alliancefornaturalhealthbiasjunkscience--2020-09-03--Fight for CAFO Alternatives

Fight for CAFO Alternatives

Alternatives to CAFO-raised meat are threatened—we must act now to ensure access to quality local meat .
Action Alert !
A bill being considered by Congress will expand access to safer , locally raised meat by loosening federal restrictions on how local meat gets processed .
If we want safer alternatives to meat raised in CAFOs ( concentrated animal feeding operations ) , we must support this bill .
Current federal law requires slaughterhouses producing meat for sale to have USDA inspectors on site during slaughter .
The law was passed in 1967 , when there were 10,000 slaughterhouses nationwide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3,000 slaughterhouses operating due to the concentration of the meat industry .
Because there are fewer slaughterhouses , small producers must travel incredibly long distances to and from federally inspected slaughterhouses .
This means lots of time away from the farm and expensive transportation costs , making it difficult for small businesses to compete with CAFOs .
COVID-19 has made the situation for small farmers even more difficult .
There are massive delays at the few slaughterhouses that remain—in some places farmers have been told they have to wait until 2022 .
Farmers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ animals during that time with no way to make a profit .
There is an alternative : smaller , custom slaughterhouses exist throughout the country .
Legally , they can only process meat for the owner of an animal and their family ; it can not be produced for sale .
Custom slaughterhouses are exempt from federal requirements to have a federal inspector on the premises when slaughter is taking place , though these facilities do get inspected by the USDA .
The PRIME ( Processing Revival of Intrastate Meat Exemption ) Act @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at custom slaughterhouses intrastate to households , restaurants , and grocers .
This bill will make sustainable , locally-raised meat more affordable and allow small farms to compete with CAFOs on a more even playing field .
Opponents of the bill argue that the PRIME Act would put consumers in danger , since the meat would not be inspected by the USDA .
Consider , though , that animals raised in CAFOs are often pumped full of antibiotics .
While this helps prevent rampant illness in the filthy conditions of a CAFO , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease factories ” where resistant bacteria can flourish .
Humans can then be exposed to these superbugs by eating contaminated meat .
Because local producers do not typically give their animals antibiotics , locally-raised meat is a much safer bet from a health standpoint .
Animals in CAFOs are also fed diets consisting of GMO corn and soybeans , rather than grass and forage .
This difference in diet changes the nutritional composition of the meat from the animal—grass-fed meat contains up to five times as much omega-3 fatty acids , which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
USDA inspection also does not guarantee safety ; there have been plenty of recalls on meat products tainted with dangerous pathogens .
In 2016 , more than 47 million pounds of meat were recalled because of listeria contamination .
Custom slaughterhouses would process far fewer animals a week than the industrial operations employed by CAFOs—another reason that safety would not be sacrificed under the PRIME Act .
Custom slaughterhouses must comply with the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act , which stipulates that animals must be rendered insensible to pain before being slaughtered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inspectors at every custom facility to ensure compliance , the agency can and has found and punished those who violate the law .
Finally , the USDA does periodically inspect custom slaughterhouses to ensure compliance with federal hygiene requirements ( having washable walls and floors , proper drainage , etc. )
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This is just one example of federal rules that undermine our ability to stay healthy .
As we ’ ve been telling you , the federal government has been gagging doctors from informing the public about how natural medicines can help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this system that not only bars the use , but even the mention , of natural remedies that have not been , and never can be , put through the multi-billion dollar FDA approval process .
We must support the PRIME Act so we have alternatives to inferior CAFO meat .
Action Alert !
Write to Congress and tell them to support the PRIME Act !
Please send your message immediately .
By sending this message , you will also be supporting our petition to ungag doctors so that they can share with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treatments for COVID .

Alternatives to CAFO-raised meat are threatened—we must act now to ensure access to quality local meat. Action Alert!
A bill being considered by Congress will expand access to safer, locally raised meat by loosening federal restrictions on how local meat gets processed. If we want safer alternatives to meat raised in CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations), we must support this bill.
Current federal law requires slaughterhouses producing meat for sale to have USDA inspectors on site during slaughter. The law was passed in 1967, when there were 10,000 slaughterhouses nationwide; today, there are less than 3,000 slaughterhouses operating due to the concentration of the meat industry. Because there are fewer slaughterhouses, small producers must travel incredibly long distances to and from federally inspected slaughterhouses. This means lots of time away from the farm and expensive transportation costs, making it difficult for small businesses to compete with CAFOs.
COVID-19 has made the situation for small farmers even more difficult. There are massive delays at the few slaughterhouses that remain—in some places farmers have been told they have to wait until 2022. Farmers need to care for and feed their animals during that time with no way to make a profit.
There is an alternative: smaller, custom slaughterhouses exist throughout the country. Legally, they can only process meat for the owner of an animal and their family; it cannot be produced for sale. Custom slaughterhouses are exempt from federal requirements to have a federal inspector on the premises when slaughter is taking place, though these facilities do get inspected by the USDA.
The PRIME (Processing Revival of Intrastate Meat Exemption) Act would permit the sale of meat processed at custom slaughterhouses intrastate to households, restaurants, and grocers. This bill will make sustainable, locally-raised meat more affordable and allow small farms to compete with CAFOs on a more even playing field.
Opponents of the bill argue that the PRIME Act would put consumers in danger, since the meat would not be inspected by the USDA. Consider, though, that animals raised in CAFOs are often pumped full of antibiotics. While this helps prevent rampant illness in the filthy conditions of a CAFO, it also turns the animals into “disease factories” where resistant bacteria can flourish. Humans can then be exposed to these superbugs by eating contaminated meat. Because local producers do not typically give their animals antibiotics, locally-raised meat is a much safer bet from a health standpoint. Animals in CAFOs are also fed diets consisting of GMO corn and soybeans, rather than grass and forage. This difference in diet changes the nutritional composition of the meat from the animal—grass-fed meat contains up to five times as much omega-3 fatty acids, which is associated with a number of health benefits.
USDA inspection also does not guarantee safety; there have been plenty of recalls on meat products tainted with dangerous pathogens. In 2016, more than 47 million pounds of meat were recalled because of listeria contamination.
Custom slaughterhouses would process far fewer animals a week than the industrial operations employed by CAFOs—another reason that safety would not be sacrificed under the PRIME Act. Custom slaughterhouses must comply with the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, which stipulates that animals must be rendered insensible to pain before being slaughtered. While there aren’t USDA inspectors at every custom facility to ensure compliance, the agency can and has found and punished those who violate the law. Finally, the USDA does periodically inspect custom slaughterhouses to ensure compliance with federal hygiene requirements (having washable walls and floors, proper drainage, etc.).
This is just one example of federal rules that undermine our ability to stay healthy. As we’ve been telling you, the federal government has been gagging doctors from informing the public about how natural medicines can help fight COVID-19. We need to reform this system that not only bars the use, but even the mention, of natural remedies that have not been, and never can be, put through the multi-billion dollar FDA approval process.
We must support the PRIME Act so we have alternatives to inferior CAFO meat.
Action Alert! Write to Congress and tell them to support the PRIME Act! Please send your message immediately. By sending this message, you will also be supporting our petition to ungag doctors so that they can share with patients the benefits of supplements and natural treatments for COVID.


alliancefornaturalhealthbiasjunkscience--2020-09-10--Dr. Mercola Works To Stop COVID Cold

Dr. Mercola Works To Stop COVID Cold

Be sure to take his quiz to assess your risk level .
Famed natural health expert Joseph Mercola , DO @ @ @ @ @ group of other experts to launch a new initiative , Stop COVID Cold .
It @ @ @ @ @ report about the benefits of vitamin D and other natural supplements for boosting immunity and @ @ @ @ @ The initiative also includes a quiz to help assess an individual ’ s risk for @ @ @ @ @ is more crucial than ever , given the government ’ s aggressive censorship campaign to @ @ @ @ @ about how to use natural medicine to stay healthy .
Given this censorship , we @ @ @ @ @ bravery in continuing to provide this vital information .
Click here to download the report @ @ @ @ @ Click here to watch our interview with Dr. Mercola about his campaign .

