Update: Major Supplement Victory

Update: Major Supplement Victory

…but we’re not out of the woods yet. Let’s keep up the pressure to protect access to the supplements you need to stay healthy. Action Alert! Last week, Congressional leaders reached an agreement for the reauthorization of FDA user fees—and the package does not include mandatory product listing for supplements, a regulation we’ve been writing […]

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Bill Gates: The Planet’s Unofficial Minister of Health

Bill Gates: The Planet’s Unofficial Minister of Health

…in shaping the world’s response to this and future pandemics. An in-depth Politico report shows how powerful non-governmental organizations wielded incredible influence in shaping the global response to the COVID pandemic—with almost no oversight. The report notes that four global non-governmental organizations, all with ties to Bill Gates—the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Wellcome […]

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Multivitamins Help Memory and Cognition

Multivitamins Help Memory and Cognition

It turns out multivitamin supplements aren’t “useless” after all! Who knew! A placebo-controlled study of 1,732 people who took Centrum Silver once daily for three years showed that it modestly slowed memory and cognition decline. This effect was strongest among participants with pre-existing cardiovascular disease. The researchers suggested this was likely because these patients are […]

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The Unequal Burden of Air Pollution

The Unequal Burden of Air Pollution

From the Environmental Defense Fund 500 trucks pass through one Newark intersection in an hour. Kids are paying the price. Air pollution has decreased in the U.S. over the past decade — but not everyone is breathing easier.  People of color, regardless of income, are exposed to higher levels of air pollution than the U.S. population as […]

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Cancer Moonshot – Good Idea or Pharma Giveaway?

Cancer Moonshot – Good Idea or Pharma Giveaway?

Why pinning our hopes on developing costly new drug treatments for cancer and other diseases is not effective or sustainable. Last week, on the 60th anniversary of President Kennedy’s proposal to send someone to the moon, President Biden touted his Cancer Moonshot initiative. The initiative was officially re-launched in February of this year, when President […]

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Organic Chicken Fraud

Organic Chicken Fraud

While pretending to score a victory for real organic eggs and poultry, a new rule is just another gift to industrialized farms that are running regenerative farms out of business. Action Alert! The USDA’s rule, known as the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards rule, is being applauded by some because it would set standards for […]

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PFAS: The latest toxic concern for those near fracking

PFAS: The latest toxic concern for those near fracking

From Environmental Health News For more than a decade, Bryan Latkanich has discussed his concerns about fracking chemicals contaminating the water and air near his home with anyone who would listen. Latkanich is a resident of Washington County, Pennsylvania, one of the state’s most heavily fracked regions. In 2020, an Environmental Health News investigation found evidence that […]

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