Is modern medicine flexible enough to accept and to share power with naturopathic medicine in the treatment of patients?

This is a tricky one but I have to say I doubt that would ever happen, especially in an inpatient setting. Not only would they have a difficult, if not impossible, time getting MD’s & DO’s to accept them, but they are tightly restricted by the law with regards to the services they can provide. Naturopaths are not liscenced physicians & cannot , technically, diagnose & treat patients. They earn a degree that is viewed by the medical community to be similar to a Phd. They are also very limited by state regulations. So limited, in fact, that they are not even allowed to order labs, give meds with the specific purpose of treating a medical condition, and, at least in my state, can’t even be consulted by a liscenced physician. I don’t have a particularly negative view of naturopaths because I’ve seen several patients improve their lifestyles, diets, & sense of well being through relationships with ND’s. I’ve also seen patients benefit from accupuncture & rekei(don’t think I spelled that right). That said, when it comes to a patient with medical conditions serious enough to warrant admission, I think it’s in the patient’s best interest to be treated by physicians.