Science-Failing, CSF-Failing, and Historical-Rejection Tables for My "CGA PHC Testimony #2 - 2025-12-22"

here, a compression of said testimony/petition into tables highlighting science-failing and CSF-failing aspects of naturopathy, and the time span of such failings, plus/yet the ct.gov false claim of it all being science:

001. via Perplexity, the entire "CGA PHC Testimony #2 - 2025-12-22" was evaluated through the task:

"For the attached document on naturopathy, create a scoring rubric table which complies to the following: column 1 title - "parameter" with boxes below being each aspect/parameter measured/judged within the document; column 2 title - "scientific integrity" which will be measured on a scale of 0 to 10 with 10 being the highest in terms of modern scientific preponderance. For each scientific integrity box, provide a specific reason in terms of either science-ejection or science-inclusion." [I may have overridden the rubric aspect of the task with the subsequent directions!]

002. results [the scores are lower than I anticipated!]:

CGA PHC Testimony #2 - 2025-12-22 - A Cover Letter, Episode 016, a Q&A Perplexity 'Discussion' - As Archived

here, my last submission of the year to the CGA PHC dated 2025-12-22:

001. the 64-page PDF, the meat of the testimony, consisting of the script and annotations for Episode 016 [blog posts a and b] and some additional Perplexity Q&A [003. below]:

is at Archive.org here in entirety;

002. below is the 12-page cover letter from the submission/upload/testimony, which leads off the document at the above link [aka, 'dear foxes, concerning your over-watch of the hen-house...']. The item is post-dated 2025-12-22 as that was my overall deadline for completion.  All was uploaded to ct.gov on 2025-10-29.

[added note, 2025-11-05: Perplexity informs me that, by way of what is publicly available through bio.s, "3 out of 34 committee members have confirmed public health or healthcare credentials as of the 2025 legislative session." Oh my.]:

"December 22, 2025

Honorable Saud Anwar, Co-Chair

Honorable Cristin McCarthy, Co-Chair

Honorable Committee Members

Public Health Committee

Legislative Office Building, Room 3000

Hartford, CT 06106

Dear Co-Chairs and Members of the Public Health Committee,

This is my second and final submission to the PHC portal as testimony for the year 2025 regarding naturopathy in Connecticut.

This submission, as one PDF, includes: a cover letter, the scripts/transcriptions for two mp3s [available here and here in audio format], and an additional Q and A set.

I appreciate the forum in its limited form [literally], and I’m more than happy to engage by other means in the future.

With this PDF submission, I seek to unify and summarize my research and evaluation of Connecticut and naturopathy as it presently stands.

I must emphasize that my focus in this matter is, for starters, factuality as a constituent aspect of positive freedom as opposed to a certain kind of predetermined and oblivious authoritarianism.

Legislating Naturopathy 101 - Florida Naturopathic Bill 2025 "HB 223: Naturopathic Medicine"

here, excerpts from the proposed Florida naturopathy licensing law for AANMC-AANP-CAND type NDs.  Same old false labels and opacity shenanigans!

001. at Florida's legislative site flsenate.gov, regarding "HB 223: Naturopathic Medicine" [full text PDF here; archived here] we're provided in:

001.a. science claim:

"has obtained a passing score on Part I - Biomedical Science Examination and Part II - Core Clinical Science Examination of the competency-based national Naturopathic Physician Licensing Examination administered by the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners [...]";

beware!  It is, of course, NABNE's NPLEX that falsely labels homeopathy, on that Part II, science. 

001.b. coded vitalism:

"'principles of naturopathic medicine' means the foundations of naturopathic medical education and practice as set forth by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians or the board and embodied in the education offered by naturopathic doctoral degree programs accredited by, or having candidacy status with, the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education or another accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or the board, and including all of the following principles: (a) The healing power of nature [HPN]. (b) Identify and treat the causes. (c) First do no harm. (d) Doctor as teacher. (e) Treat the whole person. (f) Prevention [...] 'naturopathic therapeutic order' [TO] means a principle defined by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians to guide naturopathic doctors in resolving a patient's symptoms and addressing the root cause of a patient's disease while using the least therapeutic force necessary";

of course, HPN is naturopathy's vitalism, coded, and build into their TO.  And so now we're into the blanket label of science upon what isn't.

001.c. definition of naturopathy:

"'naturopathic medicine' and 'practice of naturopathic medicine' mean the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment by a naturopathic doctor of any deformity, disease, injury, pain, or other physical or mental condition using botanical or fungal extracts, clinical nutrition, counseling techniques, dietary supplements, environmental medicine, homeopathic remedies, imaging studies, laboratory testing, lifestyle medicine, natural substances, physical exam, or physical medicine in a manner consistent with the education offered by naturopathic doctoral degree programs accredited by, or having candidacy status with, the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education or another accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or the board, and applied in a manner consistent with the principles of naturopathic medicine and the naturopathic therapeutic order defined herein";

informed consent be damned! This is not a definition, it is a veneer.  Institutionalizing by licensing...falsehood marches on... 

002. thanks to "David Smith Renews Effort to Fully Legalize Naturopathy in Florida" wherein we're told:

"Rep. David Smith has refiled a bill that aims to repeal Florida’s long-standing restrictions on naturopathy. Smith, a Winter Springs Republican, filed a measure (HB 223) that seeks to establish regulatory frameworks to ensure naturopathic doctors [...] Smith filed an identical measure (HB 533) in the House during the 2025 Legislative Session. Doral Republican Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez filed a similar measure (SB 470) in the Senate, which was cosponsored by St. Petersburg Democratic Sen. Darryl Rouson. Both measures stalled in committee";

The 2025 Barry Williams and Bent Spoon Awards – Australian Skeptics

here, some active skepticism in this day and age [rare!]:

001. at skeptics.com.au, in an 2025-10-06 post titled“Banned Naturopath Barbara O’Neill Wins 2025 Bent Spoon”, Tim Mendham writes:

“Barbara O’Neill, the banned ‘naturopath’ – who has no medical qualifications at all – has won the Australian Skeptics’ Bent Spoon award for 2025. The Spoon is given annually to the perpetrator of the most preposterous piece of pseudoscientific or paranormal piffle. It has been given every year since 1982 and is one of the least sought-after prizes in Australia. O’Neill has earned the ‘honour’ after years of promoting pseudo-medical nonsense and dangerous claims of supposed and debunked cures for serious ailments";

hear, hear. 

"The Skeptics awards were announced at the gala dinner for Skepticon, the Australian Skeptics national convention, that was held in Melbourne on October 4”;

Just a mention and caution: naturopathy in Australia, unbanned and institutionalized, is quite the misrepresentation. For instance, a web search >site:.au naturopathic victoria iridology science< yields the first result of "Kerrie Lean, Naturopath Elwood" whose bio. page states she has a "Bachelor of Health Science in Naturopathy" and on her page "Iridology Analysis" we're told "iridology is the science of analyzing the delicate structures of the eye, mainly in the iris.  It is a form of anaylsis [sic, analysis] used in conjunction with other modern and traditional diagnostic techniques to help facilitate a more complete understanding of a patient’s health care needs [...] how can iridology tell me anything about my internal state of health? Nerve fibers in the iris respond to changes in body tissues that correspond to specific changes in tissue and location.  This gives us the ability to ‘read’ internal tissue conditions in the most remote parts of the body and more incredibly gives an entire view of our internal responses to health challenges in a single view."  As I've often said, 'the science that ain't science.'