FSM Say Australia’s SCU Damages Its Reputation with Disjointed ND Myers ‘Naturopathy Works’ Study

here, put on your tall boots:

001. at abc.net.au, Samantha Turnbull and Bruce MacKenzie write in “Naturopathy Defended in 'World-First' Study, But Critics Question University's Credibility” (2019-03-07):

“Southern Cross University researchers say a new 'world-first' study proves the benefits of naturopathy, but critics are questioning the institution's credibility [...]"; 

well, sure.  An area that thinks iridology is diagnostically resplendent and terms homeopathy science is quite 'to-be-looked-at-with-a-bullshit-detector'. 

"[SCU's] Professor Stephen Myers [...] said the study [...] demonstrated naturopathic medicine works in the treatment of a wide range of chronic conditions [...and] was motivated by a review chaired by the former Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer that found there was no clear evidence demonstrating the efficacy of many natural therapies. The review resulted in a decision to exclude naturopathy, homeopathy and several other natural therapies from private health insurance from April 1 this year [...]"; 

hear, hear for rigor.  So, when the standards are high, there's no supporting evidence.  But when naturopathy does an apologetic dive into the literature, with such low standards such as what I listed above, surprise.  They find a convincing amount of evidence.  But, naturopathy's are convinced fantasy such as a vital force running the body are in evidence.  So, of course naturopathy supports naturopathy.  Nonsense does not have a problem with itself. 

"[and Myers said] 'there's a body of evidence that supports naturopathic medicine and to take it off health insurance rebates is not doing the public a service in regards to their health care' [...]"; 

what's not doing the public a service is naturopathic fantasy posed as reality.  On any continent.  By way of lax standards.

 "Professor Dwyer, who is also the founding president of Friends of Science in Medicine, said the study damaged Southern Cross University's reputation [...]"; 

how much worse can the institution's reputation get?  It has naturopathy within it...

002. Myers, by the way, coauthored the the 3rd Edition of the Textbook of Natural Medicine's Chapter 3 which has a subtitle of "The Unifying Theory of Naturopathic Medicine" and it states therein:

"this is the removal of the obstacles to cure, which allows the action of the vis medicatrix naturae, the vital force, the healing power of nature [...that] the therapeutic order [...includes within] address weakened or damaged systems or organs [...] harmonize with your life force [...]";

yet there is no such thing as a life or vital force, even if you dress it up in Latin. Theories broadly explain facts, and in fact a life force is science-ejected.  But not when you have very very lax standards for what constitutes 'in-evidence.' Then you see a body of evidence for what isn't in evidence.  And that's the disjointedness: posing as an intelligent position but not.