Check out ANH-USA Deputy Director Jo Twombly being interviewed on the Intelligent Medicine podcast, discussing updates on efforts to protect dietary supplement access on Capitol Hill. Listen to Part 1 Listen to Part 2
From Ronald Hoffman, MD Last week, top obesity researchers challenged the calories-in/calories-out hypothesis that has dominated our approach to weight loss for decades. Study Finds heralded: “Overeating doesn’t cause obesity” And Science Daily proclaimed: “Scientists claim that overeating is not the primary cause of obesity” It all sounds kind of counterintuitive. We dutifully weigh our portions and consult tables […]
While there is still work to be done to stop Sen. Durbin’s supplement attack, there have been several positive developments over the last week. We need to keep up the pressure! Action Alert! For many months now, we’ve been telling you about the biggest threat to your supplement access in the last decade: a policy […]
From Joseph Mercola, DO When you experience symptoms like fatigue, numbness, faint nausea, foggy vision or an increased tendency toward forgetfulness, you might entertain many different scenarios. Some of them might be scary, but a possibility you may not consider is that of a vitamin B12 (aka cobalamin) deficiency. Nearly half of the American population […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Watch ANH-USA’s Executive and Legal Director, Gretchen DuBeau, talk about the threat to our supplement access with the Organic Consumer Association’s Alexis Baden-Mayer. WATCH VIDEO
Skeptics often dismiss and criticize natural approaches to healthcare, claiming that there isn’t evidence to support their effectiveness. Here’s why they’re both wrong and right (for the wrong reasons). Action Alert! Mainstream critics have been calling natural medicine “snake oil” and “quackery” for years. The essence of this argument is that there isn’t any evidence […]