The phrases “integrative medicine,” “alternative medicine,” or “naturopathic medicine” usually conjure up images of folk remedies for treating various diseases. In everyday practice, doctors do not use such methods because they are usually unfamiliar to most medical professionals. However, naturopathic methods are successfully used to treat various current diseases in many clinics in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Germany.

       The leading country in the development of biotherapeutic approaches to the treatment of complex chronic pathologies is the United States of America. In the USA, more than 500 clinics, outpatient clinics and rehabilitation centers are successfully operating, using integrative methods for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, chronic infections, etc. The largest number of recognized naturopathic medicine clinics is located in California and the northern states of the East Coast. Thousands of patients each year successfully undergo therapy courses in such well-known clinics as the California Naturopathic Clinic, New Jersey Natural Medicine, Remede Naturopahics, Natural Medicine Palm Beach, etc. Moreover, there are several national-level scientific and educational institutions in America that teach biotherapeutic methods of medicine, the most famous of which is located in Portland, Oregon. This is the National University of Natural Medicine, which is the oldest accredited naturopathic medical university in North America and a leader in the field of natural medicine and scientific research.

      Mexico is successfully following the development of biotherapeutic methods for the treatment of cancer and other chronic pathologies. In the city of Tijuana alone, which shares a border with the United States, there are more than 20 reputable clinics where world-class specialists work. The flow of patients to Mexico, especially from the United States, is increasing every year. After all, with similar effectiveness, the rehabilitation course for a patient in a Mexican clinic is practically non-toxic and significantly more affordable.

      In Europe, the powerful development of biotherapeutic medicine and naturopathy is traditionally demonstrated by Germany: patients with complex diagnoses are successfully treated by naturopathic centers in Essen, Dortmund, Würzburg, Munich and Hanover. What are the advantages of biotherapeutic methods? Why do thousands of patients in America and the Old World trust their health and often their lives to naturopathic medicine specialists?

      Firstly, in clinics where naturopathic medicine is used, as a rule, drugs are used that are not capable of having a harmful and toxic effect on the patient's body. Secondly, the approach to each patient is individual, that is, the principle of personalized medicine is implemented: not protocol therapy of the disease, but a holistic approach to the treatment and rehabilitation of a particular patient. Thirdly, the appointment of non-toxic methods of influence or natural drugs always leaves reserves of immunity for effective work against the disease. This is important for patients who have undergone surgical interventions or are undergoing toxic chemotherapy, which inevitably leads to suppression of the body's defenses. The most famous successful methods used in integrative medicine clinics are as follows:

 

  • anti-relapse immunocorrection
  • systemic detoxification
  • herbal medicine
  • photobiomodulation
  • chelation therapy
  • intravenous administration of vitamins
  • craniosacral therapy
  • stem cell injection