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 Protect CBD Access Before It’s Too Late
Unless the FDA makes an exception, consumers will lose access to affordable CBD oil. Action Alert! Over the last couple of years, ANH has been reporting on the many benefits of CBD oil, a non-psychoactive compound found in the hemp plant. Among other things, CBD oil is extremely helpful in managing pain. You might think […]
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FDA Moves to Ban Customized Curcumin, Others
A proposed rule would eliminate many helpful, customized natural medicines. Action Alert! Last week, the FDA released a proposal to prohibit more than a dozen natural medicines from being made at compounding pharmacies, which make customized medicines to suit the needs of individual patients. This is the latest action in a long series of maneuvers […]
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Keep Organics GMO Free
Several important issues are coming before the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) this fall—let's make sure industry interests don't prevail. Action Alert! The NOSB will hold its fall 2019 meeting in late October. NOSB is the governing board created by Congress that reviews all synthetic and non-organic materials proposed by Big Farma before they can […]
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Exempt CBD Now!
Unless the agency makes an exception, consumers will lose access to affordable CBD oil. Action Alert! Over the last couple of years, ANH has been reporting on the many benefits of CBD oil, a non-psychoactive compound found in the hemp plant. Among other things, CBD oil is extremely helpful in managing pain. You might think […]
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Fluoride Dangers: New Evidence
When will it be enough to convince policymakers to change course? Action Alert! A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics has linked fluoride exposure with lower IQ. This is the latest in a long line of studies demonstrating the dangers of water fluoridation, but policymakers are still refusing to act. The study found that women […]
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Antibiotic Resistance: Why Is Natural Medicine Being Ignored?
Doctors and researchers are turning over every stone to find ways to combat drug-resistant bugs—except the ones that can actually save us! Action Alert! As traditional antibiotics become increasingly ineffective against bacterial infections, researchers have been searching for alternatives. A recently published study points to one direction that doctors are heading: repurposing old pharmaceutical drugs, […]
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What Makes the “Impossible Burger” Possible?
Behind the approval of the plant-based burger that will be hitting store shelves soon. Action Alert! Plant-based meat products seem to be all the rage. They are billed as a healthier, more environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional meat, and the fad is catching on. Fast-food giant Burger King has announced the "Impossible Whopper," a meatless version […]
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5G Critics Censored by Big Tech
More and more concerned citizens are asking tough questions about the safety of 5G wireless networks. Are big tech companies trying to quash their dissent? Action Alert! Over the last few months, we've been reporting on the planned deployment of 5G wireless networks and some of the health and safety issues that are being swept […]
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5G Crackdown?
More and more concerned citizens are asking tough questions about the safety of 5G wireless networks. Are big tech companies trying to quash their dissent? Action Alert! Over the last few months, we've been reporting on the planned deployment of 5G wireless networks and some of the health and safety issues that are being swept […]
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News Clips: August 13, 2019
Organic GMOs? Under Secretary of Agriculture Greg Ibach recently told the House Agricultural Subcommittee that it may be time to start having a conversation about whether technologies such as gene editing can be used to enhance organic production. It's no surprise, really: we've been saying for years now that special interests are watering down organic […]
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Medical Journals: Bought and Paid For
…by Big Pharma advertisers. "It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines." Those are the words of Dr. Marcia Angell, former editor-in-chief of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. She was discussing the […]
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Processed Food Linked to Early Death
If you needed any more reasons to cut consumption of processed foods, be sure to read this. Ultra-processed foods have been linked with a heightened risk for heart disease, stroke, and premature death by major studies. These foods include not just junk food like chips, cookies, and soda, but savory snacks, reconstituted meat products, and […]
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The Effect of Smog on Health
A recent study has found that exposure to car exhaust as a child can lead to lifelong mental health effects. The study lasted for 30 years and involved 579 people. The study was mainly looking at levels of lead in the blood. Levels in participants were taken at age 11, 18, 21, 26, 32, and […]
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New Hope for Autistic Kids?