Be sure to take his quiz to assess your risk level.
Famed natural health expert Joseph Mercola, DO has teamed up with a group of other experts to launch a new initiative, Stop COVID Cold. It includes a detailed and informative report about the benefits of vitamin D and other natural supplements for boosting immunity and preventing severe COVID infection. The initiative also includes a quiz to help assess an individual’s risk for developing COVID-19.
This information is more crucial than ever, given the government’s aggressive censorship campaign to prevent the public from learning about how to use natural medicine to stay healthy. Given this censorship, we commend Dr. Mercola for his bravery in continuing to provide this vital information.
Click here to download the report and take the quiz.
Click here to watch our interview with Dr. Mercola about his campaign.


alliancefornaturalhealthbiasjunkscience--2020-09-10--90% Of Us Have COVID Pre-Condition

90% Of Us Have COVID Pre-Condition

BPA exposure is making us more susceptible to COVID-19 .
Action Alert !
A new study , published in JAMA Network Open , found that those with the highest level of BPA had a 51 percent higher risk of death from all causes .
This is just the latest in a long list of health conditions that are linked with this chemical .
BPA is making us sick with diseases that make us more vulnerable to COVID-19 .
We must move to ban this chemical immediately .
The authors note that previous studies have linked BPA to cardiometabolic disorders such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease , as well as atherosclerosis , coronary artery stenosis , and reduction in heart rate variability .
Animal studies have demonstrated this chemical is an endocrine disruptor , which can lead to obesity and other metabolic disorders .
Note the significance : those with diabetes are 3 times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19 , as are those with hypertension .
Exposure to BPA may be a major under-the-radar pre-existing condition .
Previously , we ’ ve noted that some experts believe that exposure to toxins such as BPA is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ epidemics , not sugar consumption .
Joseph Pizzorno , ND and his colleagues have estimated that about 90 % of diabetes cases could be attributed to the “ massive increase in body load of toxins.
” The worst chemicals are BPA , arsenic , phthalates , and PAH ( polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ) .
ANH has written extensively about BPA .
It is a chemical used in the production of certain plastics and is used in many consumer goods , such as food and drink packaging , cash register receipts , water bottles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more .
Researchers have found BPA in 90 % of Americans tested .
Some experts estimate that BPA may have an effect on human health at levels 20,000 times lower than the FDA ’ s current safety limit .
The federal government ’ s lack of action on BPA is hurting vulnerable populations most .
According to the JAMA Open Network study cited above , “ Participants with higher urinary BPA levels were more likely to be younger , male , and non-Hispanic Black and have lower educational level , lower family income @ @ @ @ @ @ @ energy intake , poorer dietary quality , and higher BMI.
” Older people and those with pre-existing conditions are especially in need of natural prevention and treatment for COVID but are not allowed even to hear about it because of the gagging of doctors and others to support the drug industry .
Because of government rules ( or lack thereof ) , we ’ re exposed to BPA and develop chronic health conditions ; and because of government rules , we can ’ t learn about how to treat or prevent these chronic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effective natural medicines .
This is unacceptable .
Action Alert !
Write to Congress , telling them to ban BPA .
Please send your message immediately .
By sending this message , you will also be supporting our petition to ungag doctors so that they can share with patients the benefits of supplements and natural treatments for COVID .

BPA exposure is making us more susceptible to COVID-19. Action Alert!
A new study, published in JAMA Network Open, found that those with the highest level of BPA had a 51 percent higher risk of death from all causes. This is just the latest in a long list of health conditions that are linked with this chemical. BPA is making us sick with diseases that make us more vulnerable to COVID-19. We must move to ban this chemical immediately.
The authors note that previous studies have linked BPA to cardiometabolic disorders such as diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease, as well as atherosclerosis, coronary artery stenosis, and reduction in heart rate variability. Animal studies have demonstrated this chemical is an endocrine disruptor, which can lead to obesity and other metabolic disorders.
Note the significance: those with diabetes are 3 times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19, as are those with hypertension. Exposure to BPA may be a major under-the-radar pre-existing condition.
Previously, we’ve noted that some experts believe that exposure to toxins such as BPA is the main culprit in the obesity and diabetes epidemics, not sugar consumption. Joseph Pizzorno, ND and his colleagues have estimated that about 90% of diabetes cases could be attributed to the “massive increase in body load of toxins.” The worst chemicals are BPA, arsenic, phthalates, and PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons).
ANH has written extensively about BPA. It is a chemical used in the production of certain plastics and is used in many consumer goods, such as food and drink packaging, cash register receipts, water bottles, implanted medical devices, and many more. Researchers have found BPA in 90% of Americans tested.
Some experts estimate that BPA may have an effect on human health at levels 20,000 times lower than the FDA’s current safety limit.
The federal government’s lack of action on BPA is hurting vulnerable populations most. According to the JAMA Open Network study cited above, “Participants with higher urinary BPA levels were more likely to be younger, male, and non-Hispanic Black and have lower educational level, lower family income, lower physical activity, higher total energy intake, poorer dietary quality, and higher BMI.”
Older people and those with pre-existing conditions are especially in need of natural prevention and treatment for COVID but are not allowed even to hear about it because of the gagging of doctors and others to support the drug industry. Because of government rules (or lack thereof), we’re exposed to BPA and develop chronic health conditions; and because of government rules, we can’t learn about how to treat or prevent these chronic conditions with inexpensive, safe, and effective natural medicines. This is unacceptable.
Action Alert! Write to Congress, telling them to ban BPA. Please send your message immediately. By sending this message, you will also be supporting our petition to ungag doctors so that they can share with patients the benefits of supplements and natural treatments for COVID.


alliancefornaturalhealthbiasjunkscience--2020-09-24--Who Will Stand Up for Women’s Health?

Who Will Stand Up for Women’s Health?

An update on our efforts to protect consumer access to compounded bioidentical hormones , including estriol .
Action Alert !
As regular readers will be aware , the FDA is poised to eliminate consumer access to compounded bioidentical hormones like estriol , progesterone , testosterone , and others .
We ’ re working with our allies to mobilize members of Congress to take action on this critical women ’ s health issue .
We need your help to get as many members to support our cause as we possibly can .
Representatives Mark Pocan ( D-WI ) and Phil Roe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ letter asking the FDA to “ consider the severely negative impact some of [ the National Academies of Sciences , Engineering , and Medicine ’ s ] recommendations would have on patients , ” and requesting that consumer access to compounded bioidentical hormones be maintained .
To briefly recap how we got here : estriol and other hormones were nominated to the FDA ’ s Demonstrably Difficult to Compound List .
Items that appear on the final list will be barred from pharmacy compounding .
This was particularly concerning given that the FDA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but was beaten back on account of ANH member activism .
After initial pushback from the natural health community against the latest attack , the agency asked the National Academies of Sciences , Engineering , and Medicine ( NASEM ) to impartially evaluate the “ clinical utility ” of using compounded bioidentical hormones to treat patients .
NASEM ’ s evaluation report , which was heavily slanted against compounded bioidentical hormones , was released in late July of this year ( read our analysis here ) .
Suffice it to say , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this process to achieve an intended result : eliminating access to compounded bioidentical hormones to create a monopoly for FDA-approved hormones .
With an “ impartial ” report from the “ experts ” at NASEM , the FDA has given itself cover to ban compounded BHRT .
This is a critical issue , particularly for women .
Many studies have shown that estriol offers many potential health benefits—for urinary tract and bone health , for example—without some of the dangers that accompany higher-potency estrogens , such as cancer .
A ban would cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But as we ’ ve written before , this is one among many attacks that , in our opinion , is meant to make it impossible for traditional compounding pharmacies to stay in business .
The FDA still needs to go through the normal rulemaking process before estriol or other hormones are banned from compounding , but the time to act is now .
We must get Congress on our side to try to reign in this agency .
Attacking estriol and compounded hormones to clear the market for FDA-approved hormone drugs is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the federal government bolster drug monopolies and undermine natural health options .
Our crony healthcare system bars not only the use , but even the mention , of natural remedies like vitamin D that have not been , and never can be , put through the multi-billion dollar FDA approval process , because as natural substances they can not be fully patented .
Until this system changes , we will remain a nation of sick people paying way too much for healthcare that is ineffective .
Action Alert !
Write to Congress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the letter asking the FDA to protect consumer access to compounded bioidentical hormones .
Please send your message immediately .
By sending this message , you will also be supporting our petition to ungag doctors so that they can share with patients the benefits of supplements and natural treatments for COVID .

An update on our efforts to protect consumer access to compounded bioidentical hormones, including estriol. Action Alert!
As regular readers will be aware, the FDA is poised to eliminate consumer access to compounded bioidentical hormones like estriol, progesterone, testosterone, and others. We’re working with our allies to mobilize members of Congress to take action on this critical women’s health issue. We need your help to get as many members to support our cause as we possibly can.
Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Phil Roe (R-TN) are leading a Congressional letter asking the FDA to “consider the severely negative impact some of [the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s] recommendations would have on patients,” and requesting that consumer access to compounded bioidentical hormones be maintained.
To briefly recap how we got here: estriol and other hormones were nominated to the FDA’s Demonstrably Difficult to Compound List. Items that appear on the final list will be barred from pharmacy compounding. This was particularly concerning given that the FDA had previously attacked estriol in 2008, but was beaten back on account of ANH member activism. After initial pushback from the natural health community against the latest attack, the agency asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to impartially evaluate the “clinical utility” of using compounded bioidentical hormones to treat patients. NASEM’s evaluation report, which was heavily slanted against compounded bioidentical hormones, was released in late July of this year (read our analysis here).
Suffice it to say, in our view, the FDA carefully managed this process to achieve an intended result: eliminating access to compounded bioidentical hormones to create a monopoly for FDA-approved hormones. With an “impartial” report from the “experts” at NASEM, the FDA has given itself cover to ban compounded BHRT.
This is a critical issue, particularly for women. Many studies have shown that estriol offers many potential health benefits—for urinary tract and bone health, for example—without some of the dangers that accompany higher-potency estrogens, such as cancer. A ban would cause suffering for many, many women. But as we’ve written before, this is one among many attacks that, in our opinion, is meant to make it impossible for traditional compounding pharmacies to stay in business.
The FDA still needs to go through the normal rulemaking process before estriol or other hormones are banned from compounding, but the time to act is now. We must get Congress on our side to try to reign in this agency.
Attacking estriol and compounded hormones to clear the market for FDA-approved hormone drugs is just one of the ways the FDA and the federal government bolster drug monopolies and undermine natural health options. Our crony healthcare system bars not only the use, but even the mention, of natural remedies like vitamin D that have not been, and never can be, put through the multi-billion dollar FDA approval process, because as natural substances they cannot be fully patented. Until this system changes, we will remain a nation of sick people paying way too much for healthcare that is ineffective.
Action Alert! Write to Congress and urge your elected officials to support the letter asking the FDA to protect consumer access to compounded bioidentical hormones. Please send your message immediately. By sending this message, you will also be supporting our petition to ungag doctors so that they can share with patients the benefits of supplements and natural treatments for COVID.


alliancefornaturalhealthbiasjunkscience--2020-09-24--Your Home A Cell Tower? Don’t Let FCC Do It!

