The naturopaths

Found this article about naturopathic medicine after talking to a friend Sunday about her mom's home-health remedies.
My friend said her mother does things like put a bar of soap under a pillow to cure ailments, and she knows of another relative who puts urine (her own) into her ear. Ick.
In my own family, my nickname for my own mother is Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. She has long practiced preventive medicine by taking vitamins, eating certain foods (and fish oils) and creating juices in her mixer. I cannot begin to comprehend her techniques, nor discern the contents of certain dishes in her refrigerator. She does use Western medicine when she has to, like for check-ups and such; but generally if doctors are depending on her to get rich, they might want to go into another line of work.