Complementary therapist

The legislation covering natural medicines – and how we feel about them – varies massively depending on where you are in the world, and always has done. So even though naturopathy isn’t really recognised in France, for example (where it’s not subject to any specific regulations and can be practiced without any particular qualifications), just next door in Switzerland it requires its own state-recognised qualification, where it’s even covered by some types of health insurance. In Australia, the discipline is recognised by the government and even has its own school! Likewise in the United States, 33 states issue “naturopathic doctor” medical licences. Alternative views of alternative medicine...