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 […]
Federal policies both make us sick and threaten our ability detoxify with NAC—all while industry lines its pockets. Action Alert! One government agency kowtows to special interests to expose us to dangerous chemicals, and another government agency threatens to ban the very products that can help us recover from being exposed to those chemicals. New […]
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The next six months are critical to halting a terrible policy that would restrict your supplement access. Action Alert! ANH-USA and other stakeholders have been working hard on Capitol Hill to make sure Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) does not get his “mandatory filing” requirement for supplements passed into law. This proposal would require all supplement […]
Do you want your child to have a yearly COVID shot? That’s where we at ANH think we’re heading. The federal government is currently considering whether to authorize COVID vaccines for children under five years of age; the shots have already been approved for Americans aged five and up. It appears that the obsession with […]
Ask the USDA, which is helping to create an agricultural system that degrades the soil, our food, and human health—which is why we need access to supplements. Action Alert! The nutrient content of our food is markedly decreasing, in large part due to industrial farming practices and the government policies that support them. We can’t […]
Which side of our government should we believe? Why is the FDA talking out of both sides of its mouth? Why are thousands of supplements being targeted for elimination by the FDA? What can Congress do about this? First, about the health claim that wasn’t a health claim. The FDA stated that it was accepting […]
We need to offer protections to doctors who dare to speak about natural and off-patent medicines to help with COVID. Action Alerts! A new report titled “Disinformation Doctors: Licensed to Mislead” calls on state medical boards across the country to take “proactive action” to stop medical doctors from spreading COVID “disinformation.” This is in line […]
Can homeopathic medicines help with COVID and other infections, or is this more “disinformation”? Action Alert! Late last year, the FDA issued a statement regarding cold medicines for children, including homeopathic products. Notably, the agency stated: “The FDA is not aware of any proven benefits of [homeopathic] products and urges you not to give homeopathic cough […]