Health Freedom Ohio

04/05/2026

🚨URGENT: ​Stop HB 744 from Redefining Holistic Care as "Unlicensed Medicine"🚨

​Ohio House Bill 744 is moving through the House Local Government Committee. While the bill aims to regulate massage establishments, its overly broad definition of "massage therapy" threatens to turn doulas, energy workers, and holistic practitioners into "unlicensed medical providers" overnight.

​The Problem: The "Touch Trap"

​As currently written, HB 744 defines massage therapy as any application of touch, pressure, stroking, or vibration intended to treat the human body. This definition is so wide that it inadvertently captures:

---> ​Birth Workers: Doulas and midwives using hip squeezes, counter-pressure, or effleurage for labor comfort.

---> ​Energy Practitioners: Craniosacral and Polarity therapists who use light touch to balance the nervous system without manipulating muscle tissue.

---> ​Lactation Specialists: Providers who use gentle touch to assist with breastfeeding and infant care.

​The Consequences

​If HB 744 passes without explicit exemptions for non-manipulative energy work and birth support:

---> ​Fines & Cease-and-Desist Orders:
Practitioners could face legal action for simply doing their jobs without a State Medical Board massage license.
---> ​Censorship:
Using words like "therapy," "treatment," or "bodywork" in your marketing could be labeled "illegal advertising."
---> ​Loss of Access:
Low-income families and birthing people will lose access to essential holistic support systems.

​ACT NOW: Three Steps to Protect Your Practice and Access

​1. Contact the Primary Sponsor
​Respectfully urge Representative Jean Schmidt (District 62) to include an exemption for "non-manipulative energy therapies and traditional birth support."

​Phone: (614) 466-8134
​Email: Rep62@ohiohouse.gov

​2. Email (even better hand write a letter) the House Local Government Committee

​Your voice matters. Use the sample script below to email the committee members.

​Subject: OPPOSE/AMEND HB 744 – Protect Birth Workers and Energy Practitioners

​Message: I am writing to express my concern regarding the broad language in HB 744. As written, the definition of "massage therapy" unintentionally criminalizes the work of doulas, craniosacral therapists, and polarity practitioners who do not practice soft-tissue manipulation. Please amend Section 4731.15 to explicitly exempt non-manipulative energy workers and birth support professionals. We must protect Ohioans' right to choose holistic care.

Angela King (R) Rep84@ohiohouse.gov
Matthew Kishman (R) Rep50@ohiohouse.gov
Veronica Sims (D) Rep33@ohiohouse.gov
Cindy Abrams (R) Rep29@ohiohouse.gov
Sean Brennan (D) Rep14@ohiohouse.gov
Rodney Creech (R) Rep40@ohiohouse.gov
Sarah Fowler Arthur (R) Rep99@ohiohouse.gov
Roy Klopfenstein (R) Rep82@ohiohouse.gov
Meredith Lawson-Rowe (D) Rep05@ohiohouse.gov
Brian Lorenz (R) Rep60@ohiohouse.gov
Ty Moore (R) Rep95@ohiohouse.gov
Jason Stephens (R) Rep93@ohiohouse.gov
Cecil Thomas (D) Rep25@ohiohouse.gov

​3. Share Your Story
​Are you a doula whose clients rely on counter-pressure? Are you a craniosacral therapist who helps infants with colic? Post your story on social media using the hashtags and . Tag your local representatives.

​The Goal: We aren't against safety—we are against over-regulation. Let’s ensure Ohio law distinguishes between professional massage therapy and the sacred, gentle touch of birth and energy work.

04/01/2026

Docket & Dose with Wayne Rohde, James Lyons-Weiler and our guest Ms. Bernadette Pajer - 3pm ET April 2. Join us for a conversation on the true nature of informed consent - details you need! See you in the webinar! https://ipak-edu.org/courses/e/%E2%80%8BDocket-&-Dose-Webinar-p823340892

03/31/2026

🚨 Join us for this week’s MAHA™ Action Media Hub: Ultra-Processed Foods Exposed

Wednesday, April 1st | 4:00 PM ET
Live on Zoom

Joining us:
- Tony Lyons
- Vani Hari (Food Babe)
- Calley Means
- Kyle Diamantas
- Dr. Eric Berg (Dr. Eric Berg)
- Russell Brand (Russell Brand)
- Gary Brecka (Garybrecka)
- Dr. Michael Nusbaum
- Dr Arvin Singh

This isn’t just about food.

It’s about what’s really driving chronic disease, what gets labeled “healthy,” and who benefits from keeping the system exactly as it is.

If you care about truth, health, and pushing back on broken systems, you won’t want to miss this conversation.

👇 Comment “MEDIA HUB” and we’ll send you the registration link.

03/31/2026

03/31/2026

Join us for two upcoming FREE virtual events designed to help you take control of your health and expand your opportunities in healthcare.

Whether you’re looking to become an INFORMED consumer or grow your professional practice, these sessions offer practical, real-world guidance you can use right away.

