Category: Critical Thinking

Posted on 28 January 20162 April 2019 Critical Thinking What is naturopathic medicine?

Naturopathic medicine is cow pie

Naturopathy is an ideology. It is not a distinct form of primary care medicine. In fact, it is not any kind of medicine. It is pseudoscience. Naturopathy does not convey the same credibility or deserve the same respect as medicine. But, in an effort to generate credibility, proponents of naturopathic “medicine”...

Posted on 25 October 201510 January 2017 Critical Thinking Science

Be the Change

About a month ago I attended the last day of the 2015 European Skeptics Congress in London. This was my first public event as a skeptical thinker. I was both nervous and excited to meet Edzard Ernst, the scientist and medical doctor who catalyzed my departure out of the naturopathic...

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I am an ex-naturopathic doctor. I started this blog to expose naturopathic medicine and protect patients from the dangerous and incompetent practices rife in my former profession. —Britt Marie Hermes Read more.

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Defamation Case Update

In 2017, I was sued in Germany for defamation by an American naturopath who treats cancer patients with intravenous baking soda and vitamin C. In 2018, the German court ruled entirely in my favor. The deadline to appeal the court’s decision has passed, and I have won the case outright. To read more about the legal case, please see this blog post.

My legal costs were covered by an international fundraiser organized by Australian Skeptics, Inc. For information about this past fundraising campaign, please visit the ASI website.

An update on the remaining funds is coming. Stay tuned!

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