Trump’s D-ficiency Exposes Major Health Threat This Flu Season

And it’s not just the president that’s in danger. Action Alert!

Recently the White House doctor gave a report following his first physical exam of the president. The results of this physical exam are telling: being one of the most powerful men in the world does not necessarily mean you get better healthcare.

The White House physician, Dr. Ronny Jackson, emphasized how healthy President Trump is, but the results show that his vitamin D was 20 ng/ml. This is the Institute of Medicine’s recommendation, but integrative doctors and natural health experts recommend much higher levels. Dr. Joseph Mercola, for instance, says that 50-70 ng/ml is optimal, and anything less than 50 is deficient. ANH-USA has, for quite some time, called for the government to educate the public about the importance of maintaining the correct vitamin D levels, considering that at least one third of Americans are vitamin D deficient.

In addition to regulating the absorption of nutrients, vitamin D facilitates normal immune system function and can help reduce the risk of respiratory infections and the flu. Part of the reason for vitamin D’s effectiveness is that it doesn’t depend on guessing which strain of influenza to create a vaccine against, as health officials do before each flu season. Vitamin D could be saving lives and keeping people healthy.  Yet the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is still advising the public to get the ineffective flu shot, notwithstanding reports that this year’s flu vaccine is roughly 30% effective in one of the worst flu seasons in recent history.

During his physical, the president received two vaccinations (Prevnar 13 for pneumococcal pneumonia and Twinrix for hepatitis A and B), and Dr. Jackson reported that President Trump was up to date on his flu vaccine and travel vaccines.

Dr. Jackson also reported the following:

• The president’s cholesterol is 223 mg/dL. This is ideal for his age, yet the president is on Crestor, a statin, to lower his cholesterol. We’ve written previously about the laundry list of side effects associated with statins—including increasing insulin resistance and the risk of developing diabetes. Recall, too, that Dr. Jackson had President Obama on Nexium for acid reflux—another class of drugs (proton pump inhibitors) with a scary list of side effects.
• The president also takes a daily multi-vitamin, but not one of the supplements recommended by leading integrative doctors.
• The president was given a coronary calcium CT scan as part of his routine evaluation. We’ve written previously about the dangers of radiation from CT scans. Consider that If you receive ten CT scans in your life, you get as much radiation as did the survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki—about 200 mSv. Even the medical establishment has at least partially recognized that too many CT scans are being performed, which presents a danger to the public.

Finally, publicizing detailed medical information about anyone, including the president, strikes us as an invasion of privacy. This is some of the most sensitive personal information that exists, and should be kept between patient and doctor.

It is time for the government to update its understanding of vitamin D, and to communicate the importance of this vitamin to the public, especially with regard to flu prevention.

Action Alert! Write to the CDC and tell them that they should be informing the public about the ability of vitamin D to fend off the flu, rather than pushing an ineffective flu vaccine; also write to Congress, requesting a Government Accountability Office investigation into why the CDC is withholding this crucial information from the public. Please send your message immediately.

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Trump’s D-ficiency Exposes Major Health Threat This Flu Season

And it’s not just the president that’s in danger. Action Alert!

Recently the White House doctor gave a report following his first physical exam of the president. The results of this physical exam are telling: being one of the most powerful men in the world does not necessarily mean you get better healthcare.

The White House physician, Dr. Ronny Jackson, emphasized how healthy President Trump is, but the results show that his vitamin D was 20 ng/ml. This is the Institute of Medicine’s recommendation, but integrative doctors and natural health experts recommend much higher levels. Dr. Joseph Mercola, for instance, says that 50-70 ng/ml is optimal, and anything less than 50 is deficient. ANH-USA has, for quite some time, called for the government to educate the public about the importance of maintaining the correct vitamin D levels, considering that at least one third of Americans are vitamin D deficient.

