News in Brief | Alliance for Natural Health USA - Protecting Natural Health https://anh-usa.org ANH Protects Free Speech About Natural Health Modalities, Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy, Homeopathy and Access To Natural Therapies. Tue, 20 Oct 2015 18:14:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://anh-usa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-240215-ANH-new-logo-leaf-32x32.jpg News in Brief | Alliance for Natural Health USA - Protecting Natural Health https://anh-usa.org 32 32 Both the Institute of Medicine and the American Diabetes Association Say, “Enjoy Your Fructose (Fruit Sugar)!” https://anh-usa.org/both-the-institute-of-medicine-and-the-american-diabetes-association-say-enjoy-your-fructose-fruit-sugar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=both-the-institute-of-medicine-and-the-american-diabetes-association-say-enjoy-your-fructose-fruit-sugar https://anh-usa.org/both-the-institute-of-medicine-and-the-american-diabetes-association-say-enjoy-your-fructose-fruit-sugar/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2015 18:14:09 +0000 https://anh-usa.org/?p=16744 Sorry, sugar is sugar, whether from fruit or not. And if the “fruit sugar” is actually high-fructose corn syrup—from GMO corn at that—and quaffed down in endless sodas, it just gets worse. A recent meta-analysis published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings confirms this yet again. It notes that both the Institute of Medicine and the […]

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]]> Sorry, sugar is sugar, whether from fruit or not. And if the “fruit sugar” is actually high-fructose corn syrup—from GMO corn at that—and quaffed down in endless sodas, it just gets worse.
A recent meta-analysis published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings confirms this yet again. It notes that both the Institute of Medicine and the American Diabetes Association publish guidelines that allow up to 25% of calories from added fructose. The authors note that “[the] intake of added fructose at such high levels would undoubtedly worsen rates of diabetes and its complications,” and add that “there is no need for added fructose or any added sugars in the diet.”
Even one soda a day will take its toll on your weight and your health. Research presented at an American Heart Association conference estimated that sodas and sugary drinks are responsible for 183,000 deaths worldwide each year—133,000 deaths from diabetes, 44,000 from heart disease, and 6,000 from cancer. Nor does it solve anything to switch to artificially sweetened sodas. They just introduce a different set of problems.
These are facts. And yet industry-supported studies are five times more likely to find no link between sugary drinks and weight gain. Such “junk science,” which seems to be all that the Institute of Medicine and the American Diabetes Association is willing to believe, is responsible for making countless Americans even sicker than they already are.

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]]> https://anh-usa.org/both-the-institute-of-medicine-and-the-american-diabetes-association-say-enjoy-your-fructose-fruit-sugar/feed/ 13 What Will Big Pharma Try to Sell Us Next—the Brooklyn Bridge? https://anh-usa.org/what-will-big-pharma-try-to-sell-us-next-the-brooklyn-bridge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-will-big-pharma-try-to-sell-us-next-the-brooklyn-bridge https://anh-usa.org/what-will-big-pharma-try-to-sell-us-next-the-brooklyn-bridge/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2015 18:12:33 +0000 https://anh-usa.org/?p=16742 The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs that will cost more than $14,000 a year. Why did a new class of super-expensive statins need to be developed? Partly because the older statins are coming off patent and cannot be sold at high prices anymore. Also because of the wide […]

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]]> The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs that will cost more than $14,000 a year.
Why did a new class of super-expensive statins need to be developed? Partly because the older statins are coming off patent and cannot be sold at high prices anymore. Also because of the wide range of dangerous side effects associated with “regular” statins, of course!
Statins aren’t just incredibly dangerous—they’re ineffective. That is quite a combination! Dr. David Brownstein recently pointed out there is little evidence that statins work. They do not, in fact, reduce the incidence of mortality of strokes and heart attacks.
Why aren’t these facts better known? Part of the answer lies in the $29 billion of statin sales each year. One in four Americans over the age of 45 takes statins.
We also pointed out in our earlier coverage that cholesterol is not the problem and is in fact vital to human health. A real danger as we age is that our cholesterol levels can get too low—which is only exacerbated by taking statins!

