Natural Health Careers
The field of natural health is a vast culture of practices and sciences which provides a multitude of career options and choices, though most of them center around a unifying ideology of specific ideas about health and the world we live in. The basic concepts of natural health include those having to do with living naturally and in harmony with nature, as well as utilizing these natural resources to provide health and healing to individuals. The basic practices of natural health have to do with helping one's patients to be as much mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually centered as possible in order to facilitate holistic forms of health and healing, while helping to evolve the natural characteristics and mechanisms of the human body and composition, without the intrusion of surgery and synthetic chemical compounds. Currently careers in natural health appear to be quickly developing along with the continuous booming growth of the health care industry overall.
What type of work is involved in a natural health career?
A career in natural health could consist of any number of positions, while training and licensure might interweave concurrently in a practitioner's career, combining and utilizing several different types of practices into one. An individual interested in a natural health career might use their own intuitive sense when choosing an area of specialization, as each of the disciplines might be personally demanding in different ways. Some of the many avenues to choose from in the natural health field include: Holistic Health Practitioner, Naturopathic Doctor, Acupuncturist, Chiropractor, Herbalist, Yoga Instructor, and Massage Therapist. The possibilities are virtually limitless, and the scope of the field continues to expand with time.
What education do I need to become qualified for a natural health career?
Dedicated and disciplined study are required for the most part in order to achieve competent mastery in a specialized area of natural health. As a yoga instructor for example, certification is usually required by employers in order to teach students. The style of yoga a practitioner decides to master will determine the required intensity of the training, the duration of the program, and the amount of experience-hours required to successfully complete the program.
Depending on the state, county, or municipality one lives in, a Holistic Health Practitioner License for example might require 1,000 hours of training to obtain licensure. A naturopathic physician who is trained as a primary care physician must take the Naturopathic Physicians Examination, in order to prove the competency to perform the required medical duties, which include medical diagnosis and blood testing.
In order to demonstrate a general competency in the practice of natural health, a practitioner might consider obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in the Natural Sciences. This degree includes classes and training in the areas of philosophy, anthropology, geology and planetary science, biological sciences, chemistry, history and philosophy of science, mathematics, neuroscience, physics, psychology, statistics, and computer science.
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