It seems this agency will stop at nothing until the telecoms industry gets what it wants .
Action Alert !
At the behest of the telecoms industry , the FCC is trying to update an old rule in a way that would allow industry to turn consenting private residences into cell towers .
It is another way in which the FCC and industry are undermining the ability of local communities to decide how and whether 5G technology gets implemented , and we have to fight back .
The OTARD rule , an acronym for “ over the air reception device @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 1996 Telecommunications Act .
This rule prohibits local municipalities from restricting the installation of satellite dish antennas and other antennas on private residences for reception of TV signals .
This rule was amended in 2002 to allow for signal transmission , but with the caveat that the antenna had to be used primarily for the use of the tenant or homeowner .
This rule has never been applied to the use of antennas to transmit signals to others in one ’ s neighborhood .
What started off as a pro-consumer measure has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ industry to avoid accountability and local oversight .
At industry prompting , the FCC has proposed a change to the OTARD rule that would cover wireless “ hubs.
” This would allow the industry to turn people ’ s homes into cell towers , and since this would be done on private property , it effectively circumvents the need for companies to meet local zoning and environmental requirements .
If your neighbor agrees to accept a fee and turn their home into a cell tower , you could do nothing about it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep dangerous levels of microwave radiation out of their neighborhoods would disappear .
This is a critical health and safety issue , yet astoundingly little has been done to understand the human health implications of 5G deployment .
There are no independent safety studies about the safety of 5G .
During a Senate Commerce , Science , and Transportation Committee hearing , Sen. Richard Blumenthal ( D-CT ) asked members of the FDA and FTC if any studies were being conducted on the safety of 5G .
At the end of the exchange @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really is no research ongoing .
We ’ re kind of flying blind here , as far as health and safety is concerned.
” The comment period for this proposal has closed , and all indications are that the FCC will move forward .
We must generate grassroots pressure on the FCC and on Capitol Hill opposing this and other actions that are undermining our ability to check the telecoms industry and 5G expansion .
This isn ’ t the only way in which cronyism undermines our health .
The FDA and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the public about how natural medicine can help protect us from COVID-19 infection .
We must oppose these assaults on our freedoms .
Action Alert !
Write to the FCC and Congress opposing changes to the OTARD rule .
Please send your message immediately .
By sending this message , you will also be supporting our petition to ungag doctors so that they can share with patients the benefits of supplements and natural treatments for COVID .

It seems this agency will stop at nothing until the telecoms industry gets what it wants. Action Alert!
At the behest of the telecoms industry, the FCC is trying to update an old rule in a way that would allow industry to turn consenting private residences into cell towers. It is another way in which the FCC and industry are undermining the ability of local communities to decide how and whether 5G technology gets implemented, and we have to fight back.
The OTARD rule, an acronym for “over the air reception device,” was adopted as part of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. This rule prohibits local municipalities from restricting the installation of satellite dish antennas and other antennas on private residences for reception of TV signals. This rule was amended in 2002 to allow for signal transmission, but with the caveat that the antenna had to be used primarily for the use of the tenant or homeowner.
This rule has never been applied to the use of antennas to transmit signals to others in one’s neighborhood. What started off as a pro-consumer measure has now been fashioned into a bludgeon for industry to avoid accountability and local oversight.
At industry prompting, the FCC has proposed a change to the OTARD rule that would cover wireless “hubs.” This would allow the industry to turn people’s homes into cell towers, and since this would be done on private property, it effectively circumvents the need for companies to meet local zoning and environmental requirements. If your neighbor agrees to accept a fee and turn their home into a cell tower, you could do nothing about it. The limited tools that citizens have to keep dangerous levels of microwave radiation out of their neighborhoods would disappear.
This is a critical health and safety issue, yet astoundingly little has been done to understand the human health implications of 5G deployment. There are no independent safety studies about the safety of 5G. During a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) asked members of the FDA and FTC if any studies were being conducted on the safety of 5G. At the end of the exchange, Blumenthal concluded, “So there really is no research ongoing. We’re kind of flying blind here, as far as health and safety is concerned.”
The comment period for this proposal has closed, and all indications are that the FCC will move forward. We must generate grassroots pressure on the FCC and on Capitol Hill opposing this and other actions that are undermining our ability to check the telecoms industry and 5G expansion.
This isn’t the only way in which cronyism undermines our health. The FDA and the FTC are actively working to keep information from the public about how natural medicine can help protect us from COVID-19 infection. We must oppose these assaults on our freedoms.
Action Alert! Write to the FCC and Congress opposing changes to the OTARD rule. Please send your message immediately. By sending this message, you will also be supporting our petition to ungag doctors so that they can share with patients the benefits of supplements and natural treatments for COVID.


alliancefornaturalhealthbiasjunkscience--2020-09-24--FDA’s Blood Testing Monopoly Dealt Blow

FDA’s Blood Testing Monopoly Dealt Blow

For years the agency has been attempting a power grab , but it ’ s just been told to stop .
Action Alert !
For some time , we ’ ve been telling you about the FDA ’ s attempt to impose pre-market approval requirements on laboratory developed tests ( LDTs ) .
The agency ’ s efforts were , thankfully , just dealt a major blow : the Health and Human Services Department ( HHS ) announced that the FDA will no longer be regulating LDTs .
This is a major victory that will open the door to innovation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incredibly important .
Specifically , HHS states : “ FDA will not require premarket review of laboratory developed tests ( “ LDT ” ) absent notice-and-comment rulemaking , as opposed to through guidance documents , compliance manuals , website statements , or other informal issuances.
” Part of the reason for this may be that LDTs are already regulated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments ( CLIA ) .
CLIA requires laboratories to hire scientifically qualified personnel and to follow rigorous testing , analytical validation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allow a wave of innovation in this industry .
The FDA claimed authority over LDTs after Congress amended the Food , Drug , and Cosmetic Act in 1976 .
But since that time , the agency has only singled out a handful of LDTs for active enforcement .
This threat of regulation tends to have a chilling effect on innovation , since labs developing new tests didn ’ t know whether the FDA would target them or not .
With this announcement , hopefully that situation will change .
The FDA ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the COVID-19 pandemic .
It was the FDA ’ s choice to regulate LDTs for the diagnosis of COVID-19 .
Labs needed to wait for the agency to grant Emergency Use Authorizations to run their tests , costing valuable time at the outset of the pandemic and delaying the deployment of widespread testing for the coronavirus .
How the feds treat LDTs is enormously important .
Medical testing is the future of medicine .
New tests already exist to spot cancers long before they manifest themselves otherwise .
But these tests are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insurance companies will pay for them .
If they become more widely available , the price will fall .
Testing can also help prevent diabetes , heart and blood vessel illness , prostate cancer , and other diseases .
LDTs are not only important for general medicine ; they ’ re the future of individualized medicine .
Integrative doctors use these tests to gather information that aids them in identifying the root causes of their patients ’ illnesses—information that can not be gathered and analyzed otherwise .
If the FDA moved forward with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been halted and medicine would be set back years .
There are many more reforms that must be enacted to improve medicine in this country .
If you haven ’ t already , please sign our petition to reform a health system that blocks access to natural treatments that generally can not go through FDA approval .
Action Alert !
Sign our petition that seeks to reform a healthcare system that blocks access to natural treatments that generally can not go through FDA approval .
Please send your message immediately .

