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consequ5tly1 at risk = s]i\s heal?      
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diabetes1 c>diovascul> disease1         
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m$ic9e provides non9vasive1 holi/ic     
treatm5ts t support ! inh]5t self-heal+ 
capacity ( ! human body & enc\rage      
self-responsibility 9 heal? c>e2 ,:]eas 
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pati5t-c5t]$ c>e1 ! prev5tion ( *ronic  
illnesses1 & e>ly int]v5tion 9 !        
treatm5t ( *ronic illnesses2 ,:]eas     
naturopa?ic physicians att5d #d-ye>1    
graduate level programs t are accr$it$  
by ag5cies approv$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,education2 ,:]eas aspects ( naturopa?ic
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illnesses su* z c>diovascul> disease &  
diabetes2 ,:]eas naturopa?ic physicians 
c help address ! %ortage ( prim>y c>e   
provid]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas      
naturopa?ic physicians are tra9$ to ref]
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speciali/s :5 necess>y2 ,:]eas !        
pr(ession ( naturopa?ic m$ic9e is       
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 populations2 ,:]eas naturopa?ic m$ic9e 
provides consum]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) m 
*oices 9 heal? c>e1 9 l9e ) ! increas$  
use ( a v>iety ( integrative m$ical     
treatm5ts2 & ,:]eas ,octob] #f1 #bjad1  
?r\gh ,octob] #ab1 #bjad1 w\ld be an    
appropriate week to designate z         
,naturopa?ic ,m$ic9e ,week3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--    
7#a7 supports ! designation (           
,naturopa?ic ,m$ic9e ,week2  7#b7       
recognizes ! value ( naturopa?ic m$ic9e 
9 provid+ safe1 effective1 & af=dable   
heal? c>e2 &  7#c7 enc\rages ! p ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates to le>n ab\t naturopa?ic  
m$ic9e & ! role t naturopa?ic physicians
 play 9 prev5t+ *ronic & debilitat+     
illnesses & conditions4