A NYT Expose on Disinformation, Mercola, and the NYANP - Oh My!

here, some interesting connections between a naturo org and, well, s.o.s.:

001. at:

001.a. the New York Times, on the front cover recently, we're told in the article "The Most Influential Spreader of Coronavirus Misinformation Online" (2021-07-24) by Sheera Frenkel:

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"the article that appeared online on Feb. 9 began with a seemingly innocuous question about the legal definition of vaccines. Then over its next 3,400 words, it declared coronavirus vaccines were 'a medical fraud' and said the injections did not prevent infections, provide immunity or stop transmission of the disease. Instead, the article claimed, the shots 'alter your genetic coding, turning you into a viral protein factory that has no off-switch.' Its assertions were easily disprovable [...] the entire effort traced back to one person: Joseph Mercola. Dr. Mercola, 67, an osteopathic physician in Cape Coral, Fla., has long been a subject of criticism and government regulatory actions for his promotion of unproven or unapproved treatments [...such] activity has earned Dr. Mercola, a natural health proponent [..who] has built a vast operation to push natural health cures [...] with an every-man demeanor, the dubious distinction of the top spot in the 'Disinformation Dozen,' a list of 12 people responsible for sharing 65 percent of all anti-vaccine messaging on social media [...]";

so, fraud, unproven, natural health, disinformation!  Oh my!

 

001.b. at MSNBC, too, there's Morning Joe's "How One Doctor Is The 'Most Influential Spreader Of Covid Misinformation'":

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"[from the description] New York Times reporter Sheera Frenkel discusses how osteopathic physician Joseph Mercola creates and profits from misleading claims about coronavirus vaccines. Professor Ramesh Srinivasan also joins the discussion [...from the video, he] started off in natural medicine very early, in the 1990s [...]";

ah, yes, that familiar natural medicine misleading claim thing.

[addendum] 001.c. also, at CNN, in "CNN Tracks Down a Super-Spreader of Covid-19 Misinformation", we're told;

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"he is the ultimate superspreader [...of] misinformation about Covid-19 [...of] 'lies and misinformation' [...though he states he offers] trustworthy natural health information";

and ditto: natural medicine/health and associated 'lies and misinformation'.

002. Mercola is a New York Association of Naturopathic Physicians sponsor, according to my bank of received emails:

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ah, trusted natural medicine/health, the empowering, informed consent, and the regenerative.  Where have I seen regenerative before, in naturopathyland?

003. well, at NYANP you can find:

003.a. claims that homeopathy is an efficacious treatment, by ND Kachko, in "What is Homeopathy and What Can It Do for Me?" [2021 archived];

"homeopathy is [...] extremely effective [...] tremendous  [...full of] efficacy [...]";

which is quite fake/disproven as a science claim.  To make that claim, en masse, you'd have to have a group of people who do NOT have a well-rounded scientific medical education.

003.b. coded vitalism [in the above homeopathy article and] in "Naturopathic Medicine" [2021 archived]:

"the principles of naturopathic medicine. The healing power of nature (vis medicatrix naturae): Naturopathic medicine recognizes in the body an inherent ability, which is ordered and intelligent. Naturopathic Doctors identify and remove obstacles to recovery and facilitate and augment this healing ability [...]";

you have to go otherwheres to find out what they mean, aka what they're coding, including old NYANP we pages. Aka, the science-ejected as a premise -- hidden.

"is naturopathic medicine effective? Naturopathic diagnosis and therapeutics are supported by scientific research drawn from peer-reviewed journals from many disciplines, including naturopathic medicine, conventional medicine, European complementary medicine, clinical nutrition, phytotherapy, pharmacognosy, homeopathy, psychology and spirituality [...]";

yes, blanketly effective and scientific. Because if you write it, it must be true.

003.c. a categorical science claim upon 'the naturopathic' in "What is Naturopathic Medicine?" [2021 archived] where we're told NDs get:

"a comprehensive, rigorous, and well-rounded scientific medical education";

like science subset homeopathy. And we're back to 'fraud, unproven, natural health, disinformation!  Misleading claims... Oh my!'