here, a quick excerpt from an upcoming Australian satire concerning naturopathy:
001. at CityMag , in "Satirists Take a Biting Look at COVID Conspiracy Theories" we're told:
"a satirical Fringe show by The Chaser’s Charles Firth and The Shovel’s James Schloeffel will take you on a trip through wild COVID conspiracy theories and show you how to make your own Pete Evans BioCharger [...]";
more on that in 003.
"[and the show is asked] there seems to be a pandemic of anti-experts these days – why is that? [...and they answer] at some point people decided it was better to trust Barbara from Facebook, whose sister’s best friend knows someone whose daughter works part-time at a naturopath where they’ve discovered that you can ward of COVID-19 by holding your breath for two minutes, than to trust a scientist with 20 years’ experience. Probably because scientists are boring [...]";
!!! Sort of like children passing a graveyard or going over a bridge...
002. for the show:
002.a. tickets are available;
002.b. and it seems in this part of the world, currently during the pandemic:
it is physically attendable since South Australia's case numbers are exceptionally low;
003. regarding the biocharger:
003.a. Wikipedia's Pete Evans page states:
"during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Evans was criticized by peak Australian medical groups for attempting to promote a product with a cure. Evans had been promoting a 'subtle energy platforms product online called the BioCharger NG for AUD $15,000, which he claimed had a 'recipe ... there for Wuhan coronavirus'. The Australian Medical Association dismissed it as a 'fancy light machine' and Mandy-Lee Noble, a dietician and member of Friends of Science in Medicine said it 'is a glorified plasma lamp', adding 'it's probably no threat to people but if people think this in any way will treat or prevent COVID-19 infection, that risks our community response to the pandemic, that is dangerous, it's an indirect harm' [...]";
hear, hear.
003.b. SBM states:
"conclusion: Too silly to take seriously. This Emperor is naked. Sure, the BioCharger can charge you; but only financially, not energetically or physiologically. If you have money to waste and want to try an expensive placebo, you could buy a BioCharger. If you prefer science and reality to pseudoscience and fantasy, you will have to look elsewhere";
ouch!
004. overall, the mention above reminds me that a central issue/problem with naturopathy, in North America particularly, is the mixture of actual fact with patent nonsense, and here's a practice example. There's Beaumont Health's page "Naturopathic Medicine" [2021 archived] which tells us
004.a. first:
"[factually] there are currently no COVID-19 vaccine appointments available. We apologize for the inconvenience. We will open up more appointments when we receive more vaccine. At this time, we are unable to address questions about the COVID-19 vaccine via phone or email. Please read our COVID-19 vaccine FAQs for more information [...and that page provides facts, and BH even does a myths versus facts page where they tell us] the FDA has rigorous scientific and regulatory processes in place to facilitate development and ensure the safety, effectiveness and quality of COVID-19 vaccines [...] Myth: The vaccine changes your DNA. Fact: The vaccine does not change your DNA [...]";
good info.
004.b. yet we're also told:
"naturopathic medicine is a distinct system of holistic health care that treats the whole person and addresses the root causes of disease. It supports your body's innate ability to heal itself [coded vitalism] through natural therapies. Naturopathic doctors are highly educated health care providers [...who take the] NPLEX, the North American licensing exam [...and use such things as] homeopathy: this gentle yet effective system of medicine is more than 200 years old and is based on the principle that 'like cures like' [a baseless premise]. Homeopathic medicines are very small doses of natural substances that can stimulate the body’s self-healing response [coded vitalism] without side effects [...]";
if naturopathy is distinct, then why is their foundational vitalism being coded? And if NDs are highly educated, then why does NPLEX label homeopathy a clinical science when it is instead bunk? Also note that efficacy was used to describe the vaccine process and homeopathy! That's like using 'lighter than air' to describe helium and lead.
004.c. and regarding BH NDs, we're told:
"Hallie Armstrong, N.D. is currently the lead naturopathic doctor with Integrative Medicine Beaumont at Beaumont Health [...and the embedded video 'Naturopathic Medicine Beaumont Integrative Medicine' features an ND Davila who tells us that naturopathy] supports your body's innate ability to heal itself [...] naturopathic medicine operates off of these main principles [...#2] support the healing power of the body [coded vitalism...and there's mention of] homeopathy [...and] our naturopathic doctors [...who have] advanced training in their fields [...and are under] physician oversight [...]";
again, more coded vitalism. I can't help but categorize "integrative" with grifting, in sum. Now, Davila is an NUNM graduate, and at NUNM you can of course get that vitalism explicitly stated. But it's coded at her practice page. And at ND Armstrong's. So much charity in terms of veracity...
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