Holistic doctors typically use a blend of alternative and complementary techniques, there is wide variation in what they do. My regular family doctor is an M.D. who, feeling limited by traditional allopathic medicine, joined an osteopathic practice. She'll prescribe an antibiotic when necessary, but will as often recommend an osteopathic adjustment, particular exercises, nutritional changes, vitamin supplements, or refer me to the practice's homeopathic expert, to provide additional treatment. It's the perfect balance for me. A licensed N.D. attends a four-year graduate level federally accredited naturopathic medical school and is educated in all of the same basic sciences as an M.D. but also studies holistic and nontoxic approaches to therapy with a strong emphasis on disease prevention and optimizing wellness.
Many areas also have telephone-based doctor referral services.
You can also find out which doctors in their system match up to your health care program. While this alone is not an optimal way to find a doctor, I'd suggest if you obtain referrals from other organizations and don't have much information about the doctor herself or himself, check it out with a physician referral service to find out more about the doctor and the health insurance info. There are new developments happening all the time in the world of health, and even in conventional and alternative thyroid disease treatment. Here are some of the latest discussions at the Thyroid Bulletin Boards. Sponsored Links Save Now with a Free Pharmacy Discount Card.