A promising treatment has shown remarkable success in treating autism. A recent study has found that fecal microbiota transplants (yes, poop!) reduced autism symptoms by 50%. This is a stunning finding that provides further evidence of the incredible potential of FMT, but the FDA is on the verge of turning this affordable treatment into an […]
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Dangers of Fracking: Confirmed
What a decade of research says about the health consequences of fracking. A new study looking at ten years of fracking research, including several hundred studies, has found that the drilling practice is linked to preterm births, high-risk pregnancies, asthma, migraines, fatigue, nasal and sinus problems, and skin disorders. Other research has shown that babies […]
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Hormones: The Fight Continues
Help us defend bioidentical hormone replacement therapy from an FDA ban. Action Alert! We at ANH-USA have been keeping a close watch over the FDA's ongoing process to regulate customized, natural medicines made at compounding pharmacies. Time and time again throughout this process, we've seen the FDA ban safe, natural ingredients from being used in […]
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Speech and Censorship in the Internet Age
Monopolists are closing the gate on free speech. It's time to fight back. Action Alert! Google, Facebook, Pinterest, and other social media sites are aggressively clamping down on free speech, and those who seek to educate the public about natural health are paying the price. Powerful organizations determining the "quality" of information—and throttling access to […]
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News Clips, July 25, 2019
No Ban for Toxic Pesticide The Environmental Protection Agency has decided not to ban chlorpyrifos, a class of pesticides that have been found to cause a host of neurological problems in children. Recall that the EPA's own scientists have warned of the dangers of these chemicals, but as ever in our crony government, special interests […]
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Want to Live Longer?
More evidence that food is medicine! Recent work from esteemed nutrition researcher Dr. Harry Preuss (who serves on ANH-USA's Board of Directors) demonstrates that maintaining low levels of insulin resistance is crucial to staving off chronic illnesses and other negative consequences of aging. Insulin resistance leads to excess blood glucose, more body fat, and a […]
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Feds Loosen GMO Rules
New actions from the federal government will unleash even more genetically modified food on the public. Action Alert! President Trump recently signed an executive order to make it easier for genetically engineered (GE) plants and animals to enter the food supply. This follows a proposed rule issued early in June that loosens requirements that certain […]
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FDA Just Approved the World's Most Expensive Drug
…that will cost $2.1 million. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a gene therapy drug for a form of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Novartis is pricing the drug, Zolgensma, at $2.125 million, or $425,000 per year for five years. The drug is meant to treat children under 2 years of age with SMA, […]
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Feds Further Muddy GMO Transparency
New actions from the federal government will unleash even more genetically modified food on the public. Action Alert! President Trump recently signed an executive order to make it easier for genetically engineered (GE) plants and animals to enter the food supply. This follows a proposed rule issued early in June that loosens requirements that certain […]
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Carcinogens Found in Heart Drug
More evidence that the drug approval process is completely broken. A pharmacy recently alerted the FDA to the presence of a cancer-causing chemical in the popular blood-pressure drug valsartan, putting millions of patients at risk. Incredibly, this isn't even the first time dangerous chemicals have been found in this class of drugs. Generic forms of […]
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FDA Allows Carcinogens In Popular Drugs
More evidence that the drug approval process is completely broken. A pharmacy recently alerted the FDA to the presence of a cancer-causing chemical in the popular blood-pressure drug valsartan, putting millions of patients at risk. Incredibly, this isn't even the first time dangerous chemicals have been found in this class of drugs. Generic forms of […]
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Deadliest Drugs
Antipsychotics: Kids in foster care with behavior problems are being given two antipsychotic drugs at once, according to the study. The drugs include Risperdal, Seroquel, and Zyprexa (and if you want to see something terrifying, just look at the list of Zyprexa's side effects!). The drugs were developed for schizophrenia and severe bipolar disorder. But schizophrenia […]
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Do Bright Lights Promote Diabetes?
The level and type of light you are exposed to could affect your weight, your health and even your life. Action Alert! A new study has found that bright light alters our metabolism. Bright light exposure increased insulin resistance compared to dim light exposure in the morning and evening. Insulin resistance leads to excess blood [...]
