Alas, many of its health benefits will be ruined by ultra-pasteurization—just so it can be more conveniently marketed. In April 2015, a New Zealand-based company, the a2 Milk Company, launched its brand in the US. The milk has all the properties of normal supermarket milk varieties you might buy, with one important difference: all of […]
But natural medicine transformed her into a happy, energetic mother. This is a story about one couple who were given one of the greatest gifts of all: the child they wanted but were told they could not have. (Note: names have been changed to protect the privacy of the family involved.) This month, Tom and […]
The Alliance for Natural Health- USA has been very vocal in its criticisms about the 21st Century Cures Bill that has been introduced. The fact that the bill exists shows a recognition of the broken nature of our medical system, but its contents demonstrate an inability to look for innovative approaches to address the problem. […]
Will this convince the FDA to drop its proposed folate ban? Last year, we reported on a proposed rule coming out of the FDA that would ban the word “folate” from Supplement Fact labels. Only “folic acid” could be listed on the labels. We noted that the FDA’s maneuver would result in natural folate disappearing […]
This legislation reveals once again that government will always be decades behind cutting-edge healthcare, and beholden to special interests as well. Action Alert! After a year of discussions and negotiation, Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Fred Upton (R-MI), together with three other co-sponsors, finally released a preliminary draft of their 21st Century Cures bill. It’s […]
Vague FDA regulations could spell the end for platelet treatments that use centrifuges, most likely to protect Big Pharma profits. Action Alert! You may have heard of platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) injections, which are used by orthopedic doctors to treat bone and joint pain. Essentially, PRP treatment begins by drawing blood from a patient, separating platelets from […]
As usual, it gets the science wrong, and we think we detect a hidden, commercial motive as well. Action Alert! The FDA recently sent a warning letter to KIND, the company known for making several varieties of fruit-and-nut bars. The letter contends that four of KIND’s products bear the claim on their labels that they are “healthy and […]
What should you stock to protect yourself? A few weeks ago, we reported that, while many across the country are concerned about measles, which occurs in a largely vaccinated population and has caused no deaths, a larger threat wasn’t receiving proper attention: drug-resistant tuberculosis—and antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” in general. These infect at least two million Americans […]
We asked them about their dubious business practices, but we have received nothing but stony silence in return. Help us learn what they may be hiding—Action Alert!
Yale scientists don’t get it right either! The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC), run jointly by the USDA and Health and Human Services, has been working on releasing its 2015 report about what our diet should look like. This is revised and updated every five years. We covered this recently because the committee finally came around to […]