N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) has been on the market as a supplement for decades—why is the FDA attacking it now? A few weeks ago, we told you about the FDA’s recent actions threatening NAC supplements—products which the FDA has allowed on the market for decades. The question is, why now, after all these years, is the FDA… Continue reading Why the FDA is Attacking NAC Supplements
Category: Health Autonomy
Time to Give Up Red Meat?
A new study elaborates the connection between red meat and cancer, but the story is much more complicated than the media lets on. The study, published in the journal Cancer Discovery, found specific patterns of DNA damage caused by diets high in red meat. The study elucidates how a high consumption of red meat damages… Continue reading Time to Give Up Red Meat?
Microwave Neighborhoods Coming
How a little-known rule could alter your neighborhood and endanger your health. The federal government has ensured that 5G can come to your neighborhood whether you like it or not. A recent rule change allows the telecoms industry to turn consenting private residences into cell towers, endangering the health of the neighborhood. The only way… Continue reading Microwave Neighborhoods Coming
Update on FDA Compounding Catastrophe
Help us build support in Congress to ensure you can access the customized medicines you rely on. Action Alert! As part of its effort to implement the Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013, the FDA is poised to implement a bad policy that will limit the amount of medicines like bioidentical hormones such as… Continue reading Update on FDA Compounding Catastrophe
FDA Moves Toward Monopoly Medicine
A regulation that threatens supplement access is gaining traction. Action Alert! A well-organized, coordinated campaign from the FDA and Big Pharma is threatening access to the supplements you depend on. Using the false premise that supplements are unsafe, the FDA is working to gain more power over the regulation of supplements in order to further… Continue reading FDA Moves Toward Monopoly Medicine
FDA Approves Expensive, Ineffective Alzheimer’s Drug
…against the advice of its own expert panel, ensuring another windfall for Big Pharma at the expense of patients and taxpayers. The FDA has approved the first new Alzheimer’s drug in years—a drug which will reportedly cost more than $56,000 per year. The FDA’s treatment of this drug—which is incredibly expensive and comes with real… Continue reading FDA Approves Expensive, Ineffective Alzheimer’s Drug
COVID Vax/Discrimination: Is Healthy Debate Possible?
How the current climate makes discussions about hard, controversial issues almost impossible. The philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer said, “All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” This dynamic is very much on our minds as we continue our campaign to ensure that… Continue reading COVID Vax/Discrimination: Is Healthy Debate Possible?
CAFOs Kill 17,000 a Year
…by emitting harmful pollutants in the air while the EPA does nothing. Action Alert! A new study has linked air pollution emanating from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to more than 17,000 deaths in the United States. Despite this death toll, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given CAFOs a pass on adherence to federal… Continue reading CAFOs Kill 17,000 a Year
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