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Common Vitamin Could Offer Autism Key
A new study shows the promise of natural medicine for treating autism, underscoring the need both for further study and greater access to practitioners who can administer these treatments. State-based Action Alerts! A new study found that giving vitamin D supplements to mice during pregnancy prevented autistic traits in their offspring. This is exciting news [...]
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We Can No Longer Rely on Organic Standard
The USDA's organics program has been taken over by corporate interests; it's time to fight back. Action Alert! Consumers looking for clean, healthy food have for years turned to foods with the USDA's organic seal. This seal is understood to mean that the food has been grown in accordance with organic principles—most importantly, that the farming [...]
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URGENT: Feds Aim to End Vax Exemptions
Some federal officials think vaccine exemptions are used too widely and want Congress to eliminate your right to choose! Action Alert! In response to several measles outbreaks that have been reported across the US by the CDC, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is planning to meet on March 5 to discuss vaccine-preventable [...]
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Diapers and Menstrual Pads Laced with Toxic Chemicals
Presence of endocrine disrupting chemicals in most brands is a major hazard. Action Alert! A new report highlighted by Environmental Health News demonstrates that most diapers and menstrual pads contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and phthalates, endangering millions of babies and seniors who may be absorbing these chemicals through the genitalia. Congress and the FDA [...]
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Is This the Beginning of the End for Quality Supplements?
A new announcement from the head of the FDA gives reason for concern. Action Alert! Just a few days ago, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb released a wide-ranging statement about the FDA's regulatory approach to dietary supplements. The statement was short on details, and without more explanation we see some potential causes for concern. Consumers who [...]
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Senate Bill Offers Hope for Health Autonomy
An important bill that expands access to natural health medicines and practitioners has been reintroduced. It needs our support. Action Alert! For years now, ANH-USA has supported the Health Savings Act. The current bill, S. 12, is sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and allows Health Savings Account (HSA) funds to go toward dietary supplements [...]
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Do Bright Lights Promote Diabetes?
The level and type of light you are exposed to could affect your weight, your health and even your life. Action Alert! A new study has found that bright light alters our metabolism. Bright light exposure increased insulin resistance compared to dim light exposure in the morning and evening. Insulin resistance leads to excess blood [...]
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Diapers and Menstrual Pads Laced with Toxic Chemicals
Presence of endocrine disrupting chemicals in most brands is a major hazard. Action Alert! A new report highlighted by Environmental Health News demonstrates that most diapers and menstrual pads contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and phthalates, endangering millions of babies and seniors who may be absorbing these chemicals through the genitalia. Congress and the FDA [...]
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We Can No Longer Rely on Organic Standard
The USDA's organics program has been taken over by corporate interests; it's time to fight back. Action Alert! Consumers looking for clean, healthy food have for years turned to foods with the USDA's organic seal. This seal is understood to mean that the food has been grown in accordance with organic principles—most importantly, that the farming [...]
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URGENT: Feds Aim to End Vax Exemptions
Some federal officials think vaccine exemptions are used too widely and want Congress to eliminate your right to choose! Action Alert! In response to several measles outbreaks that have been reported across the US by the CDC, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is planning to meet on March 5 to discuss vaccine-preventable [...]
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Senate Bill Offers Hope for Health Autonomy
An important bill that expands access to natural health medicines and practitioners has been reintroduced. It needs our support. Action Alert! For years now, ANH-USA has supported the Health Savings Act. The current bill, S. 12, is sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and allows Health Savings Account (HSA) funds to go toward dietary supplements [...]
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Is This the Beginning of the End for Quality Supplements?
A new announcement from the head of the FDA gives reason for concern. Action Alert! Just a few days ago, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb released a wide-ranging statement about the FDA's regulatory approach to dietary supplements. The statement was short on details, and without more explanation we see some potential causes for concern. Consumers who [...]
