Editorial Policy

HeartSpring.net works with state licensed naturopathic physicians and certified medical doctors, helping them to publish health articles. Physician articles are referenced with author contact information, including the physician's education, training and accreditation. Articles are chosen according to their educational value, their use of peer reviewed references, and their overall impact on human health. Many of the naturopathic physicians who publish with HeartSpring.net are members of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP)

Health Editors at HeartSpring.net

Mark Kelly - Health Editor, working to enforce the editoral policies here at Heartspring.net.
Wendy Wells, MD, ND, board certified medical doctor, providing editoral advise for the health articles published at Heartspring.net. Dr. Wells also writes about a variety health topics for Heartspring.net.
Gwendolyne Elaine - Health Scout, finding new and relevant health information for publishing consideration.
Barbra Jean - Health Scout, finding new and relevant health information for publishing consideration.

How Does Heartspring.net Chose Health Articles for Publication?

In addition to vetting the author for licsensed credentials, we also look for articles that are well referenced to peer-reviewed studies. It's easy to make a claims, such as "many studies show..." but it's our job to feature real research, by real scientists, as explained by real doctors. Many of the articles at Heartspring.net provide references and external links to the National Center for Biotechnology Information

State Licensing Authorities for Naturopathic Physicians

Licensing laws for naturopathic doctors are currently present in 14 states, the District of Columbia, and the United States territories of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. In these states naturopathic doctors are required to graduate from a four-year, residential naturopathic medical school, passing an extensive postdoctoral board examination (NPLEX) in order to receive a license.

Licensed naturopathic physicians must fulfill state-mandated continuing education requirements annually, and will have a specific scope of practice defined by their state's law. The states that currently have licensing laws for naturopathic physicians are:

• Alaska
• Arizona
• California
• Connecticut
• District of Columbia
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Kansas
• Maine
• Montana
• New Hampshire
• Oregon
• Utah
• Vermont
• Washington
• United States Territories: Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

Federation of Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Authorities
344 SW 7th St Suite B
Newport, OR 97365-4915
Email: fnplaorg@hotmail.com
www.fnpla.org

Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Examination Board (NPLEX)
P.O. Box 69657
Portland, OR 97201
http://www.nabne.org/nabne_page_23.php

North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners (NABNE)
8948 SW Barbur Boulevard #157
Portland, OR 97219-4047
http://www.nabne.org

Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development
Division of Occupational Licensing Naturopathic Section
P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806
http://www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/OccSearch/main.cfm

Arizona Naturopathic Board of Medical Examiners
1400 W. Washington Ave, #230
Phoenix, AZ 85007
http://www.npbomex.az.gov/directorysearch.asp

Connecticut Board of Naturopathic Examiners
410 Capitol Avenue, MS#12APP
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
http://www.dph.state.ct.us/scripts/hlthprof.asp

Hawaii Board of Examiners in Naturopathy
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801
http://pvl.ehawaii.gov/pvlsearch/app

Maine Board of Complementary Health Care Providers
35 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333

Montana Alternative Health Care Board
301 S. Park
Helena, MT 59620-0573
http://app.mt.gov/lookup/

State of New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Board of Naturopathic Examiners
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301

Oregon Board of Naturopathic Examiners
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 407
Portland, OR 97232
www.obne.state.or.us/

Federation Rep: KE Edmisten, ND, LAc
Junta Examiadora de Doctores en Naturopathia Oficina de Regiamentacion y Certification Para Profesionales de La Salud
Call Box 10200
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00909-0200

Vermont Office of the Secretary of State
Office of Professional Regulation Naturopathic Physicians Advisors
26 Terrace Street, Drawer 9
Montpelier, VT 05609
http://www.sec.state.vt.us/seek/lrspseek.htm

Washington State Department of Health Naturopathy Program
Mailing Address: PO Box 47869, Olympia WA 98504-7869
Physical Address: 310 Israel Rd SE, Tumwater WA 98501
http://www.doh.wa.gov/

Canadian Provincial Licensing Boards
The College of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia (CNPBC)
2238 Pine Street
Vancouver, BC, V6J 5V4
www.anpbc.bc.ca

Saskatchewan Association of Naturopathic Practitioners
Box 1836 Unity
SK, S0K 4L0
http://www.sanp.ca/

Manitoba Naturopathic Association
161 Stafford Street, #2
Winnipeg, MB, R3M 2W9

Ontario Board of Directors, Drugless Therapy/Naturopathy (BDDTN)
112 Adelaide Street East
Toronto, ON M5C 1K9

Physician Bio Pages at Heartspring.net

View the experience, training, accreditation and contact information of doctors who publish their health articles with Heartspring.net

Dr. Jason E. Barker

Dr. Wendy Wells

Dr. Teitelbaum

Dr. Frank Lipman

Dr. Bradstreet

Dr. Christine Horner

Dr. Holly Lucille

Dr. Decker Weiss

Dr. Macus Laux

Dr. Christopher Vesay

Dr. Marci Scott

Submit a Directory Listing or Correction?

State liscensed naturopathic doctors submit your information to be listed in the Naturopathic Directory by emailing: health@heartspring.net

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Publish Your Health Articles with HeartSpring.net

State licensed naturopathic physicians and certified medical doctors can email their articles to health@heartspring.net Please include your education credentials, state liscense, professional associations and contact information.