In this Naturocrit Podcast Episode 017, also known as Season 2 Episode 7, I’ll cover a new 2026 study on the practices of Connecticut naturopaths which I have titled “A CSF Framework Evaluative Analysis of 107 Licensed Connecticut Naturopaths’ Practices in Relation to Science, Ethics, Commerce, and Freedom.”

The four main parts of this Episode are: the 2026 study’s Polished Report [017b], the 2026 study’s Final Report [017c], follow-up questions as a formal section [017d], and a rather long conclusion section [017e].

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This is a large conclusion section for the 2026 evaluation and analysis of the practices of those licensed NDs in Connecticut.

In this Naturocrit Podcast Episode 017, also known as Season 2 Episode 7, I’ll cover a new 2026 study on the practices of Connecticut naturopaths which I have titled “A CSF Framework Evaluative Analysis of 107 Licensed Connecticut Naturopaths’ Practices in Relation to Science, Ethics, Commerce, and Freedom.”

The four main parts of this Episode are: the 2026 study’s Polished Report [017b], the 2026 study’s Final Report [017c], follow-up questions as a formal section [017d], and a rather long conclusion section [017e].

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But first, I’ll: read aloud the cover letter of an upload I submitted to the State of Connecticut in October of 2025, review and elaborate on how the Cullen-Snyder framework extends the work Flexner did in 1910, and provide an overview of the 2017 Connecticut DPH report on naturopathy.

In this Naturocrit Podcast Episode 017, also known as Season 2 Episode 7, I’ll cover a new 2026 study on the practices of Connecticut naturopaths which I have titled “A CSF Framework Evaluative Analysis of 107 Licensed Connecticut Naturopaths’ Practices in Relation to Science, Ethics, Commerce, and Freedom.”

The four main parts of this Episode are: the 2026 study’s Polished Report [017b], the 2026 study’s Final Report [017c], follow-up questions as a formal section [017d], and a rather long conclusion section [017e].

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In this Part B, I'll cover the Polished Report after an overview of the entire study process including: data acquisition and exclusion criteria, and the Perplexity taskings upon the Connecticut NDs' practice data. I will also cover a significant amount of interrogatives regarding a dominant mode of naturopathy activity as evidenced within the data set, naturopathy's 'root cause' model.