http://www.yvfh.org Legislative Issues and Advocacy Alerts Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:28:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.yvfh.org/2012/02/spread-the-word-about-csofh-and-win-a-free-ipod-nano/ http://www.yvfh.org/2012/02/spread-the-word-about-csofh-and-win-a-free-ipod-nano/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:28:23 +0000 Alerts http://www.csofh.org/?p=1549 Help us get the word out about Your Voice for Health!   Sign up for Action Alerts.  
View current Action Alert concerning New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Guidelines.

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Chlorella, a single-celled, micro-algae, is one of the most powerful detoxification tools to eliminate accumulated toxins, including mercury, in your body.  Read more.

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The first study to check the effects of eating potatoes on blood pressure in humans has concluded that two small helpings of purple potatoes (Purple Majesty) a day decreases blood pressure by about 4 percent without causing weight gain.  Read more.

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Certain herbs have been used as natural flu remedies for generations and can provide both protection from the flu and relief of symptoms. Here are the top five anti-flu herbs to keep around.  Read more.

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The Sydney Morning Herald reports that a new lobbying group of 400 “doctors, medical researchers, and scientists,” collectively known as “Friends of Science in Medicine” (FSM), is trying to stop all public colleges and universities in Australia from teaching any courses in alternative or complementary medicine.  Read more.

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A glass of cranberry juice per day may reduce the recurrence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children by 43%, suggests a study funded by Ocean Spray.  Read more.

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Campaigns to require the labeling of GM foods are starting to heat up, with the number of countries requiring disclosure now up to 50.  Read more.

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Now there’s a scientific basis that supports booking a session with a massage therapist: On the cellular level massage reduces inflammation and promotes the growth of new mitochondria in skeletal muscle.  Read more.

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Myth No. 1 is that “organic is a niche market.”  Read more.

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Ask your senator or representative to make a one-minute floor speech opposing the FDA’s plan to sweep many supplements off the shelf and make the ones that survive much more expensive. Urge them, just as Senators Harkin and Hatch did, to ask the FDA to retract the guidance altogether and start over. Remind them that the NDI draft guidance is bad for the economy and costs American jobs.  Read more and Take Action.

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