Call Wellness Forum Health at 614.841.7700 or email Pam at pampopper@msn.com.

We hope to see you there!

03/30/2026

RFK Jr. just announced hospitals will now be required to serve healthy food to keep federal funding.

“Dr. Oz sent out a health and safety notice to every hospital in this country… asking them now to align their food purchases with the dietary guidelines.”

“In order to enjoy continued eligibility for Medicaid and Medicare payments.”

03/30/2026

🚨Alert for Ohio Natural Health Providers🚨
(CNHPs, herbalists, homeopaths, etc.)

Ohio SB385 would create a new license for "naturopathic physicians" under the State Medical Board severely restricting your ability to practice or have access to natural health providers.

Traditional practitioners get no grandfathering.

Risks: Using titles like “naturopath,” “ND,” or describing services as naturopathic → illegal.

Offering individualized herb, supplement, nutrition, or wellness protocols → could be seen as unlicensed practice of naturopathic medicine.

Penalties: Felony (5th degree first offense, 4th degree after).

The bill is early-stage (just referred to Senate Health Committee). Contact your legislators if you want to protect access to traditional natural health!



Ohio Senate Health Committee Members:

Stephen A. Huffman (R – District 5) – Chair
Email: shuffman@ohiosenate.gov
Phone: (614) 466-6247

Terry Johnson (R – District 14) – Vice Chair
Email: johnson@ohiosenate.gov
Phone: (614) 466-8082

Beth Liston (D – District 16) – Ranking Member
Email: liston@ohiosenate.gov
Phone: (614) 466-5981

Catherine D. Ingram (D – District 9)
Email: ingram@ohiosenate.gov
Phone: (614) 466-5980

Susan Manchester (R – District 12)
Email: manchester@ohiosenate.gov
Phone: (614) 466-7584

Kristina D. Roegner (R – District 27)
Email: roegner@ohiosenate.gov
Phone: (614) 466-4823

Mark Romanchuk (R – District 22)
Email: romanchuk@ohiosenate.gov
Phone: (614) 466-7505

***When emailing or calling, be polite, concise, and specific. Mention you are a constituent (if applicable), reference SB385, and explain the potential impact on natural health providers (e.g., CNHPs, herbalists) and Ohioan access to natural health***

03/28/2026

***Take Action Today***

If you need help locating your Ohio State Senator or Representative, comment below.

03/28/2026

03/27/2026

It has been a while since we have made a call to action. The time has come for each and every provider or consumer of natural health to stand up and speak up.

**Your access to natural health is at risk in Ohio**

What Ohio SB385 does:

Only individuals who meet strict criteria (doctoral degree from an accredited naturopathic medical college, passage of a national licensing exam, criminal background check, good moral character, etc.) can obtain a license to practice naturopathic medicine or use protected titles.

No one may represent themselves as a “naturopathic physician,” “naturopathic doctor,” “naturopath,” “doctor of naturopathic medicine,” “ND,” or “practitioner or provider of naturopathic medicine” without the new license.

Broad scope of what counts as naturopathic medicine (Sec. 4789.09): Includes ordering labs/imaging, administering or prescribing (non-prescription) botanicals, vitamins, nutraceuticals, homeopathics, dietary supplements, hydrotherapy, physical medicine, therapeutic exercise, health education, minor laceration repair, foreign-body removal, etc., via various routes (oral, IV, etc.). Licensed NDs are explicitly barred from prescribing drugs, performing most surgery, or claiming to practice as any other licensed profession.

SB 385, as introduced, would significantly affect a traditional naturopath in Ohio, meaning someone who practices naturopathy using natural methods (herbs, nutrition, homeopathy, lifestyle counseling, hydrotherapy, etc., and holds diplomas and degrees from non-medically accredited schools and have certifications from boards such as the American Natural Wellness Practitioners Board.

The broad definition of "naturopathic medicine" encompasses the core activities traditional naturopaths do, using natural substances (botanicals, vitamins, minerals, homeopathics, enzymes, dietary supplements), therapeutic exercise, health education/counseling, using diagnostic tests (labs, imaging) in some contexts, and more. The bill frames these as part of a licensed system focused on diagnosis, prevention, and treatment via natural means.

If you currently call yourself a "naturopath" or market services as "naturopathic," that would become illegal under the title protection, even if you avoid full diagnosis/treatment claims.
**** If your services closely mirror the bill's listed modalities (especially if involving client-specific "treatment" plans for health issues), it risks being interpreted as prohibited unlicensed practice.

Penalties for knowingly practicing or using protected titles without the license.
***First offense - Felony of the fifth degree.
***Subsequent offenses: Felony of the fourth degree.

---> Please, take a moment to call and email the Senators on the below graphic.
---> Please follow for upcoming calls to action

03/26/2026

Heads up, people. More limiting of your medical options because daddy government cares so much about you. Please share!

09/05/2025

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