DNM^®

The practice of Natural Medicine is the promotion of health, the assessment of emotional, mental and physical state and the resultant therapeutic techniques to improve emotional and adaptive function.

Who is a Natural Medicine Practitioner^©?

DNM^®s are Natural Medicine Practitioners^© who perform physical examinations; make nutritional and dietary assessments, metabolic analyses, and allergy tests. They may order laboratory or diagnostic tests and other imaging procedures as per their scope of practice. They are primary natural health care providers who are clinically trained in a wide variety of natural therapeutic modalities.

DNM^®s, are a multi-disciplinary group of natural healthcare professionals including but not limited to Licensed Western Trained Professionals such as Chiropractors, Medical Doctors, Dentists, Osteopaths, Orthomolecular Medical Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, as well as Foreign Trained Medical professionals such as Naturopaths, Homeopaths, Medical Doctors, Eastern Medicine Doctors (Ayurvedic, Chinese, Indo-Pak), Alternative Medicine Doctors who are dedicated to providing basic natural healthcare.

The EBNMP™ would like the term DNM^® to become a household name and is dedicated to restoring the art and science of natural medicine to its rightful place in healthcare.

The practice of Natural Medicine is an art and science involving the application of natural therapeutic agents and healing methods. It is therefore based on medicines and therapy which are in harmony with natural conditions of man and his environment. Natural therapeutic agents are material products composed of organic or inorganic constituents in native form, or they are in the form of Galenic preparations. These procedures make use of material and energetic agents which are harmoniously oriented to processes in nature. Such agents and therapeutic procedures employed as part of Natural Medicine can be applied for diagnostic, prophylactic, or curative purposes.

DNM^® or NMP^© are well versed in basic medical sciences and are highly educated in the art and science of traditional medicine. They are traditional Naturopaths who have met the standards in Natural Medicine education and the delivery of Natural Medicine Health care as established by the Examining Board of Natural Medicine Practitioners™.

A DNM^® is one who practices a system of medicine in which only natural  substances and techniques are used, including but not limited to nutritional and dietary therapeutics, phytotherapy (botanical / herbal remedies), electrotherapy, as a natural environmental force, Acupuncture (specialized registration required), Manual Therapy (massage, manipulation etc), remedial exercises, mineral therapy and biochemical therapy (the use of natural minerals and cell salts), hydrotherapies in all forms and homeo-therapeutics (a dynamic use of mineral and plant extracts).

Scope of Practice:

The Scope of Practice of a DNM^® is the assessment of emotional, mental and physical disorders using natural medicine techniques to promote maintain and restore health and wellness.

• Clinical Nutrition - the use of specific diets and nutritional supplements to prevent disease or re-establish the body chemistry.

• Botanical and Herbal Remedies - used for their balancing and nutritional value.

• Electropathy - Micro-doses of natural substances aimed at stimulating the self healing response without side effects.

• Physical Medicine - therapeutic manipulation of soft tissue, exercises, hydrotherapy, electrotherapy, ultrasound and heat / cold therapy.

• Oriental Medicine - a wholistic system of medicine that uses a constitutional model to provide guidance regarding dietary and lifestyle management. It includes Chinese / Korean / Japanese traditional medicine or Indian / Ayurveda/ Siddha / Unani traditional medicine. Natural Medicine Practitioners who engage in Acupuncture or any technique that involve puncture of the skin must have proof of a license.

• Lifestyle Counseling and Stress Management - Natural Medicine Practitioners are especially trained to offer coaching and education to the client on nutritional balancing, stress management, hypnotherapy and biofeedback as well as environmental factors that affect their health.

• Emergency Medicine - Natural Medicine Doctors must be competent in basic emergency / first aid.

DNM^® Scope of Practice Brochure

Code of Professional Ethics

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Educational requirements for DNM^®'s:

The early Natural Medicine Doctors learned their art through observations and apprenticeship. Some had prior training in allopathy but chose to establish themselves as Natural Medicine Practitioners by using only natural remedies and techniques. Others where educated in manual medicine with additional study in Natural Medicine.

The educational standards  recommended by the founding fathers of Natural Medicine was that Natural Medicine Doctors should be taught the necessary portions of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry along with physiotherapy, Nutritional and diet therapy, herbal therapy, mechanical therapy and patient education.

EBNMP™ adapts the educational guidelines as recommended by the founding fathers of Natural Medicine.

Category A
Licensed Western Trained Professionals:

• Minimum of 1000 hours of training and experience in Natural Medicine Modalities as a complement to conventional treatment.

• Includes but is not limited to Chiropractors, Medical Doctors, Dentists, Osteopaths, Orthomolecular Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners.

Category B
Foreign Trained Medical Professionals:

• Minimum of 4000 hours of training and experience in Natural Medicine Modalities as the primary component of diagnosis and treatment.

• Includes but is not limited to Naturopaths, Homeopaths, Medical Doctors, Eastern Medicine Doctors (Ayurvedic, Chinese, Indo-Pak), Alternative Medicine Doctors.

Requirements for all categories:

• Potential registrant is required to submit proof of education and clinical internship.

• Potential Registrant must pass a challenge examination in order to be registered.

• Natural Medicine Practitioners who are Doctors of other regulated health care professions must show proof of license to practice in their primary field.

The Examining Board of Natural Medicine Practitioners™ (EBNMP™) was established in 1998 as per World Health Organization-Alma Ata 1962.

The Examining Board of Natural Medicine Practitioners™ strongly adheres to the principle that DNM^®s are not “Allopathic Medical Doctors”, but they are trained to recognize conditions that are beyond their scope of practice and must at all times refer clients to an “Allopathic Medical Doctor” or other appropriate healthcare practitioner.