Stop Crony Nutritionists’ Power Grab

Stop Crony Nutritionists’ Power Grab

Together we can put an end to these monopolies. State-based Action Alerts! In recent years we have made a lot of progress working together to protect free speech and ensure an open marketplace for qualified nutrition professionals. We have now sent letters to legislators in over a dozen states, warning them that their restrictive nutrition […]

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Nutritionists Excluded in New Federal Bill

A new Senate bill introduced last week by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) called the “Older Americans CARE Act” provides funding for programs that support the elderly. The bill states that those services can be provided by “a nurse, registered dietitian, case manager, health coach, or social worker.” As introduced, “nutritionist” is not included in that […]

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Find An Integrative Practitioner

Looking for an integrative physician in your area?  The following integrative medical organizations provide practitioner listings. Practitioners obtained through the lists below are members of their respective professional organizations and are not endorsed by ANH-USA. ANH-USA has no knowledge of the specific services offered by the practitioners listed in these directories. American College for Advancement in Medicine […]

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The Case for Organic Food and Natural Medicine

The Case for Organic Food and Natural Medicine

From the Organic Consumers Association Don’t panic, eat organic. As OCA, and a growing number of nutritionists, medical practitioners, and healers never tire of pointing out, a major defense, and likely our best defense, against chronic disease (affecting now the majority of U.S. adults and children—four times the rate of 40 years ago), the flu, cancer, […]

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A Plea for Nutrition in Medicine

A Plea for Nutrition in Medicine

From Ronald Hoffman, MD. March is National Nutrition Month. I’ll use this occasion to issue a clarion call for making nutrition a linchpin of medical therapy across ALL specialties. Here’s a rundown of how it could advance the health of diverse patients: Gastroenterology: Rates of IBS, GERD, inflammatory bowel disease and GI cancers are soaring. Diet has a […]

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Save Natural Medicine

Save Natural Medicine

Customized natural medicines…homeopathy…health coaches and nutritionists. These are some of the mainstays of natural medicine, yet they are threatened from many sides. Compounded, customized medicines are facing extinction because of FDA regulations. Bioidentical hormones (like estriol and progesterone) and thyroid medications made for vulnerable populations with special needs (such as breast cancer patients and people […]

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More Crony Nutrition Advice on the Way?

More Crony Nutrition Advice on the Way?

It’s very likely, unless we can make our voices heard at the FDA. Action Alert! FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced a new initiative earlier this year called the Nutrition Innovation Strategy. It is a broad-based effort to improve the health of Americans through diet, mainly by improving and updating the information on food labels—including devising […]

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