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Vaccine State Action Center
Click the link on your state below to take action to protect vaccine choice. Arizona The Arizona legislature is considering bills, HB 2162 and HB 2505, that would eliminate the personal belief exemption to vaccines required for school (HB 2505 replaces it with a religious exemption). Florida The Florida legislature is considering a bill, HB 245/SB 356, [...]
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Common Vitamin Could Offer Autism Key
A new study shows the promise of natural medicine for treating autism, underscoring the need both for further study and greater access to practitioners who can administer these treatments. State-based Action Alerts! A new study found that giving vitamin D supplements to mice during pregnancy prevented autistic traits in their offspring. This is exciting news [...]
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Censoring Speech and Stealing Nature the FDA Way
FDA is ignoring Congress and attacking an affordable supplement to protect Big Pharma profits. And we wonder why health care costs so much. Action Alert! As we reported earlier this year, the Farm Bill approved by Congress legalized hemp, which is a major step towards ensuring consumer access to affordable CBD oil supplements. Unfortunately, the FDA [...]
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FDA's Deafening Silence on Ebola Cures
In the midst of another terrible outbreak, why doesn't the agency discuss natural treatments that can protect us? Action Alert! The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is in the midst of the second largest Ebola outbreak in history (the worst was in West Africa in 2014). Since August 2018, 740 people have been infected—30 percent [...]
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Will Natural Medicine Be Snuffed Out in Your State?
That's what a secretive, private, powerful organization is seeking to do. Action Alert! For years now, we have been reporting on the machinations of the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), especially their most recent efforts to pass their Interstate Medical Licensure Compact in as many states as possible. If the FSMB isn't opposed, its [...]
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Natural Compound Doubles Cancer Survival Rates
New evidence on a key nutrient offers hope to cancer patients; will the FDA snuff it out? Action Alert! A new study on annatto-sourced delta-tocotrienol (one of the compounds contained in vitamin E) has showed incredible results for extending the life of ovarian cancer patients. It is a stunning finding that should be hailed as [...]
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NY Times Calls for Universally Mandated Vaccines
This is what happens when a free press seeks to eliminate free choice. Action Alert! A recent editorial piece in The New York Times suggests that more states should enact mandatory vaccination laws, kicking kids out of public and private schools if they do not follow the state's vaccine schedule. That's just one of a [...]
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Want Internal Bleeding? Take Aspirin Every Day
More reasons to avoid this commonly prescribed drug. Action Alert! A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that those taking a daily aspirin are at increased risk of experiencing severe and potentially fatal internal bleeding. The study analyzed 13 randomized clinical trials involving 164,225 participants with no history [...]
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New Super-Vaccine Approved
Here's what you need to know about the new 6-in-1 jab that's Pharma's latest coup. Action Alert! Merck and Sanofi have teamed up to produce a 6-in-1 combo vaccine to market in the US. Despite the death of six infants in clinical trials and other evidence of dangerous side effects, the FDA has given the [...]
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EPA Actively Deceiving Public on Glyphosate
New analysis shows the agency willfully ignored evidence of glyphosate's danger. Action Alert! A former executive director of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) board on agriculture has published an analysis comparing the World Health Organization's (WHO) and the EPA's evaluation of glyphosate. The WHO famously concluded that glyphosate was a probable carcinogen, while the [...]
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America's Fraudulent Organics Industry
We thought the problem was limited to fraudulent overseas suppliers; but fake organics are also grown in the US, and the USDA is clueless. Action Alert! A Missouri farmer has been charged with ripping off food companies and consumers by falsely marketing more than $140 million worth of corn, soybeans, and wheat as organic. Observers [...]
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USDA Makes GMOs Disappear
It's official: the "mandatory" GMO labeling rule will obscure more than it makes transparent. Action Alert! The USDA has released its final GMO labeling rule, and it's not good. As we feared when the agency released its proposal earlier this year, the so-called GMO labeling law will apply only to a narrow set of foods. [...]
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FDA Flouting Congress on Pain-Relieving CBD
While Congress gives CBD the green light, FDA still has its stop sign up. Action Alert! For a while now, we've been telling you about the threats to cheap CBD oil. One of those threats has been that the DEA includes hemp and CBD in the definition of marijuana, which is a Schedule 1 drug—that [...]
