Higher costs and regulatory hurdles could keep promising supplements out of reach—and leave consumers paying more for fewer options. Action Alert! Listen to the audio version of this article: THE TOPLINE Imagine a small supplement company developing a new herbal product. The plant has been used for generations, and the company has research supporting its […]
Healthy people depend on healthy food. New research on barley raises concerns about plastic pollution’s effects on the soil that nourishes our crops—and separate studies are finding troubling signals inside the human body. Listen to the audio version of this story: THE TOPLINE We cannot build a healthy population without healthy food. And protecting the […]
3D-printed steaks are reaching supermarket shelves—but are safety reviews and food labels keeping pace with the technologies transforming our food? Action Alert! Listen to the audio version of this article: THE TOPLINE Plant-based steaks built with 3D printers are reaching supermarket shelves across the Northeast. Israeli company Steakholder Foods has launched its Perfecta brand with […]
A new Cochrane review strengthens the case for getting drug company marketing out of the exam room and restoring independent medical judgment. Listen to the audio version of this article: THE TOPLINE When your doctor recommends a medication, you should be able to trust that the recommendation reflects your health needs. But a new review […]
What if persistent fatigue, brain fog and other chronic health problems are being influenced by environmental exposures we rarely consider? In his new documentary, Body Burden: The Toxins We Carry, environmental health investigator Nicolas Pineault explores the chemicals and pollutants we encounter through our food, water, air and everyday surroundings. Through his own experience and […]
New federal initiatives are welcome progress toward understanding and recording injuries from vaccination. Action Alert! Listen to the audio version of this article: THE TOPLINE Patients cannot make fully informed medical decisions when important information about potential harms is missing. That is why ANH welcomes new federal efforts to improve vaccine injury reporting and research. […]
Stronger border checks for personal imports can protect Americans from unsafe foreign products, but the same rules could also shrink consumer access and choice. Action Alert! Listen to the audio version of this article: THE TOPLINE Consumers who buy natural health products from overseas could soon face higher prices, delayed deliveries, and fewer choices. A […]
California’s new supplement restrictions mark another advance in a growing state campaign that threatens access to affordable nutritional support. Action Alerts! THE TOPLINE New restrictions on supplement sales draw strength from familiar scare stories—and threaten access to affordable nutritional support. On September 28, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2030, restricting sales of over-the-counter diet pills […]
A new study found an average of 31 pesticide-related compounds in young children, raising urgent questions about how well federal oversight protects developing bodies. Action Alert! THE TOPLINE Before many children have learned to read, their bodies are already carrying evidence of a chemical world they never chose. A new biomonitoring study found an average […]
What happens when government agencies charged with protecting public health become the very institutions restricting access to natural health information and choices? Jonathan Emord, ANH-USA’s General Counsel and one of America’s leading constitutional and administrative law attorneys, joins Mike Ames Sikora to explore health freedom, the First Amendment, FDA and FTC overreach, and the legal […]