For years the agency has been attempting a power grab, but it’s just been told to stop. Action Alert!
For some time, we’ve been telling you about the FDA’s attempt to impose pre-market approval requirements on laboratory developed tests (LDTs). The agency’s efforts were, thankfully, just dealt a major blow: the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) announced that the FDA will no longer be regulating LDTs. This is a major victory that will open the door to innovation in a sector of medicine that is incredibly important.
Specifically, HHS states: “FDA will not require premarket review of laboratory developed tests (“LDT”) absent notice-and-comment rulemaking, as opposed to through guidance documents, compliance manuals, website statements, or other informal issuances.” Part of the reason for this may be that LDTs are already regulated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). CLIA requires laboratories to hire scientifically qualified personnel and to follow rigorous testing, analytical validation and record-keeping procedures.
These changes could allow a wave of innovation in this industry. The FDA claimed authority over LDTs after Congress amended the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1976. But since that time, the agency has only singled out a handful of LDTs for active enforcement. This threat of regulation tends to have a chilling effect on innovation, since labs developing new tests didn’t know whether the FDA would target them or not. With this announcement, hopefully that situation will change.
The FDA’s power grab on LDTs undoubtedly cost lives in the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the FDA’s choice to regulate LDTs for the diagnosis of COVID-19. Labs needed to wait for the agency to grant Emergency Use Authorizations to run their tests, costing valuable time at the outset of the pandemic and delaying the deployment of widespread testing for the coronavirus.
How the feds treat LDTs is enormously important. Medical testing is the future of medicine. New tests already exist to spot cancers long before they manifest themselves otherwise. But these tests are very expensive, and neither Medicare nor insurance companies will pay for them. If they become more widely available, the price will fall. Testing can also help prevent diabetes, heart and blood vessel illness, prostate cancer, and other diseases.
LDTs are not only important for general medicine; they’re the future of individualized medicine. Integrative doctors use these tests to gather information that aids them in identifying the root causes of their patients’ illnesses—information that cannot be gathered and analyzed otherwise. If the FDA moved forward with its proposal, these developments would have been halted and medicine would be set back years.
There are many more reforms that must be enacted to improve medicine in this country. If you haven’t already, please sign our petition to reform a health system that blocks access to natural treatments that generally cannot go through FDA approval.
Action Alert! Sign our petition that seeks to reform a healthcare system that blocks access to natural treatments that generally cannot go through FDA approval. Please send your message immediately.


alliancefornaturalhealthbiasjunkscience--2020-10-01--The COVID Danger You Haven’t Heard About

Chemicals found in the disinfectants that are being used extensively during COVID could be undermining our health .
Action Alert !
Some researchers are raising the alarm about quaternary ammonium compounds , or quats , that are commonly found in the disinfectants , hand sanitizers , and sanitizing wipes being used by households and businesses to protect against the COVID-19 virus .
Quats are being linked with fertility problems as well as other endocrine disrupting effects .
We must demand that these chemicals be pulled from the market so they can be studied properly for safety .
Published studies have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fewer pups than those that were not exposed to the chemicals .
Other research has found that quats are potent compounds at inhibiting mitochondrial activity .
Animal studies and cellular studies are demonstrating the harm these chemicals can cause , and our exposure to them is increasing dramatically on account of the COVID-19 pandemic .
For example , in Maricopa County , Arizona , restaurants are required to sanitize customer areas after each sitting with disinfectants , including the table cloth , chairs , table tops , and condiment holders .
Grocery stores @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each use .
These chemicals are everywhere .
Quats stay active on surfaces for up to two weeks .
The Environmental Protection Agency has given industry a pass on these chemicals for decades .
Quats entered the market in the early 20th century , before legislation was passed in 1976 allowing for the regulation of potentially dangerous chemicals .
Because quats were on the market when the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act was passed , they were allowed to stay on the market without being evaluated for safety .
The EPA is currently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be released for public comment in 2021 .
How many of us will have been exposed to unsafe levels of these chemicals by then , given their extensive use in public and private spaces ?
Quat disinfectants aren ’ t only dangerous , they are unnecessary .
Soap and water is sufficient to protect against the coronavirus .
Additionally , rubber gloves can be worn when shopping to protect the skin , but this won ’ t protect against sprayed droplets in the air .
The EPA needs to act now by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At the very least , the EPA should remove these chemicals from the list of approved disinfectants the agency recommends for COVID-19 , which currently includes 235 quat products .
As we ’ ve been writing over the past few months , this isn ’ t the only example of simple and safe solutions to protect us against COVID being largely ignored .
The FDA and the FTC are actively working to keep information from the public about how natural medicine can help protect us from COVID-19 infection .
This is costing us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alert !
Write to the EPA , telling them to pull quats from the market immediately given the increased use and the documented dangers of these chemicals .
Please send your message immediately .
By sending this message , you will also be supporting our petition to ungag doctors so that they can share with patients the benefits of supplements and natural treatments for COVID .

Chemicals found in the disinfectants that are being used extensively during COVID could be undermining our health. Action Alert!
Some researchers are raising the alarm about quaternary ammonium compounds, or quats, that are commonly found in the disinfectants, hand sanitizers, and sanitizing wipes being used by households and businesses to protect against the COVID-19 virus. Quats are being linked with fertility problems as well as other endocrine disrupting effects. We must demand that these chemicals be pulled from the market so they can be studied properly for safety.
Published studies have found that mice exposed to quats produced fewer pups than those that were not exposed to the chemicals. Other research has found that quats are potent compounds at inhibiting mitochondrial activity.
Animal studies and cellular studies are demonstrating the harm these chemicals can cause, and our exposure to them is increasing dramatically on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, in Maricopa County, Arizona, restaurants are required to sanitize customer areas after each sitting with disinfectants, including the table cloth, chairs, table tops, and condiment holders. Grocery stores are spraying and wiping shopping carts after each use. These chemicals are everywhere. Quats stay active on surfaces for up to two weeks.
The Environmental Protection Agency has given industry a pass on these chemicals for decades. Quats entered the market in the early 20th century, before legislation was passed in 1976 allowing for the regulation of potentially dangerous chemicals. Because quats were on the market when the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act was passed, they were allowed to stay on the market without being evaluated for safety. The EPA is currently updating risk assessments for quats, which will be released for public comment in 2021. How many of us will have been exposed to unsafe levels of these chemicals by then, given their extensive use in public and private spaces?
Quat disinfectants aren’t only dangerous, they are unnecessary. Soap and water is sufficient to protect against the coronavirus. Additionally, rubber gloves can be worn when shopping to protect the skin, but this won’t protect against sprayed droplets in the air. The EPA needs to act now by pulling these chemicals from the market. At the very least, the EPA should remove these chemicals from the list of approved disinfectants the agency recommends for COVID-19, which currently includes 235 quat products.
As we’ve been writing over the past few months, this isn’t the only example of simple and safe solutions to protect us against COVID being largely ignored. The FDA and the FTC are actively working to keep information from the public about how natural medicine can help protect us from COVID-19 infection. This is costing us lives and has to stop.
Action Alert! Write to the EPA, telling them to pull quats from the market immediately given the increased use and the documented dangers of these chemicals. Please send your message immediately. By sending this message, you will also be supporting our petition to ungag doctors so that they can share with patients the benefits of supplements and natural treatments for COVID.


Defend CBD!

A bill that would protect hemp-derived CBD from the FDA needs our support .
Action Alert !
For a while now , we ’ ve been telling you about the FDA ’ s attack on CBD oil , a natural , safe , and non-addictive alternative to dangerous opioid drugs .
The agency is on the verge of completing its enforcement policies for CBD .
We must support a bill that would protect hemp-derived CBD supplements from the federal government .
The bill is simple .
It amends the law to provide an exemption for hemp-derived CBD from rules that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an approved drug with that ingredient or if that ingredient is being investigated as a new drug .
Note that the other provisions of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 still apply to CBD .
Given that the FDA ’ s position seems to be that CBD is a “ new supplement ” ( in FDA lingo , a new dietary ingredient , or NDI ) , this means that before companies sell CBD they will need to submit information to the FDA demonstrating that the CBD supplement can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regulation of CBD has become a fraught and confusing process .
We sifted through the details in previous coverage .
The FDA can ’ t be expected to allow affordable CBD without a fight .
Recall that the agency approved a CBD drug , Epidolex , for the treatment of seizures from two rare forms of epilepsy .
The drug costs $ 32,500 per year .
History and experience demonstrate that the FDA will , when left to its own devices , do what it can to protect the approved drug and eliminate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see the same thing happening with bioidentical hormones .
As we reported previously , the FDA and its cronies are interested in protecting the marketplace for FDA-approved hormones and have an innate distrust of medicines , like compounded bioidentical estriol , that they do not control .
This bill will help take the issue out of the FDA ’ s hands , since the existence of an approved drug will no longer be relevant .
Action Alert !
Write to Congress and urge them to support this measure to protect CBD .
Please @ @ @ @ @

A bill that would protect hemp-derived CBD from the FDA needs our support. Action Alert!
For a while now, we’ve been telling you about the FDA’s attack on CBD oil, a natural, safe, and non-addictive alternative to dangerous opioid drugs. The agency is on the verge of completing its enforcement policies for CBD. We must support a bill that would protect hemp-derived CBD supplements from the federal government.
The bill is simple. It amends the law to provide an exemption for hemp-derived CBD from rules that apply to dietary supplements when there is an approved drug with that ingredient or if that ingredient is being investigated as a new drug.
Note that the other provisions of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 still apply to CBD. Given that the FDA’s position seems to be that CBD is a “new supplement” (in FDA lingo, a new dietary ingredient, or NDI), this means that before companies sell CBD they will need to submit information to the FDA demonstrating that the CBD supplement can be reasonably expected to be safe.
The regulation of CBD has become a fraught and confusing process. We sifted through the details in previous coverage. The FDA can’t be expected to allow affordable CBD without a fight. Recall that the agency approved a CBD drug, Epidolex, for the treatment of seizures from two rare forms of epilepsy. The drug costs $32,500 per year.
History and experience demonstrate that the FDA will, when left to its own devices, do what it can to protect the approved drug and eliminate all other forms of CBD. We see the same thing happening with bioidentical hormones. As we reported previously, the FDA and its cronies are interested in protecting the marketplace for FDA-approved hormones and have an innate distrust of medicines, like compounded bioidentical estriol, that they do not control.
This bill will help take the issue out of the FDA’s hands, since the existence of an approved drug will no longer be relevant.
Action Alert! Write to Congress and urge them to support this measure to protect CBD. Please send your message immediately.


