But there’s still time to stop it. Action Alert! Health officials in Puerto Rico recently issued an administrative order imposing a number of new regulations and fees on island supplement manufacturers and retailers. The new regulatory scheme mirrors much of what is already submitted to the FDA to register supplements, so it is likely that […]
There’s a good chance the premium cuts you’re buying and eating at restaurants are actually cheap cuts stitched together with “meat glue.” Action Alert! If you needed one more reason to only eat beef that is grass-fed and locally raised, consider the prevalence of “meat glue” in industrial meat. The “glue” is actually an enzyme […]
Want your doctor to help you manage your diabetes with specially formulated foods? The FDA says no way. Action Alert! What does your doctor know about nutrition and its ability to heal illness? That’s a good question for many conventional doctors, but most integrative doctors actually know a lot about it. And the FDA has […]
We expect it to be slipped into a must-pass defense bill. Major Action Alert! Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) may be up to his old tricks and attempting to attach a last-minute amendment to must-pass legislation that would threaten Americans’ access to supplements. This comes after our champions already shut down his previous attempts in a markup […]
Increase the risk of Alzheimer’s by 50%? Kidney disease by up to 50%? Unfortunately, that’s exactly what the science suggests. Over the years, we’ve written extensively about the dangers of stomach acid drugs—conventional medicine’s completely wrongheaded answer to stomach pain and acid reflux. Scientists aren’t certain what causes acid reflux, but a leading hypothesis is that it’s […]
A major drug maker does not even know what is in its drug. A major drugmaker may be adding a new ingredient to their thyroid medication that will make many patients sicker. What is behind this ignorant or thoughtless move? Two Action Alerts! Hypothyroid patients, take note: your medicine might now include gluten as an […]
By Gretchen DuBeau Executive and Legal Director Alliance for Natural Health USA How our executive director’s difficult personal journey became a career dedicated to protecting your natural health options, and why the tide is turning in our favor I’ve always believed that obstacles are opportunities in disguise, and the growth and learning derived from the […]
If there are no pharmacies selling, you won’t be able to buy it. Action Alert! Last week we told you about the recent guidance from the FDA that ignores directives from Congress and continues to ban office use by doctors of prepared medications such as injectable vitamin B12—while carving out a potentially lucrative exemption for hospital […]
Some good news to report! Thanks to the sustained advocacy of ANH-USA members and our allies, a serious threat to folate availability has been reversed. Unfortunately, other problems with new nutrition facts rules remain unaddressed. In 2014, we told you that the FDA was proposing a backdoor ban on natural folate in dietary supplements. The […]
Yet only recently the agency held that KIND snack bars couldn’t claim to be healthy because they contained too much fat. Never mind that the fats in question are the good fats we need. Last year the FDA sent a warning letter to KIND Healthy Snacks, telling them their products were advertised as being “healthy” […]