Canada's ND Pincott Labels Naturopathy and Homeopathy "Science-Based" This 2011 Naturopathy Awareness Week

Pincott, I. (ND NCNM) states in "2011 is lucky 13 for Naturopathic Medicine Week" (2011-05-03)[vsc 2011-05-03]:

"this year marks the 13th year that Naturopathic Medicine Week (NMW) has been proclaimed in Canada [...] over the course of the week naturopathic doctors across Canada will be providing open house clinic hours as well as public workshops and lectures [...] to educate the public [...] naturopathic physicians (ND’s) are primary health care providers with seven to eight years of post secondary education who practice safe, effective, science-based natural health care [...] ND's diagnose, treat and prevent disease using natural therapies including [...] homeopathy [...] across Canada there are over 1,600 registered ND's and in B.C. there are 376 practicing ND's. ND’s take the time to educate their patients [...] the ND, as educator [...] sift[s] the wheat from the chaff when the media paint a negative view of natural therapies [...] naturopathic medicine week is to help educate the public about the extensive expertise of naturopathic physicians in their role as coach in helping people achieve optimal health and preventing chronic disease [...] Dr. Ingrid Pincott, naturopathic physician, has been practicing since 1985 and can be reached at 250-286-3655 or www.DrPincott.com [...also see] www.cand.ca [...and] www.bcna.ca."

Note: I HUGELY disagree with the science label that here has been placed on what is hugely not science, homeopathy.  But, this is naturopathyland, where false labels and commerce go hand in hand.  So, when is what isn't science science?   And when is educating miseducating?  You got it.

McMaster University's Science Faculty Promotes Naturopathic Pseudoscience as a Science Career

here, sadly I cite from a web page of Canada's McMaster University which promotes a naturopathy degree as a science career path [see 001., below]; then, I cite from the web pages of one of the schools MU promotes -- that I went to -- and show that they too label naturopathy science while simultaneously stating what naturopathy is based upon contextually, which is the science-ejected [see 002., below]:

001. McMaster University Faculty of Science states in "Science: Career and Cooperative Education -- Naturopathy Schools" [vsc 2010-12-24]:

"naturopathy schools accredited by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education, www.cnme.org [...in Canada]: Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Naturopathic Doctor Diploma Program, www.ccnm.edu; Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine, Naturopathic Doctor Diploma Program, www.binm.org [...in the US] Bastyr University, Naturopathic Doctor Diploma Program, www.bastyr.edu; National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Naturopathic Doctor Diploma Program, www.ncnm.org; Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, Naturopathic Doctor Diploma Program, www.scnm.edu; University of Bridgeport [UB], Naturopathic Doctor Diploma Program, www.bridgeport.edu/naturopathy [...] interested applicants are advised to check the relevant naturopathic school’s website for the academic and additional requirements before submitting an application to the school of their choice [...and MU also links to] American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, www.naturopathic.org; Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors, www.cand.ca; Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors, www.oand.org; Ontario Board of Directors of Drugless Therapy, www.boardofnaturopathicmedicine.on.ca; Public Health Agency of Canada, www.phac-aspc.gc.ca; Nova Scotia Association of Naturopathic Doctors, nsand.ca; British Columbia Naturopathic Association, www.bcna.bc.ca; Manitoba Naturopathic Association, www.mbnd.ca; Saskatchewan Association of Naturopathic Practitioners, www.sanp.ca; International Naturopathic Students’ Association, www.members.tripod.com/~INSA/index.html [...and this is all courtesy of] Science Career & Cooperative Education, Burke Science Building Room 127, www.science.mcmaster.ca/scce, (905) 525-9140 ext. 27898."

Note: yes, you can have that science career you always dreamed of through a naturopathy degree!  Not.

002. UB:

002.a. states naturopathy is within science categorically in here [vsc 2010-12-24];

002.b. yet, strangely, admits that what is essential to the naturopathic is:

002.b1. the vitalistic:

see this collection of mine.

Note: which is science-ejected, see this collection of mine.

002.b2. and the supernaturalistic:

 see this collection of mine.

Note: which is science-ejected, see this collection of mine.  This type of crap / junk thought by way of naturopathy is the absurdity that fuels this blog.

003. some things I am concerned about, still:

education consumers are being misled, and the false inducements by the naturopathy crowd are causing huge expense and diversion from career options that are actually what they say they are;

reputable institutions are being lazy and therein being muddied by their naturopathy promotion / promotion of the essentially false.

