"Naturopathic doctors" (NDs) in Colorado exploited Sean Flanagan's death for state regulation, which brings appearances of legitimacy to these NDs who graduated from programs accredited by the profession itself. The Colorado Naturopathic Doctor Act went into effect in 2014. A new bill, SB 106, continues the regulation of naturopathic doctors until 2022 and adds prescription privileges for chelating agents and hormones. Naturopathic doctors use chelation, a lead poisoning treatment, in a variety of unproven manners for cardiovascular disease, autism and "detoxification." Colorado's naturopathic registration validates dangerous "therapies"—the same ones that killed Sean Flanagan—for use by naturopathic doctors.

Source: Forbes April 16, 2017 15:42 UTC