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]]> https://anh-usa.org/what-will-big-pharma-try-to-sell-us-next-the-brooklyn-bridge/feed/ 11 CA Governor: No Experimental Drugs for Terminal Patients https://anh-usa.org/ca-governor-no-experimental-drugs-for-terminal-patients/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ca-governor-no-experimental-drugs-for-terminal-patients https://anh-usa.org/ca-governor-no-experimental-drugs-for-terminal-patients/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2015 18:10:49 +0000 https://anh-usa.org/?p=16740 California Gov. Jerry Brown recently vetoed the state’s Right to Try Act, which passed both the state assembly and the senate with bipartisan support. In his veto message, the governor wrote, “Patients with life-threatening conditions should be able to try experimental drugs, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s compassionate use program allows this to […]

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]]> California Gov. Jerry Brown recently vetoed the state’s Right to Try Act, which passed both the state assembly and the senate with bipartisan support.
In his veto message, the governor wrote, “Patients with life-threatening conditions should be able to try experimental drugs, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s compassionate use program allows this to happen.”
If only this were true! Our previous coverage of this issue has shown the governor’s statement to be patently incorrect. As it stands now, the FDA throws numerous roadblocks and hurdles into the paths of terminally patients seeking access to experimental drugs through the FDA’s compassionate use program. The FDA can even revoke permission after it is granted.
This is, by definition, a life-or-death issue, and it is an outrage that state and federal bureaucrats are standing in the way of a person’s right to try to save his or her life, even with the guidance of qualified doctors.

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]]> https://anh-usa.org/ca-governor-no-experimental-drugs-for-terminal-patients/feed/ 5 Natural Health News Briefs: October 6, 2015 https://anh-usa.org/natural-health-news-briefs-october-6-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=natural-health-news-briefs-october-6-2015 https://anh-usa.org/natural-health-news-briefs-october-6-2015/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2015 18:05:57 +0000 https://anh-usa.org/?p=16679 “Resistant” Head Lice in Children Increasingly Hard to Kill New research shows that lice in at least twenty-five states have become resistant to conventional, over-the-counter medications, just as kids go back to school this fall. When the first lice treatment doesn’t work, parents are shampooing their children again and again. This is particularly dangerous considering […]

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]]> “Resistant” Head Lice in Children Increasingly Hard to Kill

New research shows that lice in at least twenty-five states have become resistant to conventional, over-the-counter medications, just as kids go back to school this fall. When the first lice treatment doesn’t work, parents are shampooing their children again and again. This is particularly dangerous considering how toxic the conventional treatments for head lice can be.
Adverse event reports from the FDA’s database show that pesticides in OTC lice treatments have caused conditions ranging from headaches to death.
Lindane, a prescription treatment for lice, is particularly dangerous. It was identified for a worldwide phase-out in 2009 by the Stockholm Convention, a global treaty that attempts to remove deadly toxins from the market. The US, which has not ratified the treaty, has yet to ban lindane, even though it has been prohibited for use on crops, cattle, and dogs, and has been linked to cancer, seizures, and deaths. That’s right—we can’t use it on our food or our pets, but we can put it on our kids.
Fortunately there are good natural remedies. Coconut oil has been used very successfully by one member of our staff. Other natural remedies for head lice include garlic (the odor may be a deterrent to use), olive oil, salt, and tree tea oil, a natural insecticide.
 

Pediatricians Sponsored by Coca-Cola

Recently released documents show that Coca-Cola has given the American Academy of Pediatrics nearly $3 million over the past six years. The junk food beverage giant is, in fact, the only “gold” sponsor on the group’s HealthyChildren.org website.
In a truly astonishing statement, the AAP goes so far as to write on its website that Coca-Cola is “distinguished” for its efforts to “better the health of children worldwide.”
The documents released by Coca-Cola revealed that the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Cancer Society had all received anywhere between $1.7 and $3.5 million dollars from Coca-Cola.
This is, of course, just one example among many of Big Food buying the support of organizations that help set healthcare policy and advise parents and children on proper eating habits.
 
 
 

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]]> https://anh-usa.org/natural-health-news-briefs-october-6-2015/feed/ 1 “Resistant” Head Lice in Children Increasingly Hard to Kill https://anh-usa.org/resistant-head-lice-in-children-increasingly-hard-to-kill-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=resistant-head-lice-in-children-increasingly-hard-to-kill-3 https://anh-usa.org/resistant-head-lice-in-children-increasingly-hard-to-kill-3/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:57:29 +0000 https://anh-usa.org/?p=16677 New research shows that lice in at least twenty-five states have become resistant to conventional, over-the-counter medications, just as kids go back to school this fall. When the first lice treatment doesn’t work, parents are shampooing their children again and again. This is particularly dangerous considering how toxic the conventional treatments for head lice can […]

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]]> New research shows that lice in at least twenty-five states have become resistant to conventional, over-the-counter medications, just as kids go back to school this fall. When the first lice treatment doesn’t work, parents are shampooing their children again and again. This is particularly dangerous considering how toxic the conventional treatments for head lice can be.
Adverse event reports from the FDA’s database show that pesticides in OTC lice treatments have caused conditions ranging from headaches to death.
Lindane, a prescription treatment for lice, is particularly dangerous. It was identified for a worldwide phase-out in 2009 by the Stockholm Convention, a global treaty that attempts to remove deadly toxins from the market. The US, which has not ratified the treaty, has yet to ban lindane, even though it has been prohibited for use on crops, cattle, and dogs, and has been linked to cancer, seizures, and deaths. That’s right—we can’t use it on our food or our pets, but we can put it on our kids.
Fortunately there are good natural remedies. Coconut oil has been used very successfully by one member of our staff. Other natural remedies for head lice include garlic (the odor may be a deterrent to use), olive oil, salt, and tree tea oil, a natural insecticide.