In addition to regulating the absorption of nutrients, vitamin D facilitates normal immune system function and can help reduce the risk of respiratory infections and the flu. Part of the reason for vitamin D’s effectiveness is that it doesn’t depend on guessing which strain of influenza to create a vaccine against, as health officials do before each flu season. Vitamin D could be saving lives and keeping people healthy.  Yet the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is still advising the public to get the ineffective flu shot, notwithstanding reports that this year’s flu vaccine is roughly 30% effective in one of the worst flu seasons in recent history.

During his physical, the president received two vaccinations (Prevnar 13 for pneumococcal pneumonia and Twinrix for hepatitis A and B), and Dr. Jackson reported that President Trump was up to date on his flu vaccine and travel vaccines.

Dr. Jackson also reported the following:

• The president’s cholesterol is 223 mg/dL. This is ideal for his age, yet the president is on Crestor, a statin, to lower his cholesterol. We’ve written previously about the laundry list of side effects associated with statins—including increasing insulin resistance and the risk of developing diabetes. Recall, too, that Dr. Jackson had President Obama on Nexium for acid reflux—another class of drugs (proton pump inhibitors) with a scary list of side effects.
• The president also takes a daily multi-vitamin, but not one of the supplements recommended by leading integrative doctors.
• The president was given a coronary calcium CT scan as part of his routine evaluation. We’ve written previously about the dangers of radiation from CT scans. Consider that If you receive ten CT scans in your life, you get as much radiation as did the survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki—about 200 mSv. Even the medical establishment has at least partially recognized that too many CT scans are being performed, which presents a danger to the public.

Finally, publicizing detailed medical information about anyone, including the president, strikes us as an invasion of privacy. This is some of the most sensitive personal information that exists, and should be kept between patient and doctor.

It is time for the government to update its understanding of vitamin D, and to communicate the importance of this vitamin to the public, especially with regard to flu prevention.

Action Alert! Write to the CDC and tell them that they should be informing the public about the ability of vitamin D to fend off the flu, rather than pushing an ineffective flu vaccine; also write to Congress, requesting a Government Accountability Office investigation into why the CDC is withholding this crucial information from the public. Please send your message immediately.

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Action Alert: Tell the CDC to Inform the Public About Vit. D

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This Will Kill 100 People Today— But FDA Continues to Eliminate the Alternatives

FDA opens a new front on the war against natural medicine.  Action Alert!

In the midst of an opioid epidemic that is killing nearly 100 people every day, the FDA has taken action against a natural medical food that offers patients an alternative to opioids.

Last November, the FDA posted a warning on its website concerning Limbrel, a medical food* marketed by Primus Pharmaceuticals for the management of osteoarthritis. Then, in December, the agency recommended that Primus voluntarily recall Limbrel. The stated reason for the warning is that the FDA is investigating serious adverse events involving Limbrel.  In a letter to Primus, the FDA states that 194 adverse event reports for Limbrel were received between 2007 and 2017—about 20 a year.

Consider that NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), an alternative treatment for arthritis, cause approximately 107,000 hospitalizations every year, along with an estimated 16,500 deaths among arthritis patients alone.

Limbrel’s two main ingredients are Chinese skullcap and catechin, a flavanol and antioxidant found in blueberries and other fruits, as well as brewed tea, chocolate, and red wine. Chinese skullcap has been used safely in traditional Chinese medicine for many, many years.

Further, FDA asserts that Limbrel doesn’t meet the definition of a medical food. To those familiar with the FDA’s final guidance on medical foods, this should come as no surprise. As we’ve detailed previously, that guidance drastically limits the number of medical conditions that medical foods can claim to help manage. FDA’s examples are restricted to rare genetic conditions that affect a small fraction of people, and are not applicable to patients who have more common disorders, no matter how controllable the condition might be with medical foods.

To give a sense for how outrageous the agency’s thinking is on this matter, the guidance specifically excludes diabetes—both type 1 and type 2, as well as gestational diabetes—because, according to the FDA, diabetes can be controlled by simply managing or tweaking one’s normal diet (together with taking FDA-approved drugs, of course).

