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Category: Naturopathic Medicine Week

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Posted on 8 May 20169 May 2016 Naturopathic Medicine Week What is naturopathic medicine?

Caution Canadians: Naturopathic Medicine Week 2016

This week, May 9-15, 2016, is Naturopathic Medicine Week in Canada. Let’s celebrate by recalling some problems with this alternative system of “medicine.” Naturopathy is based on a pre-scientific understanding of health and disease. Naturopaths believe that a magic force, called the vis, is responsible for determining the health of the mind...

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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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Legal Defense 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. My legal costs were supported through an international fundraising effort organized by Australian Skeptics, Inc.

To read more about the legal case, please see this blog post. To learn more about the fundraising campaign, please visit the ASI website.

 

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