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12 economist suntribune health care thursday april h 2002 frontpage 11 with someone not well- trained while some providers can offer patients only one type of treatment ms zimmermann said natur opaths have been formally trained in a wide variety of remedies those remedies include homeopathy botanical med icine traditional chinese medicine acupuncture physical therapy and lifestyle counselling she said todays patients are turning- to alternative treatments because they are better informed in genera tions past people were more apt to blindly follow their doctors advice as a veterinarian ms drouin said she comes from a background of traditional medi cine however ms drouin thinks naturopathic medicine can offer patients a more holistic approach to heal ing and is impressed with its positive effects in both people and animals it works quite simply there are very few side effects and generally there is no or a low level of toxicity associat ed with the medications we are ending up with highly educated patients they are very educated about their treat ments she said adding those treatments are tailored to indi vidual needs i love that people have an understanding of the healing process and there are more questions being asked of what were doing theyre not tacitly accepting of what were doing so many medications used by naturopaths are dr zatzman also cautioned people not to be duped by claims of natural remedies an additional the already reduced prices on all mens womens children pur stores receive merchandise already drastically reduced plus special buys and everyday good values was 1 3999- 1 6999 then 3999 4999 s selected 4 long sleeve lite sbh 71 vftvst- an additional aivjs i he dlreday reduced prices on all 5bnjub0 now only s wn tyi- 1 v tftv w iv m 1- y ea- men s selected ensembles comforters bedspreads duvets check out our unadvertised instore managers specials only wfeswewrighwli accuracy unintentlc t d u- sears selling pricoi recelbtroffersvalld shops on steeles 404 iwitlhom jirbu john st sbwsv 3 eajrs h 45ip am oundayl 1 00am 600 pm b v vsi a l ears qualiry at discounted prices very safe at worst they dont get results people want but they dont do any harm but dr zatzman finds many of the claims of alter native medicine providers hard to swallow he encouraged patients to tell their doctors of any pills or medications they are taking warning that alterna tive medicines can conflict with prescription drugs some alternative reme dies can come in doses that are dangerous he added arguing that patients should be aware that providers of alternative med icines are running business es to make- money dr zatzman alsocautioned peo ple not to be duped by claims of natural remedies v the perception is natural is good cancer is a natural thing too but cancer is not good is it i basically feel when peo ple say they went to a natur opath and say he or she gave them this or that regiment of potions and say it will cure diabetes or high- blood pres sure i always say if this really works i would know about it as your family doctor it wouldnt be a secret that only naturopaths or herbalists know about staff photorob alary york region naturopathic doctors anke ziihmermann and autumn drouin say credible practitioners of alternative treatments undertake significant training and education before hanging out their shingles up to off msrp 8 hi is trk kwksikwi es3hb 1 april 1 2 april 1 3 april 14 y guess 1wtenarnautica i patfsonly friday april 2 500prh900prn saturday april 1 3 900am600pm sunday april 14 900am60dpm 445 hood road markham on clearance pricing on a timex asnoo bata watches ouantiiies fmiiecl sates are final tbmthlow n t i cd c jo hwy 7 407 mcpherson st- 14th ave 13 cc denison st jl 5 gibson dr sleftlfisave- this message brought to you as a community service ofthe economist suntribune t jij