alliancefornaturalhealthbiasjunkscience--2020-10-01--Danger Lurking in Drugs

Danger Lurking in Drugs

More reason to approach prescription drugs with caution .
Action Alert !
A recent study found that the “ inactive ” ingredients used in many prescription drugs aren ’ t so inactive , and in fact impact many of the body ’ s molecular processes .
The authors identified 38 inactive ingredients that interacted with 44 molecular targets ; in some cases the level of activity observed was similar to that exhibited by active ingredients .
These included ingredients meant to be used as food dyes , preservatives , and disinfectants , such as D & C red no .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and thimerosal , a derivative of mercury that is used in some vaccines , mascaras , and eye contact solutions .
Most of the molecular targets the “ inactive ” ingredients acted upon were outside the digestive system where most drugs end up .
But patients taking multiple medications with these ingredients , patients with leaky gut , or those taking IV medications could face risk from inactive ingredients in drugs—not to mention the active ingredients !
We ’ ve seen something similar with pesticides and herbicides , where the “ inactive ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as dangerous , if not more so , than the active ingredient .
Research has shown that complete pesticide formulations are up to 1,000 times more toxic to human cells than the active ingredients alone .
This is important information to keep in mind when determining , in consultation with your ( hopefully integrative ) doctor which therapy is right for you .
It ’ s important for us to have information about natural medicines , which do not present most of these dangers—but the government is gagging information about these treatments in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alert !
Tell Congress and the FDA to review “ inert ” drug ingredients for safety .
Please send your message immediately .
By sending this message , you will also be supporting our petition to ungag doctors so that they can share with patients the benefits of supplements and natural treatments for COVID .

More reason to approach prescription drugs with caution. Action Alert!
A recent study found that the “inactive” ingredients used in many prescription drugs aren’t so inactive, and in fact impact many of the body’s molecular processes. The authors identified 38 inactive ingredients that interacted with 44 molecular targets; in some cases the level of activity observed was similar to that exhibited by active ingredients. These included ingredients meant to be used as food dyes, preservatives, and disinfectants, such as D&C red no. 28, propylparaben, benzethonium chloride, and thimerosal, a derivative of mercury that is used in some vaccines, mascaras, and eye contact solutions.
Most of the molecular targets the “inactive” ingredients acted upon were outside the digestive system where most drugs end up. But patients taking multiple medications with these ingredients, patients with leaky gut, or those taking IV medications could face risk from inactive ingredients in drugs—not to mention the active ingredients!
We’ve seen something similar with pesticides and herbicides, where the “inactive” ingredients have been found to be just as dangerous, if not more so, than the active ingredient. Research has shown that complete pesticide formulations are up to 1,000 times more toxic to human cells than the active ingredients alone.
This is important information to keep in mind when determining, in consultation with your (hopefully integrative) doctor which therapy is right for you. It’s important for us to have information about natural medicines, which do not present most of these dangers—but the government is gagging information about these treatments in relation to COVID-19 and beyond.
Action Alert! Tell Congress and the FDA to review “inert” drug ingredients for safety. Please send your message immediately. By sending this message, you will also be supporting our petition to ungag doctors so that they can share with patients the benefits of supplements and natural treatments for COVID.


alliancefornaturalhealthbiasjunkscience--2020-10-08--President Treated with Natural Medicine

President Treated with Natural Medicine

So why are federal agencies continuing to block us from learning about using natural medicine to stay healthy ?
Action Alert !
Following the announcement that President Trump tested positive for COVID-19 , reports tell us that he is receiving Regeneron ’ s monoclonal antibody , which is not yet FDA-approved , in addition to zinc , vitamin D , famotidine , melatonin and aspirin as a daily preventative .
The president is presumably receiving the best medical care available , and this regimen includes natural medicine .
It is scandalous that federal agencies are gagging doctors who dare to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for COVID-19 prevention and treatment .
President Trump ’ s regimen does not seem to include hydroxychloroquine or quercetin .
We ’ ve reported in the past that quercetin and hydroxychloroquine work by helping get zinc into cells .
High concentrations of zinc inside cells inhibit the replication of RNA viruses such as COVID-19 , but due to zinc ’ s other characteristics , cells do not typically tolerate high levels of this mineral .
Since Trump took hydroxychloroquine before , is he taking it without mentioning it ?
The inclusion of melatonin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may be useful as a preventative , and there is good research behind it as an anti-inflammatory that is rarely mentioned ; an exception is Frank Shallenberger MD , prominent natural medicine doctor , who has recommended it .
The doctors added remdesivir to the treatment list after the first list of treatments mentioned above was released .
Why was it added ?
Could there have been a fear that if it were not included it would spoil the commercial prospects of the drug ?
We know that the drug failed to cure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shorten hospital stay by three days .
It is shameful that the president ’ s own doctors include a number of natural medicines like vitamin D in his treatment regimen , but federal agencies block us from learning about these treatments .
Studies show , for example , that COVID-19 deaths correlate almost perfectly with vitamin D level , yet the FDA and FTC have sent warning letters to doctors and individuals who share basic information about the ability of vitamin D to help prevent or treat COVID-19 .
( You can find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with COVID-19 on our website here . )
If we have any hope of improving healthcare in this country , this arrangement needs to change .
Action Alert !
Sign our petition that seeks to reform a healthcare system that blocks access to natural treatments that generally can not go through FDA approval .
Please send your message immediately .

So why are federal agencies continuing to block us from learning about using natural medicine to stay healthy? Action Alert!
Following the announcement that President Trump tested positive for COVID-19, reports tell us that he is receiving Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody, which is not yet FDA-approved, in addition to zinc, vitamin D, famotidine, melatonin and aspirin as a daily preventative. The president is presumably receiving the best medical care available, and this regimen includes natural medicine. It is scandalous that federal agencies are gagging doctors who dare to mention the benefits of these vital medicines for COVID-19 prevention and treatment.
President Trump’s regimen does not seem to include hydroxychloroquine or quercetin. We’ve reported in the past that quercetin and hydroxychloroquine work by helping get zinc into cells. High concentrations of zinc inside cells inhibit the replication of RNA viruses such as COVID-19, but due to zinc’s other characteristics, cells do not typically tolerate high levels of this mineral. Since Trump took hydroxychloroquine before, is he taking it without mentioning it?
The inclusion of melatonin is interesting. Research suggests that it may be useful as a preventative, and there is good research behind it as an anti-inflammatory that is rarely mentioned; an exception is Frank Shallenberger MD, prominent natural medicine doctor, who has recommended it.
The doctors added remdesivir to the treatment list after the first list of treatments mentioned above was released. Why was it added? Could there have been a fear that if it were not included it would spoil the commercial prospects of the drug? We know that the drug failed to cure in trial although it was found to shorten hospital stay by three days.
It is shameful that the president’s own doctors include a number of natural medicines like vitamin D in his treatment regimen, but federal agencies block us from learning about these treatments. Studies show, for example, that COVID-19 deaths correlate almost perfectly with vitamin D level, yet the FDA and FTC have sent warning letters to doctors and individuals who share basic information about the ability of vitamin D to help prevent or treat COVID-19. (You can find information about how natural medicines can help with COVID-19 on our website here.)
If we have any hope of improving healthcare in this country, this arrangement needs to change.
Action Alert! Sign our petition that seeks to reform a healthcare system that blocks access to natural treatments that generally cannot go through FDA approval. Please send your message immediately.


alliancefornaturalhealthbiasjunkscience--2020-10-08--Checked Your Vitamin D Level Recently? It Might Just Save Your Life

New numbers from the CDC show us who is unnecessarily dying from COVID-19 .
Action Alert !
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) have released new estimates on how deadly the COVID-19 virus is by age-group .
In what the agency considers the current best estimate , the virus is considerably more deadly than the seasonal flu for people over the age of 50 ; for those below the age of 20 , the fatality rate is well below that of the seasonal flu .
Specifically , the infection fatality ratio ( The number of individuals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infected individuals ) is as follows : Why is this the case ?
Depleted vitamin D levels are a potential cause .
Yet recall that the FDA and FTC attacked a nutritionist who talked about the results of a recent study showing a connection between COVID-19 and vitamin D. The nutritionist ’ s post concluded , “ The bottom line ?
In order to give yourself the best defense against the coronavirus , begin with optimizing your vitamin D status to at least 30 ng/ml starting today.
” 30ng/ml is just the minimum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used by almost all doctors .
But this nutritionist could face fines or even jail for sharing this basic , universally accepted information .
Similar , basic information about COVID critical nutrients such as zinc , quercetin , or potassium are also censored .
Older Americans are at greatest risk of death from COVID-19 , yet the government is blocking all of us from learning about how natural medicine can help prevent or treat COVID-19 .
At the very least , public health agencies should be telling people to have their vitamin D @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the very opposite , gagging those who disseminate basic information on D. This is murderous bureaucratic indifference to what is happening to people , especially older Americans who are most at risk .
There is solid scientific evidence that supports the use of a variety of nutrients to help prevent or treat COVID .
But because these nutrients aren ’ t FDA-approved , they can ’ t claim to prevent or treat any disease .
This is a racket designed to protect big pharmaceutical companies from competition , and it has to stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that seeks to reform a healthcare system that blocks access to natural treatments that generally can not go through FDA approval .
Please send your message immediately .

