Tina Moore

And your patients. I don't even think that most when I say when I bring up to some of my colleagues who are real licensed doctors and I say, yeah, Dr. So-and-so, he's totally a fake. And they're like, really? I had no idea. They haven't even vetted him. Right. So it's hard even for us to decipher who's who and what's what. So what is a fake naturopathic doctor?

In many states, anyone can legally call themselves a naturopath in many states, even with no training at all. Others go one step further by getting diplomas and certificates and board certifications from unaccredited schools and diploma mills and places where you can literally buy board certifications. I'm going to tell you these places.

In many states, anyone can legally call themselves a naturopath in many states, even with no training at all. Others go one step further by getting diplomas and certificates and board certifications from unaccredited schools and diploma mills and places where you can literally buy board certifications. I'm going to tell you these places.

In many states, anyone can legally call themselves a naturopath in many states, even with no training at all. Others go one step further by getting diplomas and certificates and board certifications from unaccredited schools and diploma mills and places where you can literally buy board certifications. I'm going to tell you these places.

These individuals typically have what's akin to a health coaching certificate. It's like an eight to 10 week program. Maybe it's a few months longer. They never have to pass a licensing exam. They never sit for board exams. There's literally nobody holding them accountable. They now have a certification that says that they're in a nature path.

These individuals typically have what's akin to a health coaching certificate. It's like an eight to 10 week program. Maybe it's a few months longer. They never have to pass a licensing exam. They never sit for board exams. There's literally nobody holding them accountable. They now have a certification that says that they're in a nature path.

These individuals typically have what's akin to a health coaching certificate. It's like an eight to 10 week program. Maybe it's a few months longer. They never have to pass a licensing exam. They never sit for board exams. There's literally nobody holding them accountable. They now have a certification that says that they're in a nature path.

They call themselves doctor and they go buy a board credential. They go buy a board certification so they can say, I'm board certified. And they have literally just bought it from a mill. It's completely unregulated. There's nothing anyone can do about it. There are certain states where naturopathic doctors are licensed.

They call themselves doctor and they go buy a board credential. They go buy a board certification so they can say, I'm board certified. And they have literally just bought it from a mill. It's completely unregulated. There's nothing anyone can do about it. There are certain states where naturopathic doctors are licensed.

They call themselves doctor and they go buy a board credential. They go buy a board certification so they can say, I'm board certified. And they have literally just bought it from a mill. It's completely unregulated. There's nothing anyone can do about it. There are certain states where naturopathic doctors are licensed.

And in those cases, it is the onus of responsibility is on the medical board, the naturopathic medical board, the naturopathic board in that state has to have the time and the money and the energy and the legal acumen to go after that individual. Right.

And in those cases, it is the onus of responsibility is on the medical board, the naturopathic medical board, the naturopathic board in that state has to have the time and the money and the energy and the legal acumen to go after that individual. Right.

And in those cases, it is the onus of responsibility is on the medical board, the naturopathic medical board, the naturopathic board in that state has to have the time and the money and the energy and the legal acumen to go after that individual. Right.

so very often these people are just left to keep going doing what they want to do because those boards are tiny and they are overworked and they are stressed and they do not have the time or the money or the space to actually hunt these people down and tell them to knock it off the medical boards will not go after them because they're not masquerading as mds imagine this imagine you were just some schmo masquerading as an md in some random state like

so very often these people are just left to keep going doing what they want to do because those boards are tiny and they are overworked and they are stressed and they do not have the time or the money or the space to actually hunt these people down and tell them to knock it off the medical boards will not go after them because they're not masquerading as mds imagine this imagine you were just some schmo masquerading as an md in some random state like

so very often these people are just left to keep going doing what they want to do because those boards are tiny and they are overworked and they are stressed and they do not have the time or the money or the space to actually hunt these people down and tell them to knock it off the medical boards will not go after them because they're not masquerading as mds imagine this imagine you were just some schmo masquerading as an md in some random state like

They would come after you. But for some reason, even in the licensed state, they don't come after the fake NDs that often, although I would hope they would. Now we've got many unlicensed naturopathic states. There are some where naturopaths are just certified to work. And I'll break this down for you in a minute. and see patients, but they can't do much.

They would come after you. But for some reason, even in the licensed state, they don't come after the fake NDs that often, although I would hope they would. Now we've got many unlicensed naturopathic states. There are some where naturopaths are just certified to work. And I'll break this down for you in a minute. and see patients, but they can't do much.

They would come after you. But for some reason, even in the licensed state, they don't come after the fake NDs that often, although I would hope they would. Now we've got many unlicensed naturopathic states. There are some where naturopaths are just certified to work. And I'll break this down for you in a minute. and see patients, but they can't do much.

They can do just basic, I mean, they can actually get a lot done because good old fashioned basic naturopathic medicine is very powerful, but they can't prescribe, they can't diagnose, et cetera. Some places I don't even think they can order imaging or labs, but They are, there's some oversight, right? There's some oversight. I think Colorado, I think Washington, D.C. has this kind of setup.