We expect it to be slipped into a must-pass defense bill. Major Action Alert! Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) may be up to his old tricks and attempting to attach a last-minute amendment to must-pass legislation that would threaten Americans’ access to supplements. This comes after our champions already shut down his previous attempts in a markup […]
Increase the risk of Alzheimer’s by 50%? Kidney disease by up to 50%? Unfortunately, that’s exactly what the science suggests. Over the years, we’ve written extensively about the dangers of stomach acid drugs—conventional medicine’s completely wrongheaded answer to stomach pain and acid reflux. Scientists aren’t certain what causes acid reflux, but a leading hypothesis is that it’s […]
If you would like to download and print a pdf version of Green Medicine, you can do so here. Now you can take Green Medicine wherever you go. If you do not have Adobe Reader, please download here. In this issue: Dramatically Decrease (or Even Eliminate) Your Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke “Dry Eyes”: […]
More vegetables, less breast and prostate cancer! Did your mother tell you to eat your veggies? Hope you’re doing that now, no matter how old you are. And let’s hope Mom ate her veggies, too, and persuaded Dad to eat his. Why? A very recent publication (2016) tells us one that in a study of […]
Less saturated fat, more unsaturated fat, and a special salt cut heart attack and stroke risk by 45% to 50% over thirty years in an entire country! Phlebotomy or blood donation cut heart attack and stroke risk by 45% to 88% in two research studies. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s most […]
The major cause of “dry eyes” is a hormone deficiency; treatment for that deficiency eliminates dry eyes. Even though a major cause of “dry eyes” was reported in 2002, and successful treatment of that cause was published the following year, every dry eyes sufferer with whom I’ve worked has been very surprised. Every one of […]
A major drug maker does not even know what is in its drug. A major drugmaker may be adding a new ingredient to their thyroid medication that will make many patients sicker. What is behind this ignorant or thoughtless move? Two Action Alerts! Hypothyroid patients, take note: your medicine might now include gluten as an […]
If there are no pharmacies selling, you won’t be able to buy it. Action Alert! Last week we told you about the recent guidance from the FDA that ignores directives from Congress and continues to ban office use by doctors of prepared medications such as injectable vitamin B12—while carving out a potentially lucrative exemption for hospital […]
Some good news to report! Thanks to the sustained advocacy of ANH-USA members and our allies, a serious threat to folate availability has been reversed. Unfortunately, other problems with new nutrition facts rules remain unaddressed. In 2014, we told you that the FDA was proposing a backdoor ban on natural folate in dietary supplements. The […]
Yet only recently the agency held that KIND snack bars couldn’t claim to be healthy because they contained too much fat. Never mind that the fats in question are the good fats we need. Last year the FDA sent a warning letter to KIND Healthy Snacks, telling them their products were advertised as being “healthy” […]