Category: Health Autonomy

Hormones are safe from one threat, but the danger isn’t over. Action Alert! In 2016, we detailed a new threat to bioidentical hormones, which help with hormonal imbalances, such as menopause or fertility challenges. TherapeuticsMD (TMD), a drug company specializing in women’s healthcare, was developing commercially available bioidentical hormone drugs and had 31 patents relating… Continue reading Bioidentical Hormones: Some Good News, Some Troubling News

The level and type of light you are exposed to could affect your weight, your health and even your life. Action Alert! A new study has found that bright light alters our metabolism. Bright light exposure increased insulin resistance compared to dim light exposure in the morning and evening. Insulin resistance leads to excess blood… Continue reading Do Bright Lights Promote Diabetes?

A new announcement from the head of the FDA gives reason for concern. Action Alert! Just a few days ago, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb released a wide-ranging statement about the FDA’s regulatory approach to dietary supplements. The statement was short on details, and without more explanation we see some potential causes for concern. Consumers who… Continue reading Is This the Beginning of the End for Quality Supplements?

A new study shows the promise of natural medicine for treating autism, underscoring the need both for further study and greater access to practitioners who can administer these treatments. State-based Action Alerts! A new study found that giving vitamin D supplements to mice during pregnancy prevented autistic traits in their offspring. This is exciting news… Continue reading Common Vitamin Could Offer Autism Key

An important bill that expands access to natural health medicines and practitioners has been reintroduced. It needs our support. Action Alert! For years now, ANH-USA has supported the Health Savings Act. The current bill, S. 12, is sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and allows Health Savings Account (HSA) funds to go toward dietary supplements… Continue reading Senate Bill Offers Hope for Health Autonomy

FDA is ignoring Congress and attacking an affordable supplement to protect Big Pharma profits. And we wonder why health care costs so much. Action Alert! As we reported earlier this year, the Farm Bill approved by Congress legalized hemp, which is a major step towards ensuring consumer access to affordable CBD oil supplements. Unfortunately, the FDA… Continue reading Censoring Speech and Stealing Nature the FDA Way

That’s what a secretive, private, powerful organization is seeking to do. Action Alert! For years now, we have been reporting on the machinations of the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), especially their most recent efforts to pass their Interstate Medical Licensure Compact in as many states as possible. If the FSMB isn’t opposed, its… Continue reading Will Natural Medicine Be Snuffed Out in Your State?

In the midst of another terrible outbreak, why doesn’t the agency discuss natural treatments that can protect us? Action Alert! The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is in the midst of the second largest Ebola outbreak in history (the worst was in West Africa in 2014). Since August 2018, 740 people have been infected—30 percent… Continue reading FDA’s Deafening Silence on Ebola Cures

New evidence on a key nutrient offers hope to cancer patients; will the FDA snuff it out? Action Alert! A new study on annatto-sourced delta-tocotrienol (one of the compounds contained in vitamin E) has shown incredible results for extending the life of ovarian cancer patients. It is a stunning finding that should be hailed as… Continue reading Natural Compound Doubles Cancer Survival Rates