ND K____ is Penalized by OBNM For False Advertising & Chelation [Hypocrisy Alert!]

here, I cite from a recent article regarding an Oregon ND who has had his license suspended [see 001., below]; then, I point out the falseness that is at the heart of Oregon naturopathy overall [see 002., below]:

001. the Mail Tribune's Sam Wheeler reports in "State Levels Penalties on Medford Naturopath" (2010-12-18) [also, see Casewatch's page:

"Dr. Alan K____, the head naturopathic physician at Center of Health, 2612 E. Barnett Road, violated Oregon law by falsely advertising his practice and himself in 15 different instances, and preparing to administer a method of medicine that he was not certified to use [...] the board's investigation determined that from 2006 through 2009, K____ had made 'untrue, improper, misleading, or deceptive statements in advertising by representing that he is a medical specialist or practices a medical specialty' [...K____ has been] ordered to pay $15,000 in civil penalties and will have his license revoked for one year, the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine concluded last week [...] the practice will remain open under the direction of naturopathic physician Dr. Zack Allen [...] in addition to the false advertising, K____ was also disciplined for preparing to administer chelation therapy to one of his patients."

Note: so, false claims in commerce are penalized by OBNM.  Interesting, considering how false and irrational naturopathy is overall.

University of Bridgeport's "Health Science" [False-]Advertising 03 [pictoral] - 2010-12:

here, I post a roadside picture I took today along I-95 in the West Haven, CT area wherein the University of Bridgeport [UB] advertises its "Health Science" programs [see 001., below]; then I list what's included in that "division" [see 002.a.]; and what is essential to naturopathy [see 002.b.]; and the fact that that makes naturopathy not science, and therein falsely advertised [see 002.c.]; then, I muse [see 003., below]:

001. this is a picture taken today with a cell phone, so its resolution is not so hot:

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The advertisement says:

"UB. UBelong Here.  www.bridgeport.edu.  Our degrees in Health Science make everyone feel better.  University of Bridgeport [and I can't read the rest]."

But, if it's anything like the 2009-12 one I'd posted [hey, this is a holiday-season ritual for me], and I think it is the exact same poster,  it says in its tiniest print "Opening doors.  Building futures."

002. now for some analysis:

002.a. at UB, we're told that within its "health sciences division" is naturopathic medicine.  Their web page "Health Science Students" [vsc 2010-12-06] states:

"why study at UB?  State-of-the-art programs [the best!].  The University’s professionally accredited health sciences programs [...include] the College of Naturopathic Medicine [...offering a degree in] Naturopathic Medicine (N.D.) [...a] state-of-the-art curricula and significant clinical experiences. The members of the faculty include skilled instructors with backgrounds in the biomedical and clinical sciences."

Note: science, science, science!  And supposedly 'the best' science, too! And 'of the professions' ethically, possessing "significant clinical experiences."  Promises, promises, promises.

002.b. now, it doesn't take much effort to discover 'the essentially naturopathic' and how UB embodies naturopathy's 'reversal of values':

002.b1. UB tells us in "Naturopathic Medicine (N.D.) - Program Details" [vsc 2010-12-06]:

"are you interested in a career in a field of medicine that works to support the natural healing power of the body, mind, and spirit? In naturopathic medicine we call this vis medicatrix naturae (the healing power of nature) [VMN-HPN], and it is our guiding philosophy [...] the College conducts research to advance the understanding and knowledge of the natural health sciences."

Note: so, supernaturalism is [absurdly] considered / labeled natural and within science, obviously.  Yet, we're not really informed here, though we're promised "details", concerning the true context of naturopathy's VMN-HPN, which is also labeled science.

002.b2. and naturopathy's primary textbook, "The Textbook of Natural Medicine", tells us that that HPN is the context known as vitalism.  In "Chapter 3 - A Hierarchy of Healing: The Therapeutic Order: The Unifying Theory of Naturopathic Medicine" [vsc 2010-12-06] we're told:

"the therapeutic order, or hierarchy of healing, is now incorporated into ND college curricula throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand [p.031...] the therapeutic order [...consists of #2] stimulate the healing power of nature (vis medicatrix naturae): the self-healing processes [...#3] address weakened or damaged systems or organs [...including] harmonize with your life force [p.035...] many naturopathic modalities can be used to stimulate the overall vital force [...] these strategies are used to restore optimal function to an entire physiologic system (immune, cardiovascular, detoxification, life force, endocrine, etc.) [p.036...] the vis medicatrix naturae [occurs 9x in chapter], [is] the vital force, [is] the healing power of nature [p.034]."

Note: so, this is the essentially naturopathic: HPN=VMN=SHP=LF=VF.  We're told, at the TNM homepage, "you can trust Pizzorno.  Unsurpassed in its authority and scope."  And ND Pizzorno is the one who equates HPN directly with "spirit" [vsc 2010-12-06].

