Supplements: New Sneak Attack

It’s the same tactic these senators used last year, and with your help we will beat it back again. Action Alert! Last year, Sens. Blumenthal (D-CT) and Durbin (D-IL) attempted to attach anti-supplement amendments to a must-pass defense appropriations bill, but were stopped by our grassroots activists and other stakeholders. It looks as if the… Continue reading Supplements: New Sneak Attack

Expanding Access to Vitamins

America’s nutrition crisis hits our most vulnerable citizens the hardest. You can help get them the multivitamins they need. Action Alert! A recent article in the Wall Street Journal asks if government-supported food programs should stop covering unhealthy foods such as soda, on the premise that today, obesity is a much larger problem than hunger,… Continue reading Expanding Access to Vitamins

Is gluten intolerance bullsh*t? (Ronald Hoffman, MD)

by Ronald Hoffman, MD “All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (1788 – 1860) To this we might add, in this era of click-bait journalism, a fourth stage: “Then it is ridiculed again.” Such is the… Continue reading Is gluten intolerance bullsh*t? (Ronald Hoffman, MD)

FDA Defies Congress, Slips Money to Hospitals, and Stiffs Consumers

But we can stop it now. Action Alert! For some time now we have been explaining how the FDA appears to be trying to put compounding pharmacies out of business in order to boost the profits of its major client, the pharmaceutical industry. It doesn’t seem to matter to the agency that you will no… Continue reading FDA Defies Congress, Slips Money to Hospitals, and Stiffs Consumers

Disappointing Final Outcome of POM Wonderful Case

Medical free speech has been set back, but plaintiffs did win some parts of the long, protracted battle. Last year, POM Wonderful petitioned the US Supreme Court to review a lower court decision that had partly sided with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The agency had tried to prevent the pomegranate juice company—and, by extension,… Continue reading Disappointing Final Outcome of POM Wonderful Case

Is Medicine Really the Third Leading Cause of Death in the US?

Probably not. Compelling evidence says it is THE leading cause of death, even ahead of heart disease and cancer. A troubling report just published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) calculates that medical errors kill 251,000 Americans each year, making it the third leading cause of death behind cancer and heart disease. This report updates… Continue reading Is Medicine Really the Third Leading Cause of Death in the US?

Prevent Skin Cancer

Sunscreens don’t prevent skin cancer, diet and supplements do! Sun avoidance causes many more cancers than it prevents! At present, we all live on planet Earth, which circles a small star—the Sun—which shines on us very often when we’re outdoors (except here in Seattle and a few other places). Anthropologists and archaeologists have found that… Continue reading Prevent Skin Cancer

Vinegar for a Leaner, Healthier, Longer Life

Research: Vinegar promotes weight loss and longevity Research: Vinegar lowers blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar Berberine, quercetin, honokiol, ECGC, resveratrol, and probably butyrate promote longevity in the same way as vinegar Yes, that’s vinegar! Once again, when actually researched, it’s found that those humans who preceded us in life on our planet were just about… Continue reading Vinegar for a Leaner, Healthier, Longer Life

Vinegar for a Leaner, Longer Life: The Work of D.C. Jarvis, MD

Effective Then, Effective Now: Jarvis, (a Vermont medical practitioner) details how to use vinegar for weight loss in 1958. Jarvis describes how “Vermont folk medicine has much to give to those . . . who prefer instead to plan to be strong, active and free from disease to the very end of their days.” In… Continue reading Vinegar for a Leaner, Longer Life: The Work of D.C. Jarvis, MD

Aspartame—the World’s Best Ant Poison

Chances are very good that you haven’t knowingly swallowed any aspartame (NutraSweet,® Equal,® Equal Spoonful,® Equal Measure®) for years or even decades. However, you may not yet be aware of a really good use for aspartame that originally published in the Idaho Observer in 2006.[1] In that Observer article—titled as above!—Jan Jensen describes the disappearance… Continue reading Aspartame—the World’s Best Ant Poison