This is consistent with the usual FDA stance that there should be as little competition as possible for approved drugs. By contrast, nearly all integrative physicians and even many conventional doctors would argue that diabetes requires very aggressive nutritional intervention, and medical foods can be a vital part of the treatment plan.

Restricting medical foods will have real consequences. Merely tweaking one’s normal diet is not sufficient to provide enough nutrients to correct certain conditions. Leaving aside our nutrient-depleted soil, there’s the fact that many (or even most) people have extremely poor eating habits. Perhaps it’s because they haven’t been clearly taught about a proper diet for their disease, or perhaps they lack the discipline required to monitor their eating carefully. Whatever the reason, making a few changes to the standard American diet, without the support of medical foods, will almost certainly not be enough to manage conditions like diabetes or nutrient-deficient diseases.

Given that opioids, including legal drugs like morphine and fentanyl, are killing 100 people a day, it is difficult to believe that the FDA is motivated by safety concerns in its actions against Limbrel, a product that could be substantially reducing that death toll. Sadly, it is more likely that the agency is sending a message to the medical foods industry, because these products compete with the pharmaceutical drugs that fund the FDA.

*Medical foods form a separate category from conventional foods and supplements in that they are intended to meet specific nutritional requirements for the management of a disease or condition, and are used under medical supervision. Like drugs, medical foods can make disease claims, but unlike drugs medical foods do not require FDA premarket approval and do not need to substantiate disease claims with random controlled trials.

Action Alert! Write to the FDA and tell them that 1) this attack on Limbrel, an alternative to opioids, is outrageous in the midst of an opioid epidemic, and 2) the agency must amend its restrictive position on medical foods. Please send your message immediately.

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Finally, Some Freedom of Choice in Healthcare

But not without your help. Action Alert!

The Labor Department recently released its proposed regulations to implement President Trump’s executive order by expanding association health plans.

You’ll recall from our previous coverage that the executive order expands association health plans, also known as small group health plans. The idea is that individuals with a common profession or interest should be able to band together and count as a “large group” for health insurance purposes. Importantly, these plans are exempted from certain Obamacare requirements, such as covering “essential health benefits.” Large-group plans also have more leeway in setting premiums, which can be based on the health of the group (currently barred under the Obama-era rules).  Associations that gain large-group status could therefore offer less expensive, less expansive coverage if they were made up mainly of healthier members.

The Labor Department estimates that as many as 11 million Americans could get coverage under this proposal, which moves toward establishing the parallel, consumer-driven health care system that ANH advocates.

Action Alert! Write to the Labor Department and tell them you support expanding access to association health plans as a means of providing more freedom of choice in health care. Please send your message immediately.

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This Will Kill 100 People Today— But FDA Continues to Eliminate the Alternatives

FDA opens a new front on the war against natural medicine.  Action Alert!

In the midst of an opioid epidemic that is killing nearly 100 people every day, the FDA has taken action against a natural medical food that offers patients an alternative to opioids.

Last November, the FDA posted a warning on its website concerning Limbrel, a medical food* marketed by Primus Pharmaceuticals for the management of osteoarthritis. Then, in December, the agency recommended that Primus voluntarily recall Limbrel. The stated reason for the warning is that the FDA is investigating serious adverse events involving Limbrel.  In a letter to Primus, the FDA states that 194 adverse event reports for Limbrel were received between 2007 and 2017—about 20 a year.

Consider that NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), an alternative treatment for arthritis, cause approximately 107,000 hospitalizations every year, along with an estimated 16,500 deaths among arthritis patients alone.

Limbrel’s two main ingredients are Chinese skullcap and catechin, a flavanol and antioxidant found in blueberries and other fruits, as well as brewed tea, chocolate, and red wine. Chinese skullcap has been used safely in traditional Chinese medicine for many, many years.

