Posted June 2, 2021
A lay of the land on what states are doing—or not doing—to protect freedom of choice. Action Alert! As more Americans get vaccinated against COVID-19, and vaccination recommendations extend to younger and younger Americans, we are starting to see more efforts to require vaccination as a condition of receiving services, as we’ve seen at American universities. This endangers autoimmune patients who are more at risk of serious adverse events following COVID vaccination. States can take a stand for medical freedom and privacy rights. Read more.
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FDA Threatens to Ban Critical Toxin Protection Supplement
Posted May 21, 2021
On shaky legal grounds, the FDA has targeted N-acetylcysteine (NAC), an important antioxidant supplement. Action Alert! The FDA has declared that NAC, a vital antioxidant with a number of important health benefits, is not a legal dietary supplement. This is a direct threat to a supplement that many integrative doctors and patients rely on to address a variety of health conditions. We must ensure the FDA doesn’t remove these supplements from the market. Read more.
Universities Fail Discrimination Test
Posted May 21, 2021
Many colleges are requiring students to get vaccinated for COVID-19 before returning to campus, discriminating against those who have medical reasons for not doing so. Action Alert! An increasing number of schools are announcing that students will be required to receive COVID vaccinations before returning to campus. This raises serious concerns that those with legitimate medical reasons for not getting vaccinated will be discriminated against by not being able to fully take advantage of a school’s services and facilities. We have to push back against this growing wave of mandatory vaccinations wrought by social pressure and coercion. Read more.
Give Bees A Chance: Go Organic!
Posted May 21, 2021
What began with the collapse of bee colonies has become a full-on insect apocalypse that scientists say is “tearing apart the tapestry of life”, devastating bird populations, impacting human health and threatening the future of foods that rely on pollinators. The U.S. agricultural landscape is now 48 times more toxic to bees than it was 25 years ago and crop yields for apples, cherries and blueberries are already being reduced by a lack of pollinators. Why? Because of Bayer’s business model: genetically modified seeds soaked in bee-killing neonic insecticides. Read more.
Gut Health: Impacts on Aging and Beyond
Posted May 21, 2021
The role our gut microbes play in health, chronic disease, and longevity—and how government policies threaten natural ways of healing our gut. Action Alert! Research on the gut microbiome—a diverse array of trillions of microorganisms that reside in our gastrointestinal (GI) tract—is revealing how pivotal this microbial ecosystem is to preventing premature aging. Imbalances in this ecosystem, called gut dysbiosis, are linked with an array of chronic diseases, and healing our gut can keep us healthy and sustain virility. But longstanding threats from FDA policies put our ability to protect gut health in serious jeopardy. Read more.
FTC Broke the Law, Attacking Supplement Companies
Posted May 21, 2021
The Supreme Court has reined in the FTC, but more must be done to prevent the agency from silencing natural health benefits. Action Alert! In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court unanimously found that the FTC has abused its power for decades, skirting the law to illegally seek monetary penalties from companies. The Court has now removed this bludgeon from the FTC’s toolkit, which will reign in this agency’s many overreaches, particularly against the dietary supplement industry—but the agency can still go after doctors for sharing truthful information about natural medicines and COVID-19. Read more.
Feds On Vitamins and COVID: Shut Up or Pay Up!
Posted April 23, 2021
More lunacy from the federal government threatens doctors with $10,000 fines if they tell you the science about how vitamins and minerals can help with COVID. Action Alert! The Department of Justice (DoJ) recently announced the first enforcement action against “deceptive marketing” of COVID treatments. The case involves a Missouri chiropractor who is alleged to have advertised that a vitamin D and zinc supplement could prevent or treat COVID—claims that are well-supported in the scientific literature. This is a disturbing and outrageous escalation in the federal government’s actions against doctors and health professionals that inform the public about natural ways of staying healthy during the pandemic, underscoring the need to change the law to allow the free flow of information about foods and supplements. Read more.
Are ‘Clotters’ At High Risk?
Posted April 22, 2021
Rare clotting events are occurring after some COVID vaccines. Are you at risk? Action Alert! Following reports of serious blood clotting events after vaccination with the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine, health authorities have recommended pausing distribution of that vaccine. We’ve seen countries overseas halt the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine after similar instances of dangerous blood clotting. Health authorities so far have said that those with personal or family history of blood clots are not at increased risk of this rare reaction, but much still remains unknown about who is susceptible. Read more.
Poisonous Profits: Exposing a Scandal
Posted April 9, 2021
Details have emerged showing that Syngenta dragged its feet for decades in curbing deaths related to paraquat poisoning. Help us pass legislation banning this and other dangerous pesticides. Action Alert! Internal company documents that have come to light due to litigation concerning paraquat’s link to Parkinson’s disease detail decades of resistance to making a safer version of paraquat, a potent herbicide that is one of the most widely used weedkillers in the United States, that has killed tens of thousands of people around the world since hitting the market in the 1960s. Read more.
COVID: What About Those Who Don’t Recover?
Posted April 9, 2021
What causes ill health months after infection, and what can be done to prevent it. Action Alert! One of the mysteries of the COVID-19 pandemic is why some people who become infected with the virus continue to have symptoms months after infection. Much is still unknown, including what causes “long-haul” COVID, particularly in those who had only a mild case of the virus. But the science is starting to give us some answers, including a possible link with previous autoimmunity. Natural medicine offers some hope, but only if we can pass reforms that allow us to learn about its benefits. Read more.
