# How can I get my mom to stop visiting a naturopath?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 11, 2014, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-my-mom-to-stop-visiting-a-naturopath/690531 "2014-06-11T11:13:29Z")\
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Okay, so she’s still seeing the naturopath but is telling her to drop the sugar pills. However, she’s started looking into literature on the subject. The one that I remember is “The Autoimmune Epidemic” which is about as insane and stupid as the title would suggest, but none of them are _good_. Can anyone recommend any books on the subject of Graves Disease that, you know, aren’t basically crunchy “eat organic foods because toxins are making it worse” crap? Seriously, I opened “The Autoimmune Epidemic” to a random page and found her talking about thimerosal in vaccines. And as much as I know my mother is smart, these books are basically designed to fool smart people who don’t have a great background in medical science. ☹

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