Thread by @NaturoDiaries

I am pregnant and asked 3 health care providers about getting the flu vaccine this year. I know the flu vaccine is safe. I knew I wanted it. I asked anyway, for reassurance (1/10)

I am NOT vaccine hesitant. But as a former #naturopath I used to be afraid of vaccines. I was taught to be afraid of vaccines and not to trust the scientific consensus regarding vaccine safety (2/10)

The brainwashing from my #naturopathic days at @bastyr still lingers (3/10)

#Naturopaths confidently provide wrong and misleading info regarding vaccines. I know I did. I was taught wrong & misleading information during my training as a naturopath @bastyr and beyond (4/10)

#Naturopaths steer patients away from science. They encourage vaccine delays, “natural alternatives” to vaccines, and to avoid vaccines altogether (5/10)

Example: I was taught elderberry syrup is a good alternative for H1N1 flu vaccine. I also learned some naturopaths give homeopathy instead of vaccines. This is A-OK in the naturopathic profession (6/10)

#Naturopaths are taking advantage of scared patients who may not have access to clear and accurate info from medical doctors. Anti-vax is just one example of naturopaths wedging into healthcare. Chronic pain and prenatal care are others (7/10)

Tomorrow, #naturopaths will lobby lawmakers in DC for licensing and scopes of practice that are similar to that of medical doctors. #dcfli @AANP (8/10)

Allowing #naturopaths to work as #doctors is bad for healthcare, dangerous for patients. Naturopaths and poorly trained in medicine and will make healthcare worse for patients (9/10)

If you do not want #naturopaths to prescribe meds or use the titles doctor or physician, contact your state representatives immediately. The legislative page on my website helps you contact the right people. Go science! naturopathicdiaries.com/legislation-gu… (10/10)