Guardian Australia's The Full Story Podcast Asks 'Do We Need a Crackdown on Naturopaths'?

here, some excerpts from a Guardian Australia audio presentation:

001. at theguardian.com, in their Full Story episode "The Naturopath Who Claimed to Cure Cancer and the Murky World of Wellness" [2019 archived]

[for the direct mp3 download, click here, 2019 archived here;

for Apple podcasts click here;

for the Google podcasts click here]

we're told:

"[from the description] Barbara O’Neill was banned from practicing as a naturopath after claiming bicarbonate soda was a cure for cancer and advising pregnant women not to take antibiotics. Laura Murphy-Oates and reporter Melissa Davey explore this extraordinary case and discuss the dangerous lack of regulation around the booming wellness industry [...and from the podcast, you hear the ND in the background and the presenter Laura Murphy-Oates says] 'this is the Full Story [...] today, the murky world of well-being [...] when you book an appointment with someone who says that they're a health expert, you would assume that that person has training, qualifications, and that there's people monitoring all that.  But in the world of well-being, that's not always true especially when it comes to naturopaths, the broad field of alternative medicine that dispenses advice on diet, exercise and mental health [...] and right now some people are receiving treatment that's unscientific and could be dangerous or even deadly. So, do we need a crack-down on naturopaths?' [...] ";

tantalizing!  Recommended...