How to talk to a loved one about the dangers of naturopathy
Talking to someone about naturopathic medicine is hard. I hope this guide will help make it easier.
Category: Patient Harm
Justice prevails! Cancer quack Colleen Huber loses her defamation suit against me
On May 24, 2019, the District Court (Landgericht) of Kiel, Germany ruled against naturopathic cancer quack Colleen Huber in a defamation lawsuit she brought against me. Huber filed suit in September 2017 over my opinions about the dubious treatments and human subjects research at her cancer clinic in Tempe, Arizona...
Is Colleen Huber a cancer quack? And more legal thuggery
Colleen Huber, self-proclaimed cancer researcher, sent me a cease and desist letter. She's offended by my opinion that she's a quack and doesn't know it.
A physician’s take on Alberta regulators clearing naturopath of misconduct in toddler’s death
Canadian physician responds to naturopathic regulators in Alberta after it cleared one of its own of wrongdoing in the death of a toddler with meningitis. The regulatory agency failed to address concerns of that naturopaths are selling medically dubious products.
Even when children die, naturopaths refuse to blame each other
Naturopaths hate it when I draw attention to examples of patient harm resulting from naturopaths failing to uphold medical standards of care.
Naturopathic pediatrics and genetic testing
Naturopath Jared Skowron reveals his quackery by using anti-gas pills to treat a young girl with Fabry disease.
Naturopaths need to back off autism
Another child has been severely harmed by a naturopath. This time in the UK.
Ozone therapy in naturopathic medicine
Tomorrow, Monday May 23, 2016, licensed naturopaths and their students will “storm” the offices of lawmakers to lobby for naturopathic medicine. This day will mark the culmination of the annual naturopathic lobbying event called D.C. Federal Legislative Initiative (DC FLI) organized by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians. Yesterday, I...
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...
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,...