Further, FDA asserts that Limbrel doesn’t meet the definition of a medical food. To those familiar with the FDA’s final guidance on medical foods, this should come as no surprise. As we’ve detailed previously, that guidance drastically limits the number of medical conditions that medical foods can claim to help manage. FDA’s examples are restricted to rare genetic conditions that affect a small fraction of people, and are not applicable to patients who have more common disorders, no matter how controllable the condition might be with medical foods.

To give a sense for how outrageous the agency’s thinking is on this matter, the guidance specifically excludes diabetes—both type 1 and type 2, as well as gestational diabetes—because, according to the FDA, diabetes can be controlled by simply managing or tweaking one’s normal diet (together with taking FDA-approved drugs, of course).

This is consistent with the usual FDA stance that there should be as little competition as possible for approved drugs. By contrast, nearly all integrative physicians and even many conventional doctors would argue that diabetes requires very aggressive nutritional intervention, and medical foods can be a vital part of the treatment plan.

Restricting medical foods will have real consequences. Merely tweaking one’s normal diet is not sufficient to provide enough nutrients to correct certain conditions. Leaving aside our nutrient-depleted soil, there’s the fact that many (or even most) people have extremely poor eating habits. Perhaps it’s because they haven’t been clearly taught about a proper diet for their disease, or perhaps they lack the discipline required to monitor their eating carefully. Whatever the reason, making a few changes to the standard American diet, without the support of medical foods, will almost certainly not be enough to manage conditions like diabetes or nutrient-deficient diseases.

Given that opioids, including legal drugs like morphine and fentanyl, are killing 100 people a day, it is difficult to believe that the FDA is motivated by safety concerns in its actions against Limbrel, a product that could be substantially reducing that death toll. Sadly, it is more likely that the agency is sending a message to the medical foods industry, because these products compete with the pharmaceutical drugs that fund the FDA.

*Medical foods form a separate category from conventional foods and supplements in that they are intended to meet specific nutritional requirements for the management of a disease or condition, and are used under medical supervision. Like drugs, medical foods can make disease claims, but unlike drugs medical foods do not require FDA premarket approval and do not need to substantiate disease claims with random controlled trials.

Action Alert! Write to the FDA and tell them that 1) this attack on Limbrel, an alternative to opioids, is outrageous in the midst of an opioid epidemic, and 2) the agency must amend its restrictive position on medical foods. Please send your message immediately.

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Finally, Some Freedom of Choice in Healthcare

But not without your help. Action Alert!

The Labor Department recently released its proposed regulations to implement President Trump’s executive order by expanding association health plans.

You’ll recall from our previous coverage that the executive order expands association health plans, also known as small group health plans. The idea is that individuals with a common profession or interest should be able to band together and count as a “large group” for health insurance purposes. Importantly, these plans are exempted from certain Obamacare requirements, such as covering “essential health benefits.” Large-group plans also have more leeway in setting premiums, which can be based on the health of the group (currently barred under the Obama-era rules).  Associations that gain large-group status could therefore offer less expensive, less expansive coverage if they were made up mainly of healthier members.

The Labor Department estimates that as many as 11 million Americans could get coverage under this proposal, which moves toward establishing the parallel, consumer-driven health care system that ANH advocates.

Action Alert! Write to the Labor Department and tell them you support expanding access to association health plans as a means of providing more freedom of choice in health care. Please send your message immediately.

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Action Alert: Support Obamacare Reform

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2 Minute Warning- January 18, 2018

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By ICIM member Jerry Tennant, MD: Why is voltage so important for us to live a healthy pain free lifestyle?

When talking about pain management, I often refer to energy medicine as a modality to aid in the healing process. We require stored energy in the body for daily living. This energy comes through our water, food, nutrition and exercise. If we become ill or are in chronic pain, a lot of our body’s energy is directed toward our natural healing systems. Sometimes our bodies run out of this energy and that can lead to chronic pain or disease.

Dr. Jerry Tennant MD, made a statement in a presentation that resonated with me the first time I heard it. “Chronic disease and pain only occurs when the body loses the voltage it needs to make new cells that work.”

