Decoding CNDA & JFP's 'Essential Naturopathic Science-Ejected Vitalism Premise' Via CNDA Officers & JFP Authors:

two naturopathy-advocating sources are not being all that transparent / professionally ethical when it comes to communicating that which is 'the essentially naturopathic': a) the California Naturopathic Doctors Association [CNDA]; b) the Journal of Family Practice [JFP]. Both are coding naturopathy's science-ejected vitalism premise while posturing that naturopathy survives doctoral-level scientific scrutiny and meets professions-level ethical stringency. So, I thought I'd step up to the plate and decode these deceptions:

001. CNDA states their dedication to naturopathy's principles / premises [coded, opaquely-expressed], refers us to the JFP, and states naturopathy's supposed science-status and HPN/VMN core-foundation:

001.a. at their homepage:

"the CNDA is dedicated to advancing the principles of naturopathic medicine [...] read 'Naturopathic Medicine: What Can Patients Expect?' [2005] published in and posted with the permission of the Journal of Family Practice."

001.b. in "Frequently Asked Questions":

"question: what is a naturopathic doctor? [ND] Answer: [...] naturopathic doctors [...] are uniquely trained to provide a comprehensive and integrated approach to assist your body's innate healing processes [BIHP, coded vitalism premise...] training consists of a comprehensive study of the conventional medical sciences [...] in their last two years of their intensive clinical training, they[NDs] learn how to integrate the principles of naturopathic medicine into clinical practice."

OncANP - Oncology Based Upon Deceptively Labeled Fantasy:

the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians [AANP] has created an oncology board-certification [see 001., below]. Naturopathy is based upon the premise of vitalism [see 002., below], which is profoundly science-ejected [see 003., below] yet naturopathy claims to be scientific [see 004., below]. This is fantastical, irrational!!! [see 005., below]:

001. the AANP states in "Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians - About Us":

"the Oncology Academy of Naturopathic Physicians [OANP, is] the membership organization of the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians, Inc. (OncANP) [...] a recognized affiliate of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians [...our] mission: to advance the philosophy [see 002., below], science [see 004., below], and practice of naturopathic oncology [...OncANP] has two main arms: [1] the Oncology Academy of Naturopathic Physicians -- the membership body of the OncANP; [2] the American Board of Naturopathic Oncology [ABNO] -- the body which will board certify naturopathic physicians in naturopathic oncology."

002. for naturopathy's essential vitalism figmentation premise, click here.

003. for references that state that vitalism has been PROFOUNDLY science-ejected for at least several decades, click here.

004. for naturopathy's scientific-status self-labeling, click here.

005. the math:

Where is the profoundly nonscientific falsely labeled scientific? Where is something as serious as oncology based upon fantastical figmentations and deceptive labeling?

Naturopathy...

Decoding ILANP's Falsely Postured Vitalistic Central Premise 2008:

I always find it fascinating that naturopathic medicine does not transparently communicate its essential premises: e.g., a science-ejected, sectic belief set centered around the idea that the human body is run by a 'purposeful life spirit' bioagency. Instead, from practitioners upward and from major institutions downward, naturopathy often chooses to employ a very misleading, opaque, coded description [see 001. below] that does not reveal its actual context [see 002. below], in direct violation of professions-level ethical standards [see 004. below]:

001. the Illinois Association of Naturopathic Physicians states [coded]:

001.a. in "Principles" (archived here):

"[our foremost, #1 - HPN] the healing power of nature. NDs act to identify and remove obstacles to healing and recovery. Their goal is to facilitate and augment the inherent self-healing process in each individual [...#2, NDs] acknowledge, respect and work in conjunction with the individual’s self-healing process."

Note: naturopathy's HPN is expressed as "inherent self-healing process [...and] the individual's self-healing process."

001.b. in "Frequently Asked Questions" (archived here):

"naturopathic physicians seek to restore and maintain optimum health in their patients by emphasizing nature's inherent self-healing process, the vis medicatrix naturae [...] licensure will allow NDs to practice as trained, namely to diagnose and treat disease using naturopathic principles. By establishing licensure for naturopathic physicians, the public can be assured of the physician-level naturopathic medical training of these healthcare professionals."

