We couldn’t have done it without you, and the help of other health advocacy organizations. Much more remains to be accomplished in 2015. Nutrition Facts Panel FDA proposed a new 109-page set of rules for revising nutrition and supplement labels. It included a provision that would have banned the word “folate” from supplement labels, even though […]
Natural health foes may once again try this deceptive trick to enact legislation to benefit Big Pharma or Big Farma. Negotiations between the House and the Senate are currently underway to pass a $1.1 trillion appropriations bill. It or something else must be passed by Thursday night if a government shutdown in January is to […]
Natural health foes may once again try this deceptive trick to enact legislation to benefit Big Pharma or Big Farma.
Last week saw an inter-agency power grab. It begins with the weakening of organic standards—and could end with the term “organic” becoming practically meaningless. Action Alert! In September, the USDA announced changes to its interpretation of the “sunset” provision in the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA), an incredibly important piece of legislation that Congress passed […]
At the request of Congress, the FDA’s and USDA’s review process for genetically engineered products is finally coming under scrutiny by the GAO. In 2013, Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) wrote to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and asked them to look into the review system being used to regulate genetically modified crops—specifically, “to ensure that […]
Dr. Einsteinburger, scientific director of Biosantech (no relation to any real biotech companies located in the St. Louis area), elaborates on the latest innovations by the leader in biotech.
Recently the Wall Street Journal published a story that was a thinly veiled promotional piece for GMO technology. Here is our response: Regarding your August 22 article, “Meet Mr. Frankenfoods:” This piece—little more than a GMO promotion; let’s be generous and call it an “advertorial”—starts with erroneous definitions and ends with woefully inaccurate information. For […]
First we asked our trusted natural health doctors and integrative physicians about supplement brands they recommend. We then added to the list based on our staff and board experience. Please note that our list is not exhaustive; there are many excellent companies who pay a great deal of attention to quality and efficacy, and not […]
Biotech companies claim that GMO foods are strictly regulated. The reality is that such regulation is either weak or non-existent. No GMO food has ever been certified as safe by the FDA. Biotech companies, not government agencies, conduct research on new GMO crops. The standard for GMO safety is completely arbitrary: GMOs are considered as […]
Could some of the world’s oldest antivirals stop the spread of this deadly disease?