002.c. how do I know that vitalism and supernaturalism are indeed science-ejected?  Because national science organizations have stated so:

002.c1. regarding the science-ejected nature of vitalism, this is one of my favorite finds:

the Marine Biological Laboratory of Wood's Hole states in "Biological Lectures Delivered at the Marine Biological Laboratory of Wood's Hole In the Summer Session of 1894" (1896; publ. Ginn and Co):

"there is no warrant for the assertion that life is something different from, and independent of, matter an energy. That is the mistake of vitalism."

Yes, that's 1896.

002.c2. regarding the science-ejected nature of the supernatural:

the American Association For the Advancement of Science [AAAS] states in "A Study Guide For The Evolution Dialogues" (2007):

"what science is and is not. The scientific method uses observation and logic to develop testable hypotheses. Scientific theories encompass many tested hypotheses and are continually refined as new data is discovered. [But,] no aspect of science can address supernatural questions [p.020...e.g.] creationism and 'intelligent design' deal with supernatural questions that [truly] cannot be addressed through the scientific method. Science and religion ask and answer different questions [p.031...] supernatural entities by definition operate outside of natural laws and so [truly] cannot be investigated using methods of experimentation [...] one reason that modern science has flourished since the seventeenth century is that it has limited itself to natural explanations alone [p.032]."

Note: yes, that is the HUGE scientific preponderance known as the AAAS.  Of course, natural medicine is based upon the supernatural yet labeling itself science -- conflating the natural and supernatural.  But there is a reasonable distinction, and maintaining that distinction protects the integrity of science and the integrity of freedom of belief.

003. musing:

we were / are promised state-of-the-art science, and professionalism.  But, values have been reversed, in terms of naturopathy: you get, instead, the archaic pseudoscientific, and not that high standard of credat emptor that professionalism embodies, not even the lower general commerce standard of caveat emptor.  

What you get instead is complete bass-ackward dain-bramagedness.

Peterson's Bastyr U. ND Program Profile: The Label of Profession and Science, The Reality of Nonprofessionality and Nonscience

here, I cite from Peterson's "Graduate Programs in Business, Education, Health, Information Studies, Law and Social Work 2004" (ISBN 076891146x) [below, I will simply call this source "Peterson's"] which falsely labels naturopathy 'professions-level science' [see 001., below]; then, I use my alma mater's own web page to show naturopathy's underlying essential nonscience context [see 002., below]:

001. Peterson's states in "Bastyr University School Of Naturopathic Medicine" [you can search much of it at books.google.com]:

001.a. per "profess":

"Bastyr University offers a four-year program of professional education leading to the Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine N.D. degree. The naturopathic medical profession [etc. p.2107]."

Note: professional, professional, professional.  Supposedly.

001.b. per "scien":

"the goal of the program is to educate future physicians in the tradition of medical science and the art of natural healing […by] providing a comprehensive understanding of the basic medical sciences […] students receive a thorough foundation in the basic medical sciences […] the University’s mission includes the pursuit of scientific research […] Bastyr University was founded as a naturopathic medical college in 1978 to meet the growing need for scientifically trained naturopathic physicians […via a] comprehensive education in the natural health sciences [p.2107]."

Note: science, science, science.  Supposedly.

002. underneath these labels, you can see what the actual context of naturopathy is:

the science-ejected vitalistic.

Note: nonscience, at its core.  Truly. By oath, though often the context is coded in naturalistic language. While only one large aspect of the naturopathic belief amalgam, vitalism is thoroughly science-ejected.  

So WOW!  A book that declares itself "the authority" is full of false nonsense.  It is likely that MANY people were induced by Peterson's and Bastyr into studying naturopathy through false labelings.  Seems to me that the pages of this book should be regarded as false-advertisement space.  Unfortunately for the unknowing trusting public, e.g. the Bastyr entry, naturopathic commerce is unfair.

003. the professions:

adhere to the highest of ethical standards, credat emptor [let the buyer have faith].  But, obviously, naturopathy is so academically and institutionally science-illiterate, incompetent and unethical / false / lacking in integrity and rationality that the buyer shouldn't have any faith / trust in naturopathy at all.  The buyer should run, instead: be that buyer a clinical patient or an academic customer. 

Naturopathy cannot meet the laxer standard of caveat emptor [let the buyer beware].  Used car dealers are held to higher standards than naturopathy, which is allowed to basically be legalized robbery.

 

This misreference book has a prized place on my bookshelf.

