Dave Roos at health.howstuffworks.com: Former-ND Hermes Piece

here, some of the things that stand out that I comment upon:

001. at health.howstuffworks.com, Dave Roos writes in "A Former Naturopath Blows the Whistle on the Industry" (2018-02-15):

"Britt Marie Hermes [...] decided to follow her passion for natural health and enroll in a naturopathic medicine program at Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington. Naturopathic medicine, as defined by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP), is 'a distinct primary health care profession, emphasizing prevention, treatment, and optimal health through the use of therapeutic methods and substances that encourage individuals' inherent self-healing process [IISHP]. The practice of naturopathic medicine includes modern and traditional, scientific, and empirical methods' [...]";

so, along the lines of my central thesis regarding naturopathy, that's coded vitalism as IISHP, and then that monster of illogic, 'the distinct-inclusive'.  It can slip by pretty easily, to claim distinction and then basically blend.  For instance, Bastyr states "Bastyr offers graduate and undergraduate degrees in science-based natural medicine that integrates mind, body, spirit, and nature." Study epistemology and ontology, science and philosophy enough, and you quickly come to realize that that's a nonsense statement.  Because "nature" there includes their vitalism-teleology that's science-ejected, and of course, spirit is supernaturalism which science does not support and cannot support.  So, basically, Bastyr claims that within its idea of "science" is the science-antithetical.  It's the biggest 'academic stupid' you can find.

"there are seven colleges and universities in the United States and Canada accredited to train doctors of naturopathic medicine. And 25 states and Canadian provinces have passed laws that officially license or register naturopathic physicians [...] according to information provided by AANP, there are roughly 6,000 practicing naturopathic physicians in the U.S., and those numbers are rising every year [...]";

and licensed falsehood is moving onwards, this year.  Not in terms of quality or category, aka rigor, as I've mentioned above, but in terms of quantity.  An infectious dumbing.

"Hermes' story took an unexpected turn [...] she quit [...] Hermes has become one of the most outspoken critics of naturopathy [...see] her blog Naturopathic Diaries [...e.g.] saying that unscientific and unethical practices are rampant in the profession [...and] Hermes launched an online petition to block the expansion of licensure and insurance coverage, including Medicare and Medicaid, for naturopathic physicians in the U.S. 'Naturopaths are not doctors,' states the petition, 'and they should not be treated as such' [...] Hermes and other critics of naturopathy argue that expanding licensure and insurance coverage for naturopathic doctors will only expose more sick adults and children to dangerously unscientific and unproven practices [...]";

hear, hear.