The traditional means of treatment (drugs, medications etc.) plus many of the things that we eat and drink can rob us of voltage. However with the proper intake of alkaline water, good nutrition and energy medicine we can bring our bodies back into balance energetically, helping us achieve the pain free healthy lifestyle we’ve always wanted.

After working with microcurrent modalities for many years, I have experienced firsthand how remarkable this subtle energy helps to accelerate the healing process. I believe it is important for everyone to understand that our body is portable electronic device and uses electrons or voltage in order to function. These Blogs are intended to help us understand why voltage and electrons are so important for us to be well.

A good starting point for anyone who wants to learn how the body works is to read a book entitled Healing is Voltage the Handbook by Dr. Jerry Tennant. In his book Dr. Tennant discusses energy medicine, the importance of alkaline water, pH of the body, nutrition, dental etc. He explains, in a very easy to understand way, why all of these are necessary for us to be healthy and well.

Dr Tennant also teaches us how to be good electricians of the body and how to make it work better. Understanding his refreshingly honest medical paradigm and passing it forward to as many people as possible, has been his mission for the past 15 years.

To learn more, visit the article page of this site.

Yours in good health.

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By ICIM member Jerry Tennant, MD: Why is voltage so important for us to live a healthy pain free lifestyle?

When talking about pain management, I often refer to energy medicine as a modality to aid in the healing process. We require stored energy in the body for daily living. This energy comes through our water, food, nutrition and exercise. If we become ill or are in chronic pain, a lot of our body’s energy is directed toward our natural healing systems. Sometimes our bodies run out of this energy and that can lead to chronic pain or disease.

Dr. Jerry Tennant MD, made a statement in a presentation that resonated with me the first time I heard it. “Chronic disease and pain only occurs when the body loses the voltage it needs to make new cells that work.”

The traditional means of treatment (drugs, medications etc.) plus many of the things that we eat and drink can rob us of voltage. However with the proper intake of alkaline water, good nutrition and energy medicine we can bring our bodies back into balance energetically, helping us achieve the pain free healthy lifestyle we’ve always wanted.

After working with microcurrent modalities for many years, I have experienced firsthand how remarkable this subtle energy helps to accelerate the healing process. I believe it is important for everyone to understand that our body is portable electronic device and uses electrons or voltage in order to function. These Blogs are intended to help us understand why voltage and electrons are so important for us to be well.

A good starting point for anyone who wants to learn how the body works is to read a book entitled Healing is Voltage™ the Handbook by Dr. Jerry Tennant. In his book Dr. Tennant discusses energy medicine, the importance of alkaline water, pH of the body, nutrition, dental etc. He explains, in a very easy to understand way, why all of these are necessary for us to be healthy and well.

Dr Tennant also teaches us how to be good electricians of the body and how to make it work better. Understanding his refreshingly honest medical paradigm and passing it forward to as many people as possible, has been his mission for the past 15 years.

To learn more, visit the article page of this site.

Yours in good health.

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Right To Try

Take Action

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Take Action

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Will Congress Move to Help Dying Patients?

Right to Try legislation has passed the Senate. Now it must pass the House. Action Alert!

The Trickett Wendler Right to Try Act of 2017 passed the Senate and now moves to the House. It seems to have some traction. Recently the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on the issue, and we’re expecting a floor vote on the measure sometime over the next few weeks.

The bill expands access to experimental drugs for terminally ill patients who have exhausted all other treatment options. It also frees drug companies from liability where trial medications are provided.

This is a much-needed reform that ANH-USA has supported for a number of years. As we’ve pointed out, FDA bureaucrats have thrown roadblocks into the path of patients who desire access to experimental and potentially life-saving treatments. The agency’s “compassionate use” program is marred by a cumbersome application and documentation process, and the agency often delays or blocks approval. It can even revoke permission after it has been granted—and does.