A Nice Find -- UB Advirtising Naturopathy as a Science It Fundamentally Isn't, 2003:

here, I cite from a kind of commerce activity that results in people being harmed - false advertising circa 2003 by UB in Vegetarian Times in relation to its naturopathy program [see 001., below], and then I show the kind of nonsense UB falsely labels as science currently [see 002., below]:

001. the University of Bridgeport writes in "College of Naturopathic Medicine" (Vegetarian Times, 2003-02)[sc 2010-04-19]:

"a doctor of naturopathic medicine degree [...within the] University of Bridgeport, Division of Health Sciences [...which is within] a traditional university [p.078...] healthcare career plans [...] the chiropractic and naturopathic colleges at the University of Bridgeport are the country's first and only university-based colleges [p.081]."

Note: even in the mid-to-late 1990s, the 'typical university science' context was placed upon naturopathy by UB.

002. but, what do you really get?

002.a. well, right now you still get that label of science upon naturopathy [vsc 2010-04-19].

002.b. and, still, it is placed upon the essentially naturopathic science-ejected, e.g. see "life force" in:

LoBisco, S. (ND UBCNM) [vsc 2010-04-19].

University of Bridgeport's "Health Science" Advertising 02 [pictoral] - 2009-12:

here, I share a picture I took today along I-95 in Stratford, CT of a billboard advertising the University of Bridgeport's “Health Science” division [see 001., below]. Now, it may shock the uniformed to know that: a) within this supposed “science” category, UB includes naturopathy [see 002., below] because b) naturopathy has, as 'it's essential worldview', a context exterior to science since naturopathy REQUIRES -- by its own definition -- the science-ejected concepts of vitalism [see 003., below] and supernaturalism [see 004., below]. So, WOW [see 005., below]:

001. this is a shot I just took this afternoon along I-95 in Stratford, CT with my Pentax K-1000 [go chemical image media!; sorry for the support wires, but this was the safe way to get the shot, as opposed to roadside]:

Note: it says "UBelong Here.  www.bridgeport.edu. UB.  Our degrees in Health Science make everyone feel better.  University of Bridgeport.  Opening doors.  Building futures."

002. here is where UB includes naturopathy in their "science" academic category, stating in "UB Spotlight: Health Sciences Programs":

"the University's professionally accredited health sciences programs are housed in the Fones School of Dental Hygiene, the College of Chiropractic, the College of Naturopathic Medicine, the Acupuncture Institute, and the Nutrition Institute."

Note: we have the claim that naturopathy is ethically 'of the professions' and epistemically of 'science'.

003. UB states, explictly, the science-ejected concept of vitalism that undergirds naturopathy ESSENTIALLY here, in "Six Guiding Principles.  Guiding Principle # 1. The Healing Power of Nature":

"nature heals through the response of the life force. The physician's role is to facilitate and augment this process."

Note: if anyone is in doubt about naturopathy's essential science-ejected vitalism, visit their primary textbook's sample chapter here. Page 30 has the gem statement: "Dr. Sensenig presented 'Back to the Future: Reintroducing Vitalism as a New Paradigm'".  Dr. S. was my teacher at UB, the founding dean of that naturopathy school, and the founding president of the AANP.  Here are Sensenig's notes equating this "life force" with the notion of 'god power within' -- an article of faith that I've termed autoentheism.

004. and, of course, supernaturalism runs rampant in naturopathy, supposedly a "science" here, in "A Systems Approach to Wellness [by] Joseph Pizzorno N.D.":

"the routes to total wellness [...per our] seven underlying, health-sustaining systems of our body [...include] our life-force (or spirit) [...] the vis medicatrix naturae (life-force) deep within us."

Note: notice how the science-ejected concept of vitalism equated with supernaturalism, by JEP, the don of naturopathy per his self-label as "one of the world's leading authorities on science-based natural medicine".  And supernaturalism is science-ejected.

005. so, my response to this "science" label upon naturopathy is UB is WOW:

as in "Danger, Will Robinson, unethical sectarian pseudoscience."  How do they get away with this?

What's rather ironic about his whole this is the name "Barrett" in the billboard.  Barrett, in another context, has much to say about these "muddleheads".

University of Bridgeport's "Health Science" Advertising 01 - LAMAR 2009-10:

Wow.  Was driving today along I-95 in Stratford.  The University of Bridgeport [UB] has a LAMAR billboard [or something like that -- see this follow-up post http://naturocrit.blogspot.com/2009/12/university-of-bridgeport-health-science.html ] up that invites the public driving by towards their "Health Science" academic programs:

001. those "health science" programs include naturopathy, chiropractic and acupuncture.

Note: woo galore.

002. now, naturopathy per UB is based upon the vitalistic, which is science-ejected.

Note: this is a fact.

003. again, wow.  Such predatory falseness still, to this day, drops my jaw.