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Social Media's Assault on Natural Health
Natural health sites are under attack. It's time to fight back. Action Alert! The internet has profoundly changed how humans communicate and receive information. It allows disparate individuals to form communities around shared interests. It is a new kind of forum where ideas can be disseminated freely and openly. At least, that's what sites like [...]
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New Flu Vaccine More Dangerous and Less Effective
Why does the CDC continue to push ineffective vaccines to prevent the flu while staying silent on the benefits of natural medicine? Action Alert! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently greenlit the nasal flu vaccine (FluMist) after advising the public to avoid that product for the last two years because it had [...]
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Heart Disease Drugs Cause…Heart Disease
A stunning study reveals the truth about statins. Action Alert! Research published in the journal Atherosclerosis concludes that statin use increases coronary plaques, which limit blood flow and can lead to heart attacks and strokes. Yes, you read that correctly. Statins, medicines meant to prevent cardiovascular disease, are actually causing it. It should be the [...]
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What Do Crowd Control, Burning Skin, Your Street Corner, and Superbugs Have in Common?
The short answer: 5G networks, which are coming to your town. Action Alert! Recently we told you how telecom companies are working with the federal government to eliminate local control over the deployment of 5G networks, which are billed as the next best thing in wireless technology. Recent research pointing to the health implications of [...]
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They Listened: Organics and CBD Get Boost in Farm Bill
Plus, poison provisions removed from final bill. Action Alert! The last few weeks of 2018 have seen some rapid developments for the Farm Bill, the huge piece of legislation that gets passed every four years and allocates almost a billion dollars over ten years. For natural health advocates, there are some good provisions in the [...]
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Banned for Use in War, But OK for Our Crops
Apparently the Geneva Convention doesn’t protect against use in domestic agriculture. Action Alert! Researchers who recently examined studies sponsored by Dow Chemical and used by the EPA to approve chlorpyrifos, a type of insecticide, found inaccuracies in what the company reported to the agency. Worse, there is also evidence that EPA scientists pointed out these [...]
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Fungi Could Be Next Big Threat to Human Health
Another class of medically important medicines is in danger of becoming ineffective—and they're harder to make than antibiotics. Action Alert! We've been telling you about the scourge of antibiotic resistance—when the overuse of antibiotics by doctors and factory farms causes bacteria to become resistant to drugs. Unfortunately, we're heading down the same road with [...]
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2-Minute Warning December 11, 2018
5G : Crowd Control, Burning Skin, Your Street Corner, and Superbugs Banned for Use in War, But OK for Our Crops Fungi Could Be Next Big Threat to Human Health
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Drug Ad Deception
The drug industry is using deceptive practices to circumvent the law and sell you more drugs. Action Alert! We've all seen the drug TV ads: a couple walking together on a peaceful beach, or playing with the family dog in a sunny meadow—and then we get to the appalling list of side effects that, understandably, [...]
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This Loophole Allows Chemicals to Hide In Your Food
We often see "artificial" or "natural" flavors listed among the ingredients on foods we buy, but do consumers know what these terms mean? Action Alert! Recently, the FDA announced that a group of six artificial flavors would no longer be permitted to be used as food additives. They are: synthetically-derived benzophenone, ethyl acrylate, methyl eugenol, [...]
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Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic: Day and Night Different on Diet: Which to Believe?
The Mayo Clinic was once the most trusted name in American medicine. Today trusting them about diet could shorten your life by decades. State-based Action Alerts! First, consider the Mayo Clinic's version of the food pyramid. Fats are near the top of the pyramid, just below sweets. This is a low, indeed an anti-fat diet. [...]
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Crony Deal Between Telecom Giants and Feds to Radiate Your Home
State and local government shut out. Health risks ignored. Action Alert! Telecom companies are preparing to unleash the next wave of wireless technology in neighborhoods across the nation, deployed block by block. The telecoms industry, with an assist by the federal government, is barring the ability of local governments to manage how the new technologies [...]
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