Patients and their families who desire access to experimental drugs are faced with incredibly difficult life- and- death decisions. Such decisions should be between a patient and his or her doctor, not with the FDA standing in the way. This legislation deserves our support.

Action Alert! Write to your member of Congress and urge him or her to support the federal Right to Try bill. Please send your message immediately.

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Will Congress Move to Help Dying Patients?

Right to Try legislation has passed the Senate. Now it must pass the House. Action Alert!

The Trickett Wendler Right to Try Act of 2017 passed the Senate and now moves to the House. It seems to have some traction. Recently the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on the issue, and we’re expecting a floor vote on the measure sometime over the next few weeks.

The bill expands access to experimental drugs for terminally ill patients who have exhausted all other treatment options. It also frees drug companies from liability where trial medications are provided.

This is a much-needed reform that ANH-USA has supported for a number of years. As we’ve pointed out, FDA bureaucrats have thrown roadblocks into the path of patients who desire access to experimental and potentially life-saving treatments. The agency’s “compassionate use” program is marred by a cumbersome application and documentation process, and the agency often delays or blocks approval. It can even revoke permission after it has been granted—and does.

Patients and their families who desire access to experimental drugs are faced with incredibly difficult life- and- death decisions. Such decisions should be between a patient and his or her doctor, not with the FDA standing in the way. This legislation deserves our support.

Action Alert! Write to your member of Congress and urge him or her to support the federal Right to Try bill. Please send your message immediately.

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FDA: All Homeopathic Drugs Illegal

But not all will be pulled from the market, yet. Action Alert!

The policy comes in the form of a guidance document, which lays out the FDA’s current position on the regulation of homeopathic drugs.

In the guidance, the FDA says:

1. Any homeopathic drug that has not been considered “generally recognized as safe and effective” (GRAS/E) is considered a new drug;
2. FDA has not determined that any homeopathic drugs are GRAS/E;
3. A new drug cannot be marketed unless it goes through the FDA’s approval process;
4. No homeopathic drugs have gone through FDA approval nor can any producer afford to take them through the approval process.

That’s right: in one fell swoop, the FDA has declared that virtually every single homeopathic drug on the market is being sold illegally. The guidance explains that the agency will apply a risk-based regulatory approach that will prioritize enforcement actions against:

• products with reported safety concerns;
• products that contain or claim to contain ingredients associated with potentially significant safety concerns, e.g., belladonna or strychnine;
• products for routes of administration other than oral and topical, e.g., injectable and ophthalmic products;
• products intended to be used for the prevention or treatment of serious and/or life-threatening diseases and conditions, e.g., cancer, heart disease and opioid addition;
• products for vulnerable populations, e.g., children; and
• products that are deemed adulterated under FDC Act § 501, e.g., do not meet standards of quality, strength or purity as required under the law.

The FDA also says that it recognizes that many homeopathic drugs fall outside of these categories and does not intend to take action against such products at this time, but the writing is on the wall. If it wants to, the FDA could go after any homeopathic drug currently on the market.

Is this level of regulatory scrutiny necessary? No. Although prior to the release of FDA’s guidance document homeopathic drugs did not need to go through the New Drug Approval process, they underwent a different kind of pre-market approval.  Homeopathic drugs traditionally required a monograph from the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States (HPUS), which involves clinical verification of the efficacy of the substance.

FDA’s process started two years ago, when the agency held a public hearing to evaluate its enforcement policies for homeopathic products. We suspected the agency was planning to tighten its grip on homeopathy, which, after all, competes with the pharmaceutical drugs that fund the FDA.

We cannot let the FDA eliminate consumer access to homeopathy.

Action Alert! Write to the FDA and tell them that previous rules were sufficient to regulate homeopathic products, and this new proposal threatens the entire future of homeopathy. Please send your message immediately.

 

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FDA: All Homeopathic Drugs Illegal

But not all will be pulled from the market, yet. Action Alert!

The policy comes in the form of a guidance document, which lays out the FDA’s current position on the regulation of homeopathic drugs.

