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I'm an ND and I am surprised by some of my colleagues' concerns about expanding our prescribing rights.  As physicians we are still responsible for finding the most effective, least invasive therapies available, all the while addressing the precipitating causes of disease.

Just because I add a rototiller to my list of garden tools doesn't mean that I am going to use it every time I weed my garden. Nor does it mean that I am going to forget the usefulness of my spade or the importance of soil quality.

NDs have never been defined by the modalities they employ; NDs are defined by the philosophy that guides them.

-Marnie Loomis ND

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