but without using prescription medication and doing minor surgeries, instead they use herbs and natural therapies.
Shouldnt they be called doctor too?
2007-09-16 16:49:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
If History Proffessors and Chiropractors and Dentists can be called Doctor I don't see why Naturopaths can't be called whatever they want, but technically someone who is called Dr. is called that because they have a post-graduate degree. It doesn't always have anything to do with medicine. (like the history proffessor) So in short, being a healer doesn't make you a Doctor, but being a Doctor doesn't make you a healer either. It just makes you a person with a post-graduate degree.
2007-09-16 17:13:36 · answer #1 · answered by awakeatdawn 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They are called Doctor. Especially if they earn their Naturopathic doctorate (ND).
2007-09-17 20:49:21 · answer #2 · answered by Jody 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, because then when i want a naturopath it would be hard to find them mixed in with all the doctors.
I would hate to accidentally waste money on a 'doctor'.
2007-09-17 03:42:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I don't see why not. I know a guy that calls himself, "Stereo Doctor".
2007-09-17 01:28:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know many of them and call all of them 'doctor'.
2007-09-17 00:17:10 · answer #5 · answered by Doctor J 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