Note: the "inherent self-healing process, the vis medicatrix naturae [VMN]" is naturopathy's "healing power of nature," by their direct equation. These guiding "naturopathic principles" are stated as the context within which NDs operate. Also stated is the label "professionals."

002. HPN-VMN decoded:

when you actually delve below the veneer of the misleading naturalistic language NDs employ, you see the actual context that ISN'T being communicated: you find that naturopathy's central premise is a vitalistic, spiritistic, teleological sectarian article of faith that has no scientific support and essentially is science-ejected.

003. yet, naturopathy maintains a false science label:

ILANP states in "Frequently Asked Questions" (archived here):

"naturopathic doctors are doctors who specialize in science-based natural medicine."

Note: the label of "science" is falsely being placed upon the essentially naturopathic [e.g. 002. above], and this is what I call nowadays a "confidence game."

004. naturopathy's false professionalism label:

the big inanity: how is informed consent and fiduciary duty possible when a supposed 'science-based medical profession' is essentially based upon modes of deception and falsehood ?!?!?!?!

"There Is No Life Force" - P.C.W. Davies (ISBN 0618592261; 2007):

Paul Davies (PhD{physics} UCL) writes in "Cosmic Jackpot: Why Our Universe is Just Right for Life"((ISBN 0618592261; 2007):

"two hundred years ago, many scientists were content to treat life as a fundamental phenomenon because they believed that some sort of life force or vital essence was responsible for the remarkable qualities that living organisms display [...] today we know that there is no life force. Living organisms are machines, and they derive their extraordinary qualities from their great complexity. What makes life special is not the stuff of which it is made, but the things it does [p.224]."

Naturopathy's Essential Vitalism Secticity - UBCNM SGA 1999, the ND Oath:

an excerpt from my UBCNM 1998-2002 archives concerning naturopathy's essential science-ejected vitalism premise -- the primary sectic belief of naturopathy's sectic belief system -- as taught and required at AANMC naturopathic colleges and university programs [see 001. below]; and a UBCNM web page that directly equates naturopathy's "life force" with naturopathy's "healing power of nature" [HPN; see 002. below]; and a Canadian ND who demonstrates, through naturopathy's official oath [see 003. below]: a) naturopathy's obligation to HPN / vitalism; b) naturopathy's false label of "science" they -- by oath -- place upon 'the naturopathic principles;' c) the wacko idea that this lie of 'naturopathy's scientific vitalism premise' is 'from a position of integrity and without prejudice, serving humanity' while the a priori, dogmatic belief called vitalism is itself a sectic nonscientific prejudice falsely postured as scientific and of the 'without prejudice' / nonsectarian:

001. the secretary of the UBCNM student government writes in "Naturopathic Student Government Meeting Minutes" {1999-08-24}:

"vitalism club [...] the vitalism club will have meetings to discuss and explore the life force which is a part of us all. Dr. Sensenig, N.D. will be advising";

Note: Sensenig was the founding dean of the college, and the founding president of the AANP.

002. UBCNM states in "Guiding Principle #1":

"the healing power of nature, vis medicatrix naturae: the body has the inherent ability to establish, maintain, and restore health. The healing process is ordered and intelligent; nature heals through the response of the life force. The physician's role is to facilitate and augment this process";

003. the naturopathic oath obligates one to such vitalism, per "Naturopathic Physician's Oath" hosted by CNPBC ND Seth-Smith, P. (ND ?) :

"I dedicate myself to the service of humanity as a practitioner of the art and science [yikes!!!] of naturopathic medicine [...] I will conduct my life and practice of naturopathic medicine with integrity and freedom from prejudice [!!!...] I will honor the principles of naturopathic medicine [...including] to cooperate with the healing powers of nature [life force!!!...] with my whole heart, before these witnesses, as a doctor of naturopathic medicine, I pledge to remain true to this oath";