Natural Health Related Organizations

Joining a natural health organization helps a natural health practitioner to keep up with current issues,  protect rights to practice, provide discounts on malpractice insurance, and aids in the promotion, refinement, research and credibility of your natural health specialty.  Some may even help prove your eligibility to become a health care provider for some insurance organizations.

Being a part of an organization shows client's your commitment to professionalism and your intent to continue your education in natural health.  Consider these upstanding organizations, contact them for membership information and benefits:

Coalition for Natural Health* 1200 L Street N.W., Suite 100-408 Washington, DC 20005 1-800-586-4264 info@naturalhealth.org http://www.naturalhealth.org See below for detailed description. The Herb Research Foundation 1007 Pearl Street, Suite 200 Boulder, CO  80302 303-449-2265 http://www.herbs.org An organization for practicing herbalists and those who are interested in herbal knowledge. Includes a subscription to HerbalGram Magazine.
American Holistic Health Association (AHHA) PO Box 17400 Anaheim, CA  92817-7400 714-779-6152 ahha@healthy.net http://ahha.org     For all practitioners, M.D.'s, counselors, dentists, nutritionists, etc. who are dedicated to holistic health as part of their practice.
Associated Bodywork  & Massage Professionals (ABMP) 28677 Buffalo Park Road Evergreen, CO  80439-7347 800-458-2267 expectmore@abmp.com http://www.abmp.com Malpractice insurance available for practitioners upon proof of qualification.  Many ins. benefits. Also requires continuing education.		International Iridology Practitioner Association (IIPA) PO Box 3334 Escondido, CA  92033 1-888-682-2208 Offers classes, private certification, newsletter, and professional memberships.
American Reflexology Certification Board PO Box 740879 Arvada, CO  80006 303-933-6921 An independent testing organization for professional reflexologists. Offers national certification.		The Ehret Health Club PO Box 24 Dobbs Ferry, NY  10522-0024 914-479-0900 theclub@arnoldehret.org A club who's members are dedicated to the dietary fasting teachings of Professor Arnold Ehret who gave us "The Mucusless Diet Healing System".  Open to anyone interested in good nutrition.
American Naturopathic Medical Association PO Box 96273 Las Vegas, NV  89193 702-897-7053 http://www.anma.com Become a member of this group if you are seeking to be nationally certified by the ANMCAB.  I believe this organization also works towards keeping our rights to seek holistic health care. See their site for more details.		American Naturopathic Medical Certification & Accreditation Board 8170 South Eastern Avenue, Suite 4-133 Las Vegas, NV  89123 (702) 897-4915 http://www.anma.com/anmcab.htm This organization offers a national test that tests the natural health practitioner's competency.  Passing of the test allows one to become a certified by the national board.  To be tested to become a board certified naturopath or naturopathic physician, you must first be a member of the ANMA (see their contact information on this page also).
Nutritional Consultants Organization of Canada   1201 Division St., Kingston, ON K7K 6X4 Canada Phone: 1-800-406-2703 or To talk direct:  613-382-8161 Fax: 613-382-8593 e-mail:    ncoc@king.igs.net This group offers registration to holistic practitioners in the nutritional consulting business that can prove a high level of education, training, and personal references in the nutrition field.  The title Registered Nutritional Consultant Practitioner and Registered Nutritional Consultant my be earned depending on your level of experience.		A respected organization to help promote and protect holistic practitioners and gain respect for natural healing.  Dr. Thiel, N.D., Ph.D. is a researcher, author and current President of this organization.  His credentials are outstanding and all holistic practitioners should be proud to have him working for our cause!  This organization, in my opinion, speaks the language of true naturopathy.  Please plan on attending the annual convention--all information is contained in Dr. Thiel's web site.  Click on the above graphic to go to the annual convention announcement, or simply go to the home page for clinical research and much more.  E-mail the doctor at:  drthiel@aol.com

 

Note on the Coalition for Natural Health:

*This organization provides legal protection to practitioners who wish to practice natural health exclusively. They work to protect natural health modalities from becoming restricted to the hands of practitioners who have attended medical school or pre-medical type natural health training, who wish to have exclusive rights to counsel on natural health. 

This organization (CNH) protects the rights of natural health consultants, holistic health practitioners, nutritional consultants, herbalists, health food store owners who are also herb specialists, iridologists, traditional naturopathic doctors, holistic nutritionists, reflexologists, colonic therapists, Reiki therapists, nutritional supplement independent distributors, kinesiologists, aromatherapists, massage therapists who also may be schooled in herbs or nutrition who may suggest herbal remedies or nutritional changes to their clients, and any other type of natural health practitioner who DOES NOT DIAGNOSE, TREAT, CURE or PRESCRIBE, utilize medications or perform minor surgical procedures.  Those who refer to the people they work with as clients, not patients, and those who believe that both medicine and natural health guidance has its place in health care. 

Members of this organization are not medical bashers, they assist their clients to health using natural means. Members are aware that utilizing the services of a physician for medical care, diagnosis, prescription medication and/or monitoring of the client assists the client overcoming a health challenge while new, natural health changes such as supplementation and bodywork are incorporated into the client's lifestyle.  If you are one of these types of practitioners, or agree with the above premise, then please consider joining today. Your membership will help protect the choices of the American people to continue to have access to natural health information and access to the people who can bring it to you!