New numbers from the CDC show us who is unnecessarily dying from COVID-19. Action Alert!
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released new estimates on how deadly the COVID-19 virus is by age-group. In what the agency considers the current best estimate, the virus is considerably more deadly than the seasonal flu for people over the age of 50; for those below the age of 20, the fatality rate is well below that of the seasonal flu.
Specifically, the infection fatality ratio (The number of individuals who die of the disease among all infected individuals) is as follows:
0-19 years: 0.00003
20-49 years: 0.0002
50-69 years: 0.005
70+ years: 0.054
Why is this the case? Depleted vitamin D levels are a potential cause. Yet recall that the FDA and FTC attacked a nutritionist who talked about the results of a recent study showing a connection between COVID-19 and vitamin D. The nutritionist’s post concluded, “The bottom line? In order to give yourself the best defense against the coronavirus, begin with optimizing your vitamin D status to at least 30 ng/ml starting today.” 30ng/ml is just the minimum safe level of D on standard tests used by almost all doctors. But this nutritionist could face fines or even jail for sharing this basic, universally accepted information. Similar, basic information about COVID critical nutrients such as zinc, quercetin, or potassium are also censored.
Older Americans are at greatest risk of death from COVID-19, yet the government is blocking all of us from learning about how natural medicine can help prevent or treat COVID-19. At the very least, public health agencies should be telling people to have their vitamin D levels checked, but they are doing the very opposite, gagging those who disseminate basic information on D.
This is murderous bureaucratic indifference to what is happening to people, especially older Americans who are most at risk. There is solid scientific evidence that supports the use of a variety of nutrients to help prevent or treat COVID. But because these nutrients aren’t FDA-approved, they can’t claim to prevent or treat any disease. This is a racket designed to protect big pharmaceutical companies from competition, and it has to stop.
Action Alert! Sign our petition that seeks to reform a healthcare system that blocks access to natural treatments that generally cannot go through FDA approval. Please send your message immediately.


Supplement Doomsday Coming?

The FDA could be completing policies that will wreak havoc on the supplement industry .
They must be opposed .
Action Alert !
The FDA is asking for comments on its procedures for submitting new dietary ingredient ( NDI ) notifications .
This NDI notification system ( think of it as “ new supplement ” notification ) threatens the entire future of the supplement industry and must be opposed .
We ’ ve covered the major problems with this system in the past .
According to the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act ( DSHEA ) , any dietary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US after 1994 is considered “ new ” ( an NDI ) and the manufacturer must notify the FDA at least seventy-five days in advance of plans to market the product .
The problem is that the FDA is using this part of the law to create a drug-like pre-approval system for supplements that experts have estimated will result in the elimination of tens of thousands of supplements from the market .
Part of the issue is that the FDA is adopting a broad definition of an NDI and thus expanding the number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NDI notification procedures .
For example , supplements that have not been “ chemically altered ” are not required to comply with these procedures ; but the FDA is adopting an expansive definition of what it means to be “ chemically altered ” such that almost all modern supplements would probably qualify and thus be subject to NDI requirements .
It appears that this is quite intentional .
The aim is to destroy supplement innovation in the hope that this will eventually destroy the supplement industry .
It ’ s the same old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guise of protecting us , is really just protecting its funder , the drug industry , and is throttling any chance of innovation and improvement in supplements .
This is so corrupt that it is hard to understand how Congress can continue to turn a blind eye to it , but of course Big Pharma funds political campaigns as well .
The FDA has not yet completed its NDI guidance , which to this day remains in draft form 26 years after DSHEA was passed .
But that may change soon .
Steve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Office of Dietary Supplement Programs , said recently : “ We ’ re trying to get that guidance , or at least parts of that guidance , as close to final as we can.
” As we ’ ve written previously , the president himself was treated for COVID with supplements , but the public is not allowed to learn about the benefits of supplements for COVID and other diseases because of the gagging of doctors and others to support the drug industry .
This is unacceptable .
Action Alert !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ FDA opposing the draft NDI guidance .
Please send your message immediately .
By sending this message , you will also be supporting our petition to ungag doctors so that they can share with patients the benefits of supplements and natural treatments for COVID .

The FDA could be completing policies that will wreak havoc on the supplement industry. They must be opposed. Action Alert!
The FDA is asking for comments on its procedures for submitting new dietary ingredient (NDI) notifications. This NDI notification system (think of it as “new supplement” notification) threatens the entire future of the supplement industry and must be opposed.
We’ve covered the major problems with this system in the past. According to the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), any dietary supplement introduced to the market in the US after 1994 is considered “new” (an NDI) and the manufacturer must notify the FDA at least seventy-five days in advance of plans to market the product. The problem is that the FDA is using this part of the law to create a drug-like pre-approval system for supplements that experts have estimated will result in the elimination of tens of thousands of supplements from the market.
Part of the issue is that the FDA is adopting a broad definition of an NDI and thus expanding the number of supplements that will be subject to NDI notification procedures. For example, supplements that have not been “chemically altered” are not required to comply with these procedures; but the FDA is adopting an expansive definition of what it means to be “chemically altered” such that almost all modern supplements would probably qualify and thus be subject to NDI requirements. It appears that this is quite intentional. The aim is to destroy supplement innovation in the hope that this will eventually destroy the supplement industry.
It’s the same old story. The agency, under the guise of protecting us, is really just protecting its funder, the drug industry, and is throttling any chance of innovation and improvement in supplements. This is so corrupt that it is hard to understand how Congress can continue to turn a blind eye to it, but of course Big Pharma funds political campaigns as well.
The FDA has not yet completed its NDI guidance, which to this day remains in draft form 26 years after DSHEA was passed. But that may change soon. Steve Tave, the director of the FDA’s Office of Dietary Supplement Programs, said recently: “We’re trying to get that guidance, or at least parts of that guidance, as close to final as we can.”
As we’ve written previously, the president himself was treated for COVID with supplements, but the public is not allowed to learn about the benefits of supplements for COVID and other diseases because of the gagging of doctors and others to support the drug industry. This is unacceptable.
Action Alert! Send a message to Congress and the FDA opposing the draft NDI guidance. Please send your message immediately. By sending this message, you will also be supporting our petition to ungag doctors so that they can share with patients the benefits of supplements and natural treatments for COVID.


alliancefornaturalhealthbiasjunkscience--2020-10-22--Scientists Call on Governments to Raise Vitamin D Daily Values

From our friends at ANH-International .
Action Alert !
An international alliance of researchers and doctors are calling on governments to increase the recommended daily intake of vitamin D from 400 to 4000 IU in a bid to reduce the severity of disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 and reduce hospitalizations .
In a recent webinar , Dr Gareth Davies along with other experts on vitamin D demonstrated the risk of catching any coronavirus is reduced by nearly half if your blood level of vitamin D is replete .
Following Matt Hancock ’ s recent dismissal of the importance of vitamin D @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is set to reassess its stance over the use of vitamin D as part of its strategy to deal with the coronavirus pandemic .
A new study from the University of Birmingham has found that healthcare workers who self-isolated after developing coronavirus symptoms were more likely to be deficient in vitamin D. Those from Black , Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds were found to be at much higher risk .
Clearly there is solid scientific evidence that supports the use of a variety of nutrients to help prevent or treat COVID .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they can ’ t claim to prevent or treat any disease .
This is a racket designed to protect big pharmaceutical companies from competition , and it has to stop .
If we have any hope of improving healthcare in this country , this arrangement needs to change .
Action Alert !
Sign our petition that seeks to reform a healthcare system that blocks access to natural treatments that generally can not go through FDA approval .
Please send your message immediately .

