The profession will fall into the hands of a few, and they may not include yours. Passage of a naturopathic law would create the need for a regulatory agency whose membership would be appointed, probably by the governor or other state official. There is no guarantee that this agency would include any traditional naturopaths. The Allopathic Model. While health care alternatives are becoming more accepted, in the United States most people see the allopathic model as the highest and best approach to health care.
Few people understand the theories and philosophy that uphold traditional naturopathy.
Many will assume that the naturopaths whose education and methods for practice most closely resemble those of allopathic physicians will be the most qualified. These practitioners are NOT the true naturopaths. Third, continue to practice as a traditional naturopath, neither diagnosing illness nor prescribing medications, but instead teaching your clients how to create good health in their own bodies. In this way, you are practicing education, not medication. You are helping people become healthy and stay healthy.