03/28/2026
I’ve been taking some time to read through Ohio Senate Bill 385, which proposes licensing and regulating naturopathic medicine in our state. On the surface, it may sound like progress… but I think it’s important we slow down and really think about what this could mean long term.
Naturopathic and holistic health has always been rooted in freedom, education, and working with the body, not controlling it. Once something becomes licensed and regulated under a state medical board, it also becomes controlled.
And with control comes limitation.
This bill would place naturopathic practitioners under the authority of a system that, historically, is not built around natural or root-cause approaches. That raises an important question:
👉 Who decides what is “acceptable” natural care?
When oversight is placed in the hands of a conventional medical board, there is potential for:
• Restrictions on natural therapies
• Limitations on what can be recommended or taught
• Practitioners being disciplined or losing their license for stepping outside of approved protocols
In other words… the very heart of holistic care could be reshaped or restricted.
Another concern is this:
Our current healthcare system largely revolves around managing symptoms, not restoring health. There isn’t much financial incentive in a system built on truly healthy people.
So when natural health becomes regulated within that same system, it’s fair to ask:
👉 Will it remain truly natural… or become another controlled branch of the same model?
I’m not against accountability or safety. Those matter.
But we also have to be careful not to trade freedom for control in a space that was never meant to be governed that way.
This is something worth paying attention to, asking questions about, and making your voice heard on.
Do your own research. Read the bill. Think it through.
Our health, and the future of natural wellness, matters too much not to.
Please help by calling your senator and respectfully ask them to vote NO on SB385!
Here are some other numbers you can contact...
Ohio Senate- 614-466-4900
Sen Terry Johnson (bill sponsor)- 614-466-8082
Sen Stephen Huffman (chair)- 614-466-5981
Sen Beth Liston- 614-466-5981
Sen Catherine Ingram- 614-466-5980
Sen Susan Manchester- 614-466-7584
Sen Kristina Roegner- 614-466-4823
Sen Mark Romanchuk- 614-466-7505
Unsure what to say? Try something short and respectful:
"I'm an Ohio resident, and I support access to services provided by Traditional Doctors of Naturopathy and Holistic Health Practitioners. Please do NOT pass SB 385 as written or any type of separate licensure."