In the guidance, the FDA says:

1. Any homeopathic drug that has not been considered “generally recognized as safe and effective” (GRAS/E) is considered a new drug;
2. FDA has not determined that any homeopathic drugs are GRAS/E;
3. A new drug cannot be marketed unless it goes through the FDA’s approval process;
4. No homeopathic drugs have gone through FDA approval nor can any producer afford to take them through the approval process.

That’s right: in one fell swoop, the FDA has declared that virtually every single homeopathic drug on the market is being sold illegally. The guidance explains that the agency will apply a risk-based regulatory approach that will prioritize enforcement actions against:

• products with reported safety concerns;
• products that contain or claim to contain ingredients associated with potentially significant safety concerns, e.g., belladonna or strychnine;
• products for routes of administration other than oral and topical, e.g., injectable and ophthalmic products;
• products intended to be used for the prevention or treatment of serious and/or life-threatening diseases and conditions, e.g., cancer, heart disease and opioid addition;
• products for vulnerable populations, e.g., children; and
• products that are deemed adulterated under FDC Act § 501, e.g., do not meet standards of quality, strength or purity as required under the law.

The FDA also says that it recognizes that many homeopathic drugs fall outside of these categories and does not intend to take action against such products at this time, but the writing is on the wall. If it wants to, the FDA could go after any homeopathic drug currently on the market.

Is this level of regulatory scrutiny necessary? No. Although prior to the release of FDA’s guidance document homeopathic drugs did not need to go through the New Drug Approval process, they underwent a different kind of pre-market approval.  Homeopathic drugs traditionally required a monograph from the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States (HPUS), which involves clinical verification of the efficacy of the substance.

FDA’s process started two years ago, when the agency held a public hearing to evaluate its enforcement policies for homeopathic products. We suspected the agency was planning to tighten its grip on homeopathy, which, after all, competes with the pharmaceutical drugs that fund the FDA.

We cannot let the FDA eliminate consumer access to homeopathy.

Action Alert! Write to the FDA and tell them that previous rules were sufficient to regulate homeopathic products, and this new proposal threatens the entire future of homeopathy. Please send your message immediately.

 

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By ICIM Member David Stewart MD: All-Natural Flu Prevention: IV Vitamin Infusions and Nutrient Therapy

Avoid the Flu This Season with All-Natural IV Vitamin Infusions and Nutrient Therapy

October and November mark the onset of the flu season. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) recommends that everyone 6 months and older get a flu vaccination before the end of October to protect yourself from catching the flu.

But before you rush out to get a flu shot, I want to make sure you know about the effective all-natural alternative to flu vaccinations available to you here at LHHP.

High-dose multi-vitamin infusions strengthen your immune system, aid in detoxifying your body, and revitalize your energy levels so that you are less susceptible to flu, colds and other illnesses as well.

The flu can a be very serious illness. Here in the United States, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized each year with the flu or with flu-related complications. And I have seen estimates that more than 36,000 people die from the flu each year.

Flu vaccines are hit or miss when it comes to protecting people from the flu. Getting a flu vaccination doesn’t provide guaranteed protection against the flu because there is no way of knowing for sure which flu viruses will be circulating in any given year.

Our intravenous (IV) nutrient therapy patients report remarkable health benefits from our high-dose multi-vitamin and mineral infusions.

In addition to enhancing your immunity against flu and colds, these treatments are also effective in alleviating the symptoms of acute and chronic conditions such as:

• Allergies
• Asthma
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Chronic Pain
• Chronic Fatigue
• Depression
• Fibromyalgia
• Hyperthyroidism
• Lyme Disease
• Migraine Headaches
• SIBO (Small intestine bacteria overgrowth)
• Upper respiratory infections
• … and more.

For athletes, our IV nutrient therapies can also enhance sports performance and recovery.

