The WA state board of naturopathy needs to remember that its mandate is to protect the public safety and health, not promote “naturopathic principles” that lack evidence.
Author: Les Witherspoon
A letter to the Washington State Board of Naturopathy
The board of naturopathy is requiring Washington state naturopathic doctors to take a minimum of one-third of all continuing education hours from naturopathic accrediting organizations whose CE includes content that violate WA state department of health guidelines.
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