Month: June 2021

FDA Seeks to Ban Another Essential Nutrient From Our Diet

…In order to turn it into a restricted and expensive drug. Why? The FDA has declared that N-acetylcysteine (NAC), a vital antioxidant with essential health benefits, is not a legal dietary supplement. The rationale is that it was long ago approved as a drug before it was sold as a supplement, but in practice banning the supplement… Continue reading FDA Seeks to Ban Another Essential Nutrient From Our Diet

Feds’ Warped Logic on Supplements

A research review from the National Institute of Health (NIH) shows the promise of dietary supplements in fighting COVID-19 yet concludes there isn’t enough evidence to recommend them. Huh? Action Alert! According to the NIH review, there is science showing vitamin D helps with respiratory infections and may reduce COVID severity, while deficiency is associated… Continue reading Feds’ Warped Logic on Supplements

B12 on the FDA’s Hot Seat

An FDA advisory committee could soon decide the fate of compounded B12 shots. Action Alert! One June 9th, 2021, the FDA’s Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (PCAC) will meet to discuss whether traditional compounding pharmacies will be permitted to make medicines with methylcobalamin, choline chloride, and melatonin, among others. That compounded methylcobalamin, a bioavailable form of… Continue reading B12 on the FDA’s Hot Seat