Month: September 2017

Some Good News on BPA in Water

From Environmental Health News: As water treatment plants struggle to keep up with the chemical cocktail heading into our pipes, researchers say they’ve come up with a solution to remove one of the most ubiquitous contaminants—BPA. Chemists were able to remove about 99 percent of bisphenol A (BPA) from water using a mixture of hydrogen… Continue reading Some Good News on BPA in Water

New Worry for Your Tap Water

From The Guardian: Microplastic contamination has been found in tap water in countries around the world, leading to calls from scientists for urgent research on the implications for health. Scores of tap water samples from more than a dozen nations were analysed by scientists for an investigation by Orb Media, who shared the findings with the… Continue reading New Worry for Your Tap Water

Surprise! Buried Deep in GOP Health Bill

The Obamacare repeal is only temporary—expires in six years. A few weeks ago, we told you about a new proposal described by nearly everyone as an attempt  to repeal and replace Obamacare. The bill has now been introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Lindsay Graham (R-SC). Overall, the initiative would eliminate federal subsidies for private… Continue reading Surprise! Buried Deep in GOP Health Bill

USDA: Fake Organics: Does The Agency Care?

We must pressure the federal government to police unscrupulous global players. Action Alert! We’ve been telling you about the influx of fake organic grain imported from overseas. It’s especially infuriating that the USDA seems to recognize this problem but is doing very little about it. A 2016 USDA report highlights one such challenge: As organic production and… Continue reading USDA: Fake Organics: Does The Agency Care?

“Big Brother” USDA Wants to “Educate” You to Support Big Agriculture

That’s one takeaway from a report just issued about how to implement the sham GMO labeling law that Congress passed last year. Action Alert! Recall that GMO labeling advocates were handed a defeat with the passage of the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard. It is a “labeling” law by only the slimmest definition: food companies must… Continue reading “Big Brother” USDA Wants to “Educate” You to Support Big Agriculture

Richard Jaffe, Esq.- The Regulation of Stem Cells

In the last year or two, the regulation of stem cells has dramatically changed. My take on it is that the FDA got tired of the wild west stem cell clinics which had proliferated in the mid to late 2000’s. I take some of the credit/blame for it as I was one of the first… Continue reading Richard Jaffe, Esq.- The Regulation of Stem Cells

Brain Maintenance: Out with the Old, in with the New!

  What if we could slow the process of cellular aging and even reverse it, at least partially? What if we could eliminate older, malfunctioning cells anywhere in our bodies—including our brains—more efficiently, and then stimulate the growth of new, young replacement cells, which could in turn become older more slowly, and be more efficiently… Continue reading Brain Maintenance: Out with the Old, in with the New!

Protect Natural Health Care—Join the Alliance for Natural Health!

ANH members rescued bio-identical hormones in 2008 In the 1980s (before ANH) los federales “morphed” a very effective natural insomnia supplement(GHB) that cost (at most) $360 per year into a “drug” now costing $143,604 per year (not kidding!) Join ANH now, stop los federales from “morphing” a safe natural pain reliever (CBD) into yet another… Continue reading Protect Natural Health Care—Join the Alliance for Natural Health!