When flunking the paper’s supplement quiz shows you know more than the authors of the questions. Action Alert! A recent article from the New York Times titled “How Useful are Supplements?” does more to obfuscate and confuse than to educate, so much so that real knowledge about the science of supplements would lead you to […]
From GMOScience.org The following article summarizes the recent publication, GMO Myths and Facts, by Claire Robinson. For the past several decades, the public has been fed the rhetoric that genetically modified (GM) crops and foods are needed to feed the world’s growing population and to meet the challenges that farmers face, including climate change as well […]
Recent media reports employ familiar scare tactics to convince us that melatonin is unsafe—and they are just as wrong as ever. Action Alert! The headlines paint a bleak picture. “Thousands of kids are getting sick from downing melatonin pills.” The number of children “overdosing” on melatonin has “skyrocketed” in recent years, according to other headlines. […]
Do these powerful drugs play a role in the epidemic of violent shootings in this country? Action Alert! Recent shootings in Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, Texas have tragically brought the issue of gun violence back to the nation’s attention. These violent incidents spark heated debates about what can be done to stem the tide of […]
Efforts are increasing to silence doctors who stray too far from the dictates of conventional medicine. Action Alerts! “More than 2 years into this pandemic, the largest threat next to the spread of the virus itself is the spread of disinformation and misinformation.” These words were spoken by the CEO of the Federation of State […]
Will the powers that be allow a freer internet? Elon Musk has been making headlines with his intention to buy Twitter for the purpose of promoting greater freedom of speech, but powerful forces could stand in his way. This is part of a much larger trend of censorship that has taken over the internet, even […]
Lowering salt is common dietary advice but doing so could actually increase blood pressure and diabetes risk. Conventional wisdom on salt is that most Americans need to reduce their salt intake; this is the view put forth by the federal government’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans as well as others. The truth is more complicated, particularly […]
Which side of our government should we believe? Why is the FDA talking out of both sides of its mouth? Why are thousands of supplements being targeted for elimination by the FDA? What can Congress do about this? First, about the health claim that wasn’t a health claim. The FDA stated that it was accepting […]
For too long, federal agencies like the FDA have shirked democratic responsibilities and ignored the law, allowing them to inject themselves into our lives without any accountability—it’s time for it to stop. Action Alert! We are increasingly subject to rules and decrees that are undemocratically (and perhaps illegally) issued from federal agencies like the Food […]
The FDA accepted a health claim for magnesium, but somehow still manages to censor information on this critical nutrient. Action Alert! Earlier this month, the FDA announced it will allow a health claim regarding magnesium and hypertension. The agency admits there is scientific support that magnesium helps with high blood pressure…but the evidence is “inconsistent […]