Saturday, February 16, 2019

Texas Naturopaths' Videos on Naturopathy and 2019 Licensure

here, naturopathy videos concerning the 2019 Texas licensure push [embedded at txand.wildapricot.org too]:

001. at YouTube, on the TXANDWebTV account, there's:

001.a. "Why Texas Needs Naturopathic Doctors" (2019):
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[tags: #texasnaturopathy #sciencebasedclaim #efficacyclaim]
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"[from the video]why Texas needs naturopathic doctors [...] preventable chronic illnesses [...] naturopathic doctors: experts in science-based natural and complementary therapies [...] offer safe and effective treatment options [...] better patient outcomes and greater cost savings  [...] well-equipped [...] ND education standards [...] public safety [...]";

so, a science and efficacy claim, upon such things as naturopathy's essential vitalism and homeopathy.  Quite crazy.  Experts in the pseudo...


001.b. "Naturopathic Medicine" (2019):
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[tags: #texasnaturopathy #homeopathy #scienceclaims #NPLEXassurances]
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"[from the video] how are naturopathic doctors educated, trained, and licensed? [...] biomedical sciences, diagnostic sciences, evidence-based medicine [...] ND program training includes [...] homeopathic medicine [...] naturopathic physicians licensing exams [...] NPLEX [...] required for licensure [...and] sets standards for the profession [...]";

now, that's quite a claim of science and evidence upon such bogosities as naturopathy's homeopathy and kind. And NPLEX, of course, is famous for falsely placing homeopathy within "clinical sciences."  So, what licensure ensures is that falsehood and grifing march on...

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