Comparison of Practitioners
Diagnose
No
Yes
No
Prescribe Medical Tests
No
Yes
No
Treatment Method
Recommend dietary changes, supplements and lifestyle changes
Prescribe pharmaceutical drugs
Give diets
See the Body
As a whole
As a number of individual parts
–
Years of study in the field
4
8
4
Focus on…
Body’s inherent ability to heal, person as a whole, prevention of disease, health promotion
Ilness and treatment
Illness and treatment
Average consultation time
1.15 hours
9 minutes (in Italy)
20 minutes
