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http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Naturopathy/naturopathy.html http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Naturopath... > Naturopathy, sometimes referred to as "natural medicine," is a largely pseudoscientific approach said to "assist nature" [1], "support the body's own innate capacity to achieve optimal health" [2], and "facilitate the body's inherent healing mechanisms." [3] Naturopaths assert that diseases are the body's effort to purify itself, and that cures result from increasing the patient's "vital force." They claim to stimulate the body's natural healing processes by ridding it of waste products and "toxins." At first glance, this approach may appear sensible. However, a close look will show that naturopathy's philosophy is simplistic and that its practices are riddled with quackery [4]. [snip] > Most of the things naturopaths do have not been scientifically substantiated; and some—such as homeopathy—clearly are worthless. In many cases, naturopaths combine sensible dietary advice (based on medically proven strategies) with senseless recommendations for products. Again, for the curious. Oh, and a blog from a former naturopath: http://www.naturopathicdiaries.com/ http://www.naturopathicdiaries.com/ > Naturopathic medicine is not what I was led to believe. I discovered that the profession functions as a system of indoctrination based on discredited ideas about health and medicine, full of anti-science rhetoric with many ineffective and dangerous practices. http://www.naturopathicdiaries.com/about-me-2/ http://www.naturopathicdiaries.com/about-me-2/