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]]> https://anh-usa.org/resistant-head-lice-in-children-increasingly-hard-to-kill-3/feed/ 1 Pediatricians Sponsored by Coca-Cola https://anh-usa.org/pediatricians-sponsored-by-coca-cola-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pediatricians-sponsored-by-coca-cola-3 https://anh-usa.org/pediatricians-sponsored-by-coca-cola-3/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:54:14 +0000 https://anh-usa.org/?p=16675 Recently released documents show that Coca-Cola has given the American Academy of Pediatrics nearly $3 million over the past six years. The junk food beverage giant is, in fact, the only “gold” sponsor on the group’s HealthyChildren.org website. In a truly astonishing statement, the AAP goes so far as to write on its website that […]

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]]> Recently released documents show that Coca-Cola has given the American Academy of Pediatrics nearly $3 million over the past six years. The junk food beverage giant is, in fact, the only “gold” sponsor on the group’s HealthyChildren.org website.
In a truly astonishing statement, the AAP goes so far as to write on its website that Coca-Cola is “distinguished” for its efforts to “better the health of children worldwide.”
The documents released by Coca-Cola revealed that the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Cancer Society had all received anywhere between $1.7 and $3.5 million dollars from Coca-Cola.
This is, of course, just one example among many of Big Food buying the support of organizations that help set healthcare policy and advise parents and children on proper eating habits.

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]]> https://anh-usa.org/pediatricians-sponsored-by-coca-cola-3/feed/ 0 Pediatricians Sponsored by Coca-Cola https://anh-usa.org/pediatricians-sponsored-by-coca-cola-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pediatricians-sponsored-by-coca-cola-2 https://anh-usa.org/pediatricians-sponsored-by-coca-cola-2/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:51:59 +0000 https://anh-usa.org/?p=16673 Recently released documents show that Coca-Cola has given the American Academy of Pediatrics nearly $3 million over the past six years. The junk food beverage giant is, in fact, the only “gold” sponsor on the group’s HealthyChildren.org website. In a truly astonishing statement, the AAP goes so far as to write on its website that […]

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]]> Recently released documents show that Coca-Cola has given the American Academy of Pediatrics nearly $3 million over the past six years. The junk food beverage giant is, in fact, the only “gold” sponsor on the group’s HealthyChildren.org website.
In a truly astonishing statement, the AAP goes so far as to write on its website that Coca-Cola is “distinguished” for its efforts to “better the health of children worldwide.”
The documents released by Coca-Cola revealed that the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Cancer Society had all received anywhere between $1.7 and $3.5 million dollars from Coca-Cola.
This is, of course, just one example among many of Big Food buying the support of organizations that help set healthcare policy and advise parents and children on proper eating habits.

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]]> https://anh-usa.org/pediatricians-sponsored-by-coca-cola-2/feed/ 0 “Resistant” Head Lice in Children Increasingly Hard to Kill https://anh-usa.org/resistant-head-lice-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=resistant-head-lice-2 https://anh-usa.org/resistant-head-lice-2/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:49:58 +0000 https://anh-usa.org/?p=16671 New research shows that lice in at least twenty-five states have become resistant to conventional, over-the-counter medications, just as kids go back to school this fall. When the first lice treatment doesn’t work, parents are shampooing their children again and again. This is particularly dangerous considering how toxic the conventional treatments for head lice can […]

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]]> New research shows that lice in at least twenty-five states have become resistant to conventional, over-the-counter medications, just as kids go back to school this fall. When the first lice treatment doesn’t work, parents are shampooing their children again and again. This is particularly dangerous considering how toxic the conventional treatments for head lice can be.
Adverse event reports from the FDA’s database show that pesticides in OTC lice treatments have caused conditions ranging from headaches to death.
Lindane, a prescription treatment for lice, is particularly dangerous. It was identified for a worldwide phase-out in 2009 by the Stockholm Convention, a global treaty that attempts to remove deadly toxins from the market. The US, which has not ratified the treaty, has yet to ban lindane, even though it has been prohibited for use on crops, cattle, and dogs, and has been linked to cancer, seizures, and deaths. That’s right—we can’t use it on our food or our pets, but we can put it on our kids.
Fortunately there are good natural remedies. Coconut oil has been used very successfully by one member of our staff. Other natural remedies for head lice include garlic (the odor may be a deterrent to use), olive oil, salt, and tree tea oil, a natural insecticide.

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