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Dr. Stephen Sinatra: Heart health benefits of coconut oil

January 11, 2018 | By Dr. Stephen Sinatra

I’m often asked if the health benefits of coconut oil are good for your heart, and my answer is a resounding yes. The ordinary coconut—known for its sweet milk, great fiber and ability to conk people on the heads in Marx Brothers movies—can do your heart good, and a lot more.

Many people shun coconut oil because it’s high in saturated fat, which is true. But coconut oil is also the oil that is least vulnerable to oxidative stress and free radical formation—in fact it’s probably the safest oil to use in all types of cooking.

Coconut Oil and Cholesterol

What about coconut oil and your cholesterol? Coconut oil contains medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA)—not the long-chain fatty acids found in most oils—so it’s heart healthy. In fact, those MCFAs have an effect similar to omega-3 fatty acids, so they make blood platelets less sticky.

Researchers also demonstrated that coconut’s MCFAs can neutralize and kill many microorganisms, bacteria and viruses that are responsible for periodontal disease, herpes and even bladder infections. Remember, oral bacteria that can cause dental disease can enter the bloodstream via the gum line, cause inflammation and eventually contribute to arthrosclerosis. Plus, research has shown that the health benefits of coconut oil can help to improve memory.

Incorporating the Health Benefits of Coconut Oil Into Your Diet

• Use it for cooking. Just remember not to heat it to the point of smoking. Any oil, including coconut oil, can produce toxic byproducts when overheated.
• Mix it with olive oil in your salad. You might even douse your steamed vegetables with a few teaspoons of it.
• Eat coconut or other products like coconut milk. Coconut milk can be used to make shakes and smoothies. You can also use it in a hot or cold cereal, or pour it over seasonal organic blueberries, raspberries and strawberries. I like to bake fish in coconut milk to keep it moist and enhance the flavor.
• Or try coconut water. I add it to my favorite fruit and veggie juice mix.

But if you’re not nuts about eating coconut, you can apply coconut oil to your skin. Remember, the skin absorbs almost anything you put on it. Similar to almond oil, coconut oil can really enhance a great massage. Coconut oil is also a great way to treat dried, cracked soles of the feet—and even foot fungus. It also helps to control dandruff, and improves the texture of your hair.

This article originally appeared on Dr. Sinatra’s website.

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By ICIM Member David Stewart MD: All-Natural Flu Prevention: IV Vitamin Infusions and Nutrient Therapy

Avoid the Flu This Season with All-Natural IV Vitamin Infusions and Nutrient Therapy

October and November mark the onset of the flu season. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) recommends that everyone 6 months and older get a flu vaccination before the end of October to protect yourself from catching the flu.

But before you rush out to get a flu shot, I want to make sure you know about the effective all-natural alternative to flu vaccinations available to you here at LHHP.

High-dose multi-vitamin infusions strengthen your immune system, aid in detoxifying your body, and revitalize your energy levels so that you are less susceptible to flu, colds and other illnesses as well.

The flu can a be very serious illness. Here in the United States, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized each year with the flu or with flu-related complications. And I have seen estimates that more than 36,000 people die from the flu each year.

Flu vaccines are hit or miss when it comes to protecting people from the flu. Getting a flu vaccination doesn’t provide guaranteed protection against the flu because there is no way of knowing for sure which flu viruses will be circulating in any given year.

Our intravenous (IV) nutrient therapy patients report remarkable health benefits from our high-dose multi-vitamin and mineral infusions.

In addition to enhancing your immunity against flu and colds, these treatments are also effective in alleviating the symptoms of acute and chronic conditions such as:

• Allergies
• Asthma
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Chronic Pain
• Chronic Fatigue
• Depression
• Fibromyalgia
• Hyperthyroidism
• Lyme Disease
• Migraine Headaches
• SIBO (Small intestine bacteria overgrowth)
• Upper respiratory infections
• … and more.

For athletes, our IV nutrient therapies can also enhance sports performance and recovery.

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Dr. Stephen Sinatra: Heart health benefits of coconut oil

