Attack of the Naturopaths

First, and for the record, a Naturopath is not a medical doctor - they are not physicians.  Don't let any Naturopathic Doctors tell you otherwise.  They practice an extremely low end medicine that barely counts as medicine.  What they practice is very similar to how doctors practiced in, oh say, the 1800s.  We've learned a little bit about the human body since then.  A lot in fact.

If you followed the story of my previous post, you heard about Michael Hawkins and how his web site was shut down by Christopher Maloney.  It turns out it wasn't by Maloney.  It was still because of him, though.  Andreas Moritz had WordPress shut down Michael Hawkins web page.  He sent a note to WordPress supposedly proving Maloney is a doctor (Maloney is licensed by the state of Maine as a Naturopathic Doctor).  The problem is, the term doctor as heard by the general populace implies a medical doctor, an MD and all the training and science implied therein.  What Maloney is required to do, when presenting himself as a doctor is to make clear he is a Doctor of Naturopathy - which is little more than folk medicine.  This is barely better than being a lay-person, in my book.


A little investigation reveals that Moritz is an even bigger quack than Maloney.  He is truly a dangerous person.  Following his advice is not advised.  He also seems to enjoy threatening people into submission and retreat.  Rich people can do that to those of us with modest incomes.  The problem here, is that he claims saying that Maloney isn't a doctor is libel.  It's true in the broad sense of the term doctor.  In this case, a narrower definition of doctor must apply.  We are not talking doctors of mathematics or chemistry.  We are talking about medical doctors - people we rely on to give us good advice for our health.  Maloney is not such a doctor.  Neither is Moritz, for that matter.  Don't trust either of them.  Always, ALWAYS, get a second opinion from a real medical doctor for anything they advise.