001. there's:
001.a. @bangordailynews.com, Meg Haskell reports in "Lawmakers Override LePage Veto, Uphold Insurance Coverage for Naturopathic Health Care" [2018-03-22; and mainepublic.org]:
"by overwhelming majorities in both the House and the Senate, Maine lawmakers this week overrode Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a new law, LD 1030, which requires health insurance companies to pay for services provided by naturopathic doctors.The law [...] applies to all insurance plans in effect on Jan. 1, 2019, requires insurers to pay for health care provided by licensed naturopaths just as if the care were given by other licensed providers, including medical doctors, osteopathic doctors or nurse practitioner [...]";
this is quite a win for the naturopaths, quite a loss for scientific and ethical integrity. This is a false equation: modern healthcare has much much much higher ethical and epistemic standards than naturopathy. The horror, the horror...
"there are about 50 naturopathic doctors licensed in Maine. Naturopathic doctors must attend four years at an accredited college of naturopathy and pass a standardized national licensing exam before they can practice [....]";
so, 'disruption and degradation' by those [NDs] with a licensure exam that falsely labels such things as homeopathy "science." This is like NASA having to accept astrologers into their ranks with name badges that say "scientist" or "science department."
"herbal and homeopathic remedies are among their recommended therapies [....]";
and it is Consume Reports that recently pointed out that such therapies as herbalism have no science to support them. And there's no bigger bogosity than homeopathy. They are therapies in the same way that flapping your arms is aeronautics.
"'I’m tickled pink,' said naturopathic doctor Elizabeth Yori, who practices in Belfast and is the president of the Maine Association of Naturopathic Doctors [...}';
let's take a quick look there!
"LePage's veto was overridden in the Senate on Tuesday with a vote of 32 in favor and two opposed, and in the House on Thursday with a vote of 135 in favor and 11 opposed [...]";
this is quite a win for the naturopaths, quite a loss for scientific and ethical integrity. This is a false equation: modern healthcare has much much much higher ethical and epistemic standards than naturopathy. The horror, the horror...
"there are about 50 naturopathic doctors licensed in Maine. Naturopathic doctors must attend four years at an accredited college of naturopathy and pass a standardized national licensing exam before they can practice [....]";
so, 'disruption and degradation' by those [NDs] with a licensure exam that falsely labels such things as homeopathy "science." This is like NASA having to accept astrologers into their ranks with name badges that say "scientist" or "science department."
"herbal and homeopathic remedies are among their recommended therapies [....]";
and it is Consume Reports that recently pointed out that such therapies as herbalism have no science to support them. And there's no bigger bogosity than homeopathy. They are therapies in the same way that flapping your arms is aeronautics.
"'I’m tickled pink,' said naturopathic doctor Elizabeth Yori, who practices in Belfast and is the president of the Maine Association of Naturopathic Doctors [...}';
let's take a quick look there!
"LePage's veto was overridden in the Senate on Tuesday with a vote of 32 in favor and two opposed, and in the House on Thursday with a vote of 135 in favor and 11 opposed [...]";
evidence of overwhelming legislator incompetence. Wacko. Because...
002. MAND and the practice of ND Yori:
002.a. MAND:
002.b. ND Yori, the current MAND president:
002.b1. a search of her site heritagenaturalhealth.com reveals:
002.a. MAND:
I've collected MAND and State of Maine 'naturopathy is science' claims here;
yet, at MAND, on their page 'FAQ", we're told:
"we are educated in the same basic Western medical sciences as MDs, including physiology, microbiology, immunology, gastroenterology, obstetrics, and more, as well as areas specific to naturopathic medicine [...]";
well, that's not true. For instance, naturopathy places within "science" what's science-exterior and -ejected. Therein, anything is science, including: the vitalistic, the supernatural, and homeopathy...for starters. That is not "the same."
"is naturopathic medicine based on scientific evidence? [...] naturopathic doctors increasingly embrace evidence-based medicine, while recognizing there is much about the human mind, body, and spirit that remains beyond the understanding of scientists. We also consider the fact that over time, the best medical practices as supported by science are often later viewed as ineffective, or even harmful, to health. Today’s NDs strike a balance between respect for the healing power of nature — much of which science has yet to be able to fully understand or measure — and the best available research in our fields [...] common tools of the profession include clinical nutrition, supplemental nutrients, botanical medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture, and health counseling [...]";
there's a lot. A lot of equivocation. What I'd say, as an overall impression, is that science is a-la-carte within naturopathy: just enough to lure, a shallow patina, a veneer. Their sectarian ideas and methods are what's primal, beneath. Like homeopathy and acupunture, like coded vitalism aka healing power of nature. A balance between nonsense and sense is not much of a sensible thing to do...in medicine. Now fully funded! Like a balance between airplanes and flying carpets.
yet, at MAND, on their page 'FAQ", we're told:
"we are educated in the same basic Western medical sciences as MDs, including physiology, microbiology, immunology, gastroenterology, obstetrics, and more, as well as areas specific to naturopathic medicine [...]";
well, that's not true. For instance, naturopathy places within "science" what's science-exterior and -ejected. Therein, anything is science, including: the vitalistic, the supernatural, and homeopathy...for starters. That is not "the same."
"is naturopathic medicine based on scientific evidence? [...] naturopathic doctors increasingly embrace evidence-based medicine, while recognizing there is much about the human mind, body, and spirit that remains beyond the understanding of scientists. We also consider the fact that over time, the best medical practices as supported by science are often later viewed as ineffective, or even harmful, to health. Today’s NDs strike a balance between respect for the healing power of nature — much of which science has yet to be able to fully understand or measure — and the best available research in our fields [...] common tools of the profession include clinical nutrition, supplemental nutrients, botanical medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture, and health counseling [...]";
there's a lot. A lot of equivocation. What I'd say, as an overall impression, is that science is a-la-carte within naturopathy: just enough to lure, a shallow patina, a veneer. Their sectarian ideas and methods are what's primal, beneath. Like homeopathy and acupunture, like coded vitalism aka healing power of nature. A balance between nonsense and sense is not much of a sensible thing to do...in medicine. Now fully funded! Like a balance between airplanes and flying carpets.
002.b. ND Yori, the current MAND president:
002.b1. a search of her site heritagenaturalhealth.com reveals:
NO iteration of naturopathy's principles; no science; no homeopathy; no details;
because you don't deserve to know, so you can then understand. After all, it is her alma mater Bastyr that states nonscience is science. And the ND's homepage does state about the reversal of the veto:
"just incredible support for this bill overall! I am thrilled and grateful for all the hard work by our Legislators, our patients, our family and friends and our communities [...] and most importantly, this was a grassroots effort asked for and supported by all of my beloved patients; you folks who support Naturopathic doctors and our medicine because you believe [...]";
well, "believe" is rather ironic for an area claiming to be science and medicine as opposed to belief! This is a sad indicator of wrong-headed populism.
003. as I often say:
so, licensed falsehood marches on! With such financial charity...because, obviously, there will now be payment for 'science subset naturopathy treatment subset homeopathy and kind.' And that, IMHO, is quite a PROFOUND violation of human rights.
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