From our friends at ANH-International. Action Alert!
An international alliance of researchers and doctors are calling on governments to increase the recommended daily intake of vitamin D from 400 to 4000 IU in a bid to reduce the severity of disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 and reduce hospitalizations. In a recent webinar, Dr Gareth Davies along with other experts on vitamin D demonstrated the risk of catching any coronavirus is reduced by nearly half if your blood level of vitamin D is replete. Following Matt Hancock’s recent dismissal of the importance of vitamin D for immune health, the UK government is set to reassess its stance over the use of vitamin D as part of its strategy to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. A new study from the University of Birmingham has found that healthcare workers who self-isolated after developing coronavirus symptoms were more likely to be deficient in vitamin D. Those from Black, Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds were found to be at much higher risk.
Clearly there is solid scientific evidence that supports the use of a variety of nutrients to help prevent or treat COVID. But because these nutrients aren’t FDA-approved, they can’t claim to prevent or treat any disease. This is a racket designed to protect big pharmaceutical companies from competition, and it has to stop.
If we have any hope of improving healthcare in this country, this arrangement needs to change.
Action Alert! Sign our petition that seeks to reform a healthcare system that blocks access to natural treatments that generally cannot go through FDA approval. Please send your message immediately.


alliancefornaturalhealthbiasjunkscience--2020-10-22--Carcinogenic Glyphosate Banned in Mexico, But Still ‘Safe’ in US

When will the US EPA ban this poison ?
Action Alert !
Mexico recently joined a host of other countries in phasing out the use of glyphosate , the active ingredient in the world ’ s most popular herbicide , Roundup .
The US Environmental Protection Agency , however , has remained committed to protecting Big Ag and keeping glyphosate on the market ; similar government cronyism from Congress and the USDA has allowed Big Food to hide the GMO content of food .
These are two more examples of the government undermining our health—we must push back .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of glyphosate .
There have been multiple decisions to award plaintiffs tens of millions of dollars who have been made sick by glyphosate : Dewayne Johnson was awarded $ 78 million after a jury found that Bayer/Monsanto failed to warn consumers of cancer risk from use of Roundup ; a year later in a separate case , a husband and wife were awarded $ 87 million after a jury found that Roundup caused their illness .
Glyphosate is of course inextricably linked with genetically modified foods ; crops are genetically modified to withstand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Congress sold the American public up the river by passing an industry-friendly GMO “ labeling ” bill that allows industry to obfuscate the contents of food in a scannable QR code that most people won ’ t see .
There is some hope .
A group of organizations and retailers , including the Center for Food Safety and Natural Grocers , have sued the USDA over the GMO labeling rule .
The lawsuit makes a number of arguments that echo many of the points raised by ANH when the USDA ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suit challenges the use of QR codes , the USDA ’ s insistence on the term “ bioengineered ” when most people better understand the terms “ GMO ” or “ GE , ” and the exclusion of highly refined GMO foods from the labeling requirement .
Federal agencies are more than happy to keep dangerous products like Roundup and genetically engineered foods on the market , but spring into action when doctors discuss the proven benefits of natural medicines , such as censoring a nutritionist for sharing basic information about what studies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ D for COVID-19 .
We need to reform a healthcare system that not only bars the use , but even the mention , of natural remedies that have not been , and never can be , put through the multi-billion-dollar FDA approval process .
Action Alert !
Sign our petition to remove glyphosate from the market .
Please send your message immediately .
By sending this message , you will also be supporting our petition to ungag doctors so that they can share with patients the benefits of supplements and natural treatments for @ @

When will the US EPA ban this poison? Action Alert!
Mexico recently joined a host of other countries in phasing out the use of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the world’s most popular herbicide, Roundup. The US Environmental Protection Agency, however, has remained committed to protecting Big Ag and keeping glyphosate on the market; similar government cronyism from Congress and the USDA has allowed Big Food to hide the GMO content of food. These are two more examples of the government undermining our health—we must push back.
The US court system has affirmed the danger of glyphosate. There have been multiple decisions to award plaintiffs tens of millions of dollars who have been made sick by glyphosate: Dewayne Johnson was awarded $78 million after a jury found that Bayer/Monsanto failed to warn consumers of cancer risk from use of Roundup; a year later in a separate case, a husband and wife were awarded $87 million after a jury found that Roundup caused their illness.
Glyphosate is of course inextricably linked with genetically modified foods; crops are genetically modified to withstand being sprayed with Roundup. We know that Congress sold the American public up the river by passing an industry-friendly GMO “labeling” bill that allows industry to obfuscate the contents of food in a scannable QR code that most people won’t see.
There is some hope. A group of organizations and retailers, including the Center for Food Safety and Natural Grocers, have sued the USDA over the GMO labeling rule. The lawsuit makes a number of arguments that echo many of the points raised by ANH when the USDA’s labeling rule was initially released. The suit challenges the use of QR codes, the USDA’s insistence on the term “bioengineered” when most people better understand the terms “GMO” or “GE,” and the exclusion of highly refined GMO foods from the labeling requirement.
Federal agencies are more than happy to keep dangerous products like Roundup and genetically engineered foods on the market, but spring into action when doctors discuss the proven benefits of natural medicines, such as censoring a nutritionist for sharing basic information about what studies are saying about the importance of vitamin D for COVID-19. We need to reform a healthcare system that not only bars the use, but even the mention, of natural remedies that have not been, and never can be, put through the multi-billion-dollar FDA approval process.
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Why Is the Government Gagging Doctors?
The FDA, FTC, and some states’ attorneys general have told doctors they can’t advise both their patients and the public about natural prevention and treatment for COVID-19. The FDA and FTC sent warning letters alleging that doctors and other practitioners were making illegal claims on their websites that a product could mitigate, prevent, treat, diagnose, or cure COVID-19 or related conditions, making the product an unapproved drug under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
This follows an ongoing attempt by these agencies to ban bio-identical estriol and other hormones critical for women and to destroy homeopathic treatments. All of this is an egregious violation of the patient/doctor relationship. It also violates the right of the public to learn about nutritionally based therapies, supported by solid scientific research, that are potentially lifesaving, not only for COVID-19 but for many other illnesses as well.
What is going on here? The bottom line is that cronyism in healthcare is killing us. The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the failings of a health system that relies exclusively on newly-patented and therefore very expensive pharmaceutical drugs to treat chronically sick people and to a lesser extent on surgery. We should refocus to place primary reliance on diet and lifestyle along with inexpensive, safe, affordable, and scientifically validated natural medicines. This will greatly reduce the need for drugs and surgery and also reduce medical costs dramatically.
University research demonstrates that natural, diet derived medicines work, but because naturally-occurring substances cannot be patent protected in the same way as new to nature drugs, companies cannot afford the billions it takes to win FDA approval for them. Without FDA approval, natural medicines cannot claim to prevent, treat, or even “mitigate” diseases, so these medicines are not only excluded from organized medicine, but even made illegal. This has led to many unnecessary deaths from COVID-19 as well as other illnesses.
The problem originates in our food and drug laws and especially in the way federal agencies interpret these laws to enforce rigid drug company monopolies. Until this model changes, we will continue to be a nation full of sick people, spending ever more on expensive drugs that are often unsafe or ineffective but are always very expensive.
Here’s how the system works, or rather does not work. First, drug companies claim a legal monopoly when they patent a drug. The drug research usually has been done by a university using government money or by the government itself but it does not matter. The grant of monopoly to the private company stands.
Then the drug company takes the patented medication through the FDA approval process (often costing billions over what can easily be a decade). This includes randomized controlled trials (RCTs), which, by the government’s own estimate, cost as much as $600 million each, and involve between 10,000 and 30,000 participants. Drug companies do not object to this ordeal, because the stiff price both eliminates any competition from unpatentable treatments and also flows into the salaries of FDA employees, who consequently tend to take a friendly view of drug companies and zealously guard the legal exclusivity of their products.
Because of the patent, it is feasible for drug companies to pay billions to run RCTs and get FDA approval. Natural substances, being generally not patentable, or not fully patentable, are shut out of this system, but for that very reason are much, much cheaper. Since natural products are not patentable, nobody can afford to run RCTs and get the FDA (or FTC) approval that is required to make a “disease” claim. In addition, natural products are often not suitable for RCT testing as a standalone molecule. In many cases, one supplement should not be taken without another for balance, so that drug trials are not the best way to prove efficacy. In effect, the present RCT exclusive FDA approval process is a backhanded way of preventing all disease claims for natural products—no matter how many other valid scientific studies support the claim— thus preserving the monopoly of pharmaceutical drugs to prevent, treat, or mitigate illness.
The amount of research from respected universities validating natural treatments Is enormous, but is entirely rejected by the FDA, which demands its own approval process, a process that can easily take a decade. As experience has shown, even an extended approval process does not necessarily guarantee even the safety of a new to nature and therefore patentable molecule. And after approval has been granted, there is not guarantee that the ingredients used to make the drug are safe. An estimated 80% of drugs are made from ingredients from China or India, and the FDA only inspects about 1% of these imports. Since 2018, six widely prescribed drugs have been revealed to be contaminated.
In addition to the university research behind them, we also know that natural medicines are effective in treating disease because drug companies use the FDA approval process to turn copycat versions of them into drugs. In prior years, this was mostly done by creating synthetic analogues of natural substances which, unlike natural products, are patentable, but which, being new to our bodies, often turn out to be toxic. As this has become more problematic, the new trend is for drug companies to claim “novel use” patents (as with CBD, derived from hemp) or more commonly the FDA may just seize the natural product and turn it into a protected drug monopoly free from price competition.
Doctors hear about the patented monopoly drugs, because they have been approved by the FDA, drug companies are free to promote them for disease, and it is worth spending billions to promote them. In addition, medical journals are largely supported by drug companies and so is much of doctors’ post-med-school education. Just as importantly, a doctor who strays too far from the FDA reservation can easily lose his or her medical license, a ruinous outcome after so many years of expensive education.
The threat is not just to doctors and their license to practice. The FDA has even threatened cherry and walnut growers with fines and jail for mentioning respected university studies on the health benefits of those simple foods. The agencies say that any reference to these benefits turns cherries and walnuts into unapproved drugs! FDA enforcement includes armed raids and threats of a lifetime in jail for any producer who makes medical claims without permission. The agency takes the position that for producers to make health claims for these heavily researched and very ealthy “superfoods,” they must first turn them into drugs through the drug approval process.
The Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department of Agriculture have stated that, based on studies, these percentages of Americans are getting less than the government recommended average amount of the following nutrients, which are found in good foods like cherries and walnuts among many others:
Potassium: 100%
Vitamin D: 94%
Choline: 92%
Vitamin E: 89%
Vitamin K: 67%
Magnesium: 52%
Vitamin A: 43%
Vitamin C: 39%
Note that this is based on very low government estimates of the amount of the nutrient needed. Even using government recommendations, Americans are getting only:
75% of magnesium they need.
54% of the vitamin E they need
68% of the vitamin A they need
19% of the vitamin D they need.
Does this matter? Indeed it does. The US Center for Disease Control also tells us that low magnesium may be associated with high blood pressure, heart disease, bone loss, and headaches, but that is only part of it. The US National Institute for Health reports that magnesium has been found to be needed for over 300 human body functions. Magnesium must also be in balance with calcium for our muscles to work properly and for much else.
Studies show that COVID-19 deaths correlate almost perfectly with vitamin D level (Blaylock Wellness Report, July 2020, p.4). It has been estimated that raising the blood level of D in Americans to at least 40 ng/mL would save 336,000 lives a year from a variety of fatal illnesses, a figure far greater than COVID-19 deaths to date. Some clinicians recommend getting blood levels above 65.
No one pays any attention to these statistics. Why? Because under federal law, as interpreted by the FDA and FTC, we are not allowed to hear that a lack of vitamin D leads to weak bones, immune system deficiencies, and from there to death from COVID-19, other illnesses, and cancer.
Does this mean that all medicines should be from natural sources? Of course not. New, patentable drugs may have genuine promise. At the present time, technology has enabled scientists to extend the life of mice far beyond natural limits. Drug trials are currently underway on dogs that are expected to yield similar results. After that there will be ten years or more of human trials, also quite likely to be successful. One wonders if elderly US senators and members of Congress realize that their own lives could be measurably extended if we adopted Singapore’s drug approval system, which only requires safety studies, so that these new life extending therapies could be available in a few years rather than a few decades.
Then again, doctors gave President Trump a treatment for COVID, Regeneron’s Polyclonal Antibody Cocktail, that is not yet FDA approved, which violated the law. Will members of Congress become exempt from the law as well? Regardless, how many people must die only because of the rigidities of our present system?
Our medical system is failing us in other ways as well. Medical system errors are generally ranked as the third leading cause of death in America. Some credible research has suggested it is first, not third, and in any case all such estimates are likely to be understated because the data mostly misses what happens outside hospitals and often misses even what happens inside hospitals. Worse, this only measures errors, such as prescribing the wrong drug. It does not include any of the deaths caused by poor nutrition or lifestyle caused by general ignorance of the link to disease, an ignorance that our present law and regulatory systems enforce under penalty of fines and jail.
Why is it so hard to reform the American healthcare system? It took from the 1920’s until 1964 for the American government to admit that tobacco smoking causes cancer and it took an additional fifteen years for the American Medical Association to agree. It also took forty years for the government to admit that trans-fat is dangerous and another fourteen years to ban it in processed foods, where it was a mainstay. Even today the government says that adding table sugar to your diet is OK if you limit it to 10% of calories.
These cases reflect the power of the tobacco, food processing, and sugar industries respectively. Today the power of these industries pales beside the overwhelming dominance of drug companies, fueled by government mandated monopoly profits. What we have is an out-of-control medical crony capitalist system in which private interests spend what it takes to gain mastery over Congress and regulatory agencies. The result is unnecessary suffering and death along with spiraling medical costs.
It is past time for the American public to put a stop to this perversion of both healthy business competition and good government. The place to begin is with federal law and with FDA and FTC interpretation and enforcement of that law. Our law should permit anyone to cite reputable, non-fraudulent science studies of health prevention and treatment. This should apply to doctors, producers, and, yes, even drug companies.
The role of the FDA should be to confirm evidence of safety. It lacks the staff expertise or freedom from political and drug company influence to do more. Judgement of efficacy should be left to medical professionals, as it was in the U.S before the 1962 Kefauver Harris Amendment and as it is in Singapore today. Singapore has one of the most sophisticated medical systems in the world, and it has deliberately chosen not to follow the U.S. model.
Two simple steps will transform our medical system. Will we take them?


