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I was suffering from postpartum depression: My licensed naturopath recommended beer and marijuana to help me sleep

“You should sleep when your baby sleeps.” This was the advice most frequently offered to me prior to giving birth to my now 10-year-old son. It was a simple instruction that should have been easy to follow. Yet, in the days and nights after my son’s birth, I found myself tirelessly pacing our...

1 April 201610 January 2017 Homeopathy Mental Illness Patient Harm

The homeopathic treatment of bipolar is unethical and dangerous

I have been planning to write this post for about a year. It has taken me this long to calmly put words to paper, as the topic of this article is sensitive for those of us who know someone, or who themselves, suffer from bipolar disorder. About ten months ago,...