November 2007
Comparison of Medical Care and Natural Care
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MEDICAL CARE |
NATURAL CARE |
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1 |
GOAL |
Substitutes drugs and devices |
Improves natural function |
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2 |
LEVEL |
For the body's functional parts |
In the body as a whole |
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3 |
PRINCIPLE |
By using isolation to observe |
By using consolidation to observe |
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4 |
PROPERTY |
Material properties of the body |
Energetic properties of the body |
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5 |
RELATION |
In casual relationships |
In contextual relationships |
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6 |
UNIT |
Between simple variables |
Within complex patterns |
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7 |
METHOD |
Measured numerically |
Recognized empirically |
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8 |
SAMPLE |
In groups of subjects |
In individual subjects |
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9 |
SETTINGS |
During Laboratory experiments |
During clinical experience |
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10 |
STANDARD |
Designed to prove |
Designed to discover |
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11 |
OUTCOME |
Means of control |
Means of correcting |
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12 |
DISORDER |
Disease |
Imbalance |
Chart used with permission from Lila M. Mueller
Diane Wiebe is an herbalist
and natural health practitioner at Okanagan Natural Care Center in
Kelowna. www.naturalcare.bc.ca
