News regarding traditional wisdom and native diets regarding nutrition.
EU Quashes Free Speech in Health Claims
by Alliance for Natural Health
Europe has rejected 95% of the health and nutrition claims under review. What does this mean for us?
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) evaluated 2,037 health claims—that is, statements that a nutrient or food contributes to or has a positive impact on a particular health condition—and authorized the use of only […]
Codex Committee Wants to Limit Your Access to Information on Health Benefits of Food and Diet Internationally
by Alliance for Natural Health
Not even nutrient-related disease! Our executive director’s gripping report from the front lines.
As we discussed last week, ANH-USA represented US consumers at the international Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses, which met last week in Germany. Our executive director, Gretchen DuBeau, reports that the committee made […]
Why You Should Ditch Sugar In Favor of Honey
While honey and sugar share similar degrees of sweetness, the differences in the way our bodies respond to them are profound.
Dr. Oz Slanders Families Who Choose Safe Organic Food for Their Children
Dr. Oz in Time Magazine Slandering Families Who Choose Safe, Organic Food for Their Children
Protecting Children’s Health: American Academy of Pediatrics Misses the Big Picture in Their Flawed ‘Organics’ Analysis
By Charlotte Vallaeys
The Cornucopia Institute
For the first time, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has weighed in on organic foods for children. Its news release was widely covered in the national media.
While the AAP should be commended for acknowledging the potentially harmful effects of pesticide residues on conventional foods, their report—and associated press coverage—is […]
Dietetics Board Wants to Limit Free Speech and Your Choices for Independent Nutrition Information
by Alliance for Natural Health
Working on a tip from ANH-USA, a reporter discovers internal documents detailing the true motives of the dietetics board. Action Alert!
In July we reported that the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition is being sued because the board wanted to prevent a blogger, Steve Cooksey, from offering free nutrition advice based on […]
Kid Suspended from School After Mom Packs Kombucha in His Lunchbox
by Katherine Mangu-Ward
Reason.com
Excerpts:
A school in Newport Beach, California—where you’d think they would know better—suspended an elementary school kid for the beverage his mommy packed in his lunch bag. It was kombucha, a fermented drink made with tea and sugar that can contain trace amounts of alcohol.
The California kid originally got fingered for the container his mom […]
“Organic” Baby Food May Soon Contain Who-Knows-What
by Alliance for Natural Health
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is even considering allowing genetically engineered vaccines for organic livestock. Action Alert!
The NOSB—a division of the USDA—is responsible for regulating all organic crops and determining what can be called “Certified Organic.” The board is meeting next week, and on the agenda will be whether to allow eight synthetic […]
Benefits of Drinking Coffee
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By Dr. Mercola
For years, physicians have been warning about the negative health effects of drinking coffee. You may have been told that coffee will raise your blood pressure, lead to heart disease, give you an ulcer or make you diabetic. But studies […]
New Junk Science Study Dismisses Nutritional Value of Organic Foods
by Alliance for Natural Health
You’d think Stanford would be above such sloppy research. You’d be wrong.
Stanford University researchers conducted a meta-analysis (a selection and summary) of seventeen studies in humans and 230 field studies of nutrient and contaminant levels in unprocessed foods (e.g., fruits, vegetables, grains, milk, eggs, chicken, pork, and meat).
The study, published yesterday in The […]
Is it True that Eggs are as Bad for Your Arteries as Smoking?
By Dr. Mercola
Recently, news headlines were ablaze with startling information that eggs are nearly as bad for your arteries as cigarettes. After surveying more than 1,200 seniors, the researchers concluded that eating egg yolks on a regular basis is approximately two-thirds as bad as smoking with regards to the build-up of arterial plaque.1
That’s an […]
How Raw Milk Healed Jane
By Claire
In All Our Ways
Well, here goes a highly controversial topic that I don’t claim to be an expert on. Which is why I’m not going to get into the debate here. You can research for yourself the pros and cons and decide what is best for your family.
But first….what in the world is […]
Exclusive Leaked Documents: American Dietetic Association is Intentionally Using State Legislatures to Block Alternative Nutrition Providers and Restrict Free Speech
by Michael Ellsberg
Forbes.com
In January of this year, health and nutrition blogger Steve Cooksey received a disturbing letter from the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition.
The letter contained a 19-page markup of Cooksey’s own blog, highlighting in handwritten red pen an extensive series of changes the Board demanded that Cooksey make.
He had to make these changes, the […]
Understanding Salt: A Vital and Misunderstood Nutrient
by Sue Ward, MS CCN
Sanoviv.com
Salt is an essential dietary nutrient. Without it, life itself would not be possible since all living things utilize salt. Even the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates (450 BC), known as the father of medicine, recognized the healing potential of salt.
However, there is a major difference between refined table salt and […]
Sugar, Not Fats and Oils, is What is Causing the Obesity Epidemic
Why our food is making us fat
We are, on average, 3st heavier than we were in the 60s. And not because we’re eating more or exercising less – we just unwittingly became sugar addicts
by Jacques Peretti
guardian.co.uk
Up a rickety staircase at the Newarke Houses Museum in Leicester, England hangs a portrait of Britain’s first obese man, […]
Flaws In Swedish Study Linking A High Fat Diet With Higher Cholesterol
by Dr John Briffa
The Cholesterol Truth
Excerpts:
Over the last few years increasing numbers of Swedes have been rejecting conventional nutritional advice to eat a low fat, high carbohydrate diet, and instead are opting for what is being termed a ‘lower-carbohydrate, high-fat (LCHF)’ diet. So significant has this shift been, that it’s estimated that about a […]
Are Infant Formulas a Contributing Cause of Infant Deaths in the US?
Suboptimal Breastfeeding Kills Over 1 Million Infants A Year
by Sayer Ji, founder
GreenMedInfo.com
A recent review published in the journal Archives of Disease In Childhood titled, “Marketing breast milk substitutes: problems and perils throughout the world,” revealed a disturbing statistic:
Currently, suboptimal breastfeeding is associated with over a million deaths each year and 10% of the global […]
Registered Dietitian Accuses Dietetics Association of Violating Its Own Code of Ethics with Junk Food and Pharmaceutical Sponsors
by Alliance for Natural Health
At issue is the organization’s support of the junk food industry.
Nutrition organizations and health advocates have long criticized the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (the former American Dietetic Association) for its collusion not only with the junk food industry, but with the pharmaceutical and agriculture industries. Now it seems even […]
Why Banning HFCS Drinks May Do More Harm than Good
You Think HFCS Drinks Are Dangerous, Mr. Mayor? Why Do You Think Diet Drinks Are Better?
by Alliance for Natural Health
A proposed ban on large-sized sugary sodas may drive consumers to sodas filled with formaldehyde. Action Alert!
On June 12, in an attempt to combat the obesity epidemic, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will ask […]
Tropical Traditions Introduces Einkorn Ancient Grain Products
Tropical Traditions announced today it was adding einkorn products to its organic food line.
History of Einkorn, the Ancient Grain
Einkorn is an ancient grain, and is known as the oldest variety of “wheat.” Einkorn was first cultivated 5,000 to 10,000 years ago. It is classified as a “diploid” because it only has two sets of […]