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30 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, October 24, 1989 Naturopathic profession in danger of deregulation longer. (See story for details.) Dr. Eva Mueller helps cure what ails her patients through drug-free therapy, but she may not be able to practise much It's her 10th anniversary as a chiropractic and naturopathic specialist in Port Perry, but Dr. Eva Muellerisn't celebrating. Instead she, and all other al- terative doctors in Ontario, are "struggling to stay in exis- tence." The battle started three-and- a-halfyears ago when the Liber- al government introduced the Health Professions Legislation Review. Dr. Mueller explained that the HPLR is designed to deregu- late naturopathics. "Under the Health Profes- sions Legislation Review, natu- ropaths will be allowed to con- tinue their practise in Ontario within the limits of the law," re- sponded Progressive Conserva- tive Party Leader Andy Brandt to aletter from one of Dr. Muell- er's patients. "The fact that these profes- sions will be unregulated means that there will be no col- lege to set standards of practice or a code of ethics," he contin- ued. To Dr. Mueller, that means her nine years of education at an accreditted college will mean nothing. "(Without regulation) any- body can hang up a sign and say they are a naturopathist or any- thing else with i-s-t stuck on the end," Dr. Mueller said. "Person- ally, I wouldn't want to go to someone who doesn't have the education." "Since there will be no regula- tions regarding education and qualification, there will be no control over who can use the ti- tle naturopathic and then the public will have no way of tell- ing who is qualified and who is not," she continued. Deregulation will also take away the practitioner's right to diagnose a patient's condition, but the doctor would still be able to give assessment and evaluation. If this become the case, Dr. Mueller would only be allowed to treat patients that have al- ready been diagnosed by a med- ical doctor and referred to her. The HPLR would also see vi- tamins and herbs reclassed as drugs, Dr. Mueller said. "Then anyone prescribing vi- tamins and herbs will be dis- pensing drugs without a li- cence," she said. Vitamins and herbs are the remedies used in the presently "drugless therapy." "Herbs take a little bit longer than medicine that can work within hours," Dr. Mueller ad- mits, but she educates her pa- tients in lifestyle, maintenance and prevention so they can avoidillnessin the future. When asked why the provin- cial government would want to deregulate the nathopathic pro- fession, Dr. Mueller said that no straight answer has been given. "They don't come forward and say why they want to get rid of naturopathy," she said. "Over 300,000 Ontario residents seek health care from naturopath- ics." A letter from Elinor Caplin, the present health minister, states that "homeopathy, natu- ropathy and numerous alterna- tive or complementary thera- pies will continue to be available, provided their practi- tioners do not perform poten- tially harmful licensed acts." Dr. Mueller said her practise can help the "very young to the elderly." Presently her patients come from as far away as Belle- ville, Peterborough, Jackson's Point and Toronto. She treats everything from worts to asthma, and digestive disturbances to yeast infec- tions. "The most important thing is to consider the patient as a whole," she said. "We have to cue a patient into the warning signs before things get really bad." Dr. Mueller said her profes- sion is critical and has "so much to offer the community." "Yes, there is a need and we are fighting right now to see if we can stay in existence." A naturopathic treatment costs $25, while a chiropractic treatmentis $10. The Port Perry Clinic also of- fers a hearing aid clinic, weight clinic, a reflexologist and psy- chotherapist. Remember to bake pies for beef dinner All of Prince Albert would like to wish all the best to Bill and Helen Wozney. They have finally moved into their new home. Happy belated anniversary to Lila and Charlie Clarke. May they have many more. Mrs. Gertrude Wannamaker of Seagrave spent Thursday with Les and Grace Beacock. Winners of. Thursday night euchre are as followed: Ladies OVER RIDGE RENOUVATOR Prince Albert and Area News by Peggy Bredin High Winners were Rachel Elma Manns and Dorothy Edwards. Men's Winners were Gordie Ireland, Verna Smith and James Emerton. The lucky draw winners were Dorothy Ed- wards and Merv Story. Don't forget the Beef Dinner Sunday. Ladies and Gents, bake up these famous Prince Albert Pies. If you see Sharon Versluys next week, she may look a bit lighter. She spent last weekend shopping in Boston with 5 bus loads of other nurses. 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