19 Jul
2022
14 Jul
2022
PFAS Contamination is Worse Than You Thought
“Forever chemicals” are added to many consumer products intentionally…but we’re learning that many more products are contaminated with PFAS unintentionally, making the threat to human health even more severe. Action Alert! For months now, we’ve been reporting on the dangers of PFAS chemicals, nicknamed “forever chemicals” for their persistence in the environment and the human […]
14 Jul
2022
Natural Options for Depression
Depression rates are increasing, and drug treatments can be accompanied by scary side effects. The good news is there are natural ways of addressing depression. About 21 million adults—8.4 percent of the US population—have had at least one depressive episode in the last year. Rates of depression are increasing, especially among young people: for teens, […]
14 Jul
2022
Pesticides and the Microbiome
From the Environmental Health Symposium The human microbiome, often referred to as the driver of human physiology, has crucial roles in many systems of the body: stimulating immune system development and homeostasis, maintaining the integrity of the gut barrier, retrieving otherwise inaccessible nutrients from the diet, synthesizing essential vitamins and neurotransmitters, altering the production of […]
14 Jul
2022
CDC Finally Tests for Glyphosate in Humans
From Moms Across America Moms Across America is thrilled that the staff at the CDC have decided to follow through with important glyphosate testing. We commend their courage to address the reality of the contamination of glyphosate, despite any corporate pressure they may be experiencing. There are massive ramifications to finding (once again) that the […]
14 Jul
2022
12 Jul
2022
Talking Mandatory Product Listings With OCA
From Organic Consumers Association Read the Transcript. Take Action!
12 Jul
2022
CBD’s Uncertain Future
The FDA continues refusing to provide a pathway for CBD supplements, all in an effort to protect drug industry profits. We need to force their hand. Action Alert! Last month, the FDA’s Science Board conducted a hearing concerning the safety of CBD in dietary supplements. After almost four years, the agency is still pointing to […]
12 Jul
2022
New Bill Threatens Jail Time for Supplement Companies
Editor’s note (7/12/2022): This article was originally published in May 2022. Sen. Durbin’s bill is still alive; a version of it has also been added to a piece of legislation that must pass by the end of September this year, S. 4348, the Senate’s FDA user fee reauthorization legislation. We have to keep up the […]
12 Jul
2022
They say “Multivitamins are a waste of money”—REALLY??
From Ronald Hoffman, MD Multivitamins containing most of the essential vitamins and minerals at doses that provide greater than 100% of the RDA are the most commonly used dietary supplements; approximately 1/3 of US adults takes one or another formulation. But the bloom is off the rose with major press outlets declaring: “Multivitamins are a […]