COVID has been treated as a national health emergency, but what about the chronic disease epidemic? A recent New York Times article highlights the devastating impact the COVID pandemic has had on people with diabetes, with 30-40 percent of all COVID deaths occurring among people with the disease. Diabetes impairs the immune system but also […]
From ANH’s Legislative Team. Last week, the Biden Administration released its fiscal year 2023 budget proposal. As you may remember from Government 101, our U.S. Constitution grants the power of the purse to Congress, so Congress doesn’t have to follow the President’s budget proposal. However, the President’s budget is important because it shows his Administration’s […]
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Alarming levels of dangerous chemicals known as PFAS were discovered in food packaging at a number of well-known fast-food and fast-casual restaurants and grocery store chains, a new report found. The highest levels of indicators for PFAS were found in food packaging from Nathan’s Famous, Cava, Arby’s, Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Stop & […]
Bad supplement bills in Rhode Island, New York, California, Missouri, and Massachusetts that would severely restrict supplement access show where other states could be heading. Action Alert! Rhode Island state senators Mike McCaffrey, Hanna Gallo, and Joshua Miller recently sought to put ALL supplements behind the counter, and only accessible by retail clerks. This is, […]
Expanded telehealth has lowered costs and expanded access for millions of Americans—but it will disappear when the pandemic is over unless we make it permanent. Action Alert! Many Americans have benefitted from expanded access to telehealth during the pandemic that helps reduce the cost of medical care, but this expanded access will disappear once the […]
Find out why Gates-funded meat demonization is non-science and the Global Burden of Disease data can’t be trusted. By Rob Verkerk PhD, executive & scientific director, ANH-International. THE TOPLINE Red meat eating has been demonized because of its alleged adverse impacts on the environment and on health Find out why it isn’t red meat that’s […]
Government dietary advice, courtesy of Big Pharma and Big Food. A new study has found that 19 of 20 members serving on the government’s committee responsible for developing the next round of dietary guidelines for Americans have one or more conflicts of interest with Big Food, Big Ag, or Big Pharma. This helps explain why […]
The President has asked Congress to give the FDA the money and authority it needs to get the supplement “hit list” it wants. Action Alert! Earlier this week, the Biden Administration released their Fiscal Year 2023 budget. Of immediate concern is the inclusion of a request for legal authority and funds so the FDA can […]
From Ronald Hoffman, MD. March is National Nutrition Month. I’ll use this occasion to issue a clarion call for making nutrition a linchpin of medical therapy across ALL specialties. Here’s a rundown of how it could advance the health of diverse patients: Gastroenterology: Rates of IBS, GERD, inflammatory bowel disease and GI cancers are soaring. Diet has a […]
A rumor on the FDA’s estriol ban reminds us that the axe could fall on these hormones at any time, and we have to be ready. Action Alert! Estriol and other bioidentical hormones that millions of women rely on are in dire threat of being banned. The FDA is working to clear the market of […]