July 2025 was a landmark year for naturopathy — global conferences, new trainings, post-fasting research, and recipes for practitioners. Let’s discover the most interesting, supported by facts and expert opinions.
The 9th Congress of Integrative & Naturopathic Medicine (ICNM) was held in Paris from July 4 to 6, 2019. The theme was “Restoring Health Naturally”; 30+ experts, 205 supporting organizations from 55 countries, CE-certified educational sessions, Wellness-Expo.
The 40th Annual Convention of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) was held in Palm Springs from July 10 to 12. This is a key event for educators, practitioners, and residents: shaping the framework for consulting, professional standards, and clinical protocols.
In July, Tallis Barker MD spoke at the School of Health’s professional development event “Fasting for Health.” The speaker covered topics from intermittent fasting to 40-day fasting for fellow naturopaths.
Despite these activities, skepticism is growing: in June, Science-Based Medicine published a systematic review that argued that naturopathy has limited evidence of effectiveness, sometimes acts like a placebo or worsens symptoms only with comprehensive lifestyle changes, rather than specific methods.
Greening agro is not a fad, but a reaction to the fact that excess nutrients are becoming a source of soil and water pollution, and biodiversity loss.
Digestate with biochar and glauconite is an innovative organo-mineral composite for reducing nutrient losses, prolonged plant nutrition, and increasing soil fertility.
Soil degradation and water pollution are increasingly merging into a combined environmental crisis, especially in arid and post-industrial regions.