alliancefornaturalhealthbiasjunkscience--2020-10-29--Natural Remedies Censored While FDA Approves High-Cost, Ineffective COVID Drug

Remdesivir , the drug that had almost no effect on COVID mortality , has been FDA-approved to treat COVID .
Action Alert !
Remdesivir was touted by the government for months as the new “ standard of care ” before being the first treatment to receive FDA-approval to treat COVID .
While the drug has been shown to reduce the hospital stays of patients with mild to severe COVID-19 cases from 15 days to 10 days , a large World Health Organization study led researchers to conclude that the drug has “ little or no effect on mortality.
” Meanwhile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ telling us about natural medicines that can help prevent or treat COVID-19 .
This epitomizes the broken healthcare system Americans have to endure .
There is strong evidence , for example , showing that vitamin D levels are key for COVID-19 outcomes .
Yet the FTC attacked a nutritionist for sharing basic information about a study on COVID and vitamin D. Studies show that COVID-19 deaths correlate almost perfectly with vitamin D level ( Blaylock Wellness Report , July 2020 , p.4 ) .
It has been estimated that raising the blood level @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 40 ng/mL would save 336,000 lives a year from a variety of fatal illnesses , a figure far greater than COVID-19 deaths to date .
Some clinicians recommend getting blood levels above 65 .
High-dose intravenous vitamin C is being used effectively by doctors across the country to treat COVID , but the FTC is going after clinics advertising vitamin C infusions to help with COVID-19 .
Rather than spread this vital information about a supplement that costs pennies a day , the government pushes a pharmaceutical drug that costs more than $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is par for the course in our crony medical system .
University research demonstrates that natural , diet derived medicines work , but because naturally-occurring substances can not be patent protected in the same way as new to nature drugs , companies can not afford the billions it takes to win FDA approval for them .
Without FDA approval , natural medicines can not claim to prevent , treat , or even “ mitigate ” diseases , so these medicines are not only excluded from organized medicine , but even made illegal .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ from COVID-19 as well as other illnesses .
The result is that promising natural treatments are completely ignored by our health system .
If we have any hope of improving healthcare in this country , this arrangement needs to change .
Action Alert !
Sign our petition that seeks to reform a healthcare system that blocks access to natural treatments that generally can not go through FDA approval .
Please send your message immediately .

Remdesivir, the drug that had almost no effect on COVID mortality, has been FDA-approved to treat COVID. Action Alert!
Remdesivir was touted by the government for months as the new “standard of care” before being the first treatment to receive FDA-approval to treat COVID. While the drug has been shown to reduce the hospital stays of patients with mild to severe COVID-19 cases from 15 days to 10 days, a large World Health Organization study led researchers to conclude that the drug has “little or no effect on mortality.” Meanwhile, doctors are still being blocked from telling us about natural medicines that can help prevent or treat COVID-19.
This epitomizes the broken healthcare system Americans have to endure. There is strong evidence, for example, showing that vitamin D levels are key for COVID-19 outcomes. Yet the FTC attacked a nutritionist for sharing basic information about a study on COVID and vitamin D. Studies show that COVID-19 deaths correlate almost perfectly with vitamin D level (Blaylock Wellness Report, July 2020, p.4). It has been estimated that raising the blood level of D in Americans to at least 40 ng/mL would save 336,000 lives a year from a variety of fatal illnesses, a figure far greater than COVID-19 deaths to date. Some clinicians recommend getting blood levels above 65.
High-dose intravenous vitamin C is being used effectively by doctors across the country to treat COVID, but the FTC is going after clinics advertising vitamin C infusions to help with COVID-19.
Rather than spread this vital information about a supplement that costs pennies a day, the government pushes a pharmaceutical drug that costs more than $3,000 for a five-day course.
This is par for the course in our crony medical system. University research demonstrates that natural, diet derived medicines work, but because naturally-occurring substances cannot be patent protected in the same way as new to nature drugs, companies cannot afford the billions it takes to win FDA approval for them. Without FDA approval, natural medicines cannot claim to prevent, treat, or even “mitigate” diseases, so these medicines are not only excluded from organized medicine, but even made illegal. This has led to many unnecessary deaths from COVID-19 as well as other illnesses.
The result is that promising natural treatments are completely ignored by our health system. If we have any hope of improving healthcare in this country, this arrangement needs to change.
Action Alert! Sign our petition that seeks to reform a healthcare system that blocks access to natural treatments that generally cannot go through FDA approval. Please send your message immediately.