Complementary & Alternative Medicine

Biography

Biography: William Meditskos

Abstract

Naturopathic medicine is a distinct primary health care system that blends modern scientific knowledge with traditional and natural forms of medicine. It is based on the healing power of nature and it supports and stimulates the body’s ability to heal itself. Naturopathic medicine is the art and science of disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention using natural therapies including: botanical medicine, clinical nutrition, hydrotherapy, homeopathy, naturopathic manipulation, traditional Chinese medicine/acupuncture, life-style counselling and health promotion and disease prevention. The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) was established in 1978 and is the only naturopathic college in Canada that is approved to confer a 4-year doctor degree and the only college to offer IMG bridge delivery. CCNM is home to Canada’s largest naturopathic teaching clinic and the first naturopathic teaching clinic in a hospital setting. In 2014, one year after graduating from the University of Guelph, he was faced with a very challenging situation that could have ended his life. It was the use of certain foundational naturopathic medical modalities that saved his life and dramatically increased his recovery time. Not only did it save his life, it drove his decisions to pursue naturopathic medicine as a career. He has never looked back since and continues to educate the world on the importance of integrative medicine. Sit down with him, who is now a 4^th year clinical intern at both the Robert Schad Naturopathic Clinic at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and the Brampton Naturopathic Teaching Clinic affiliated with the William Osler’s Health System at the Brampton Civic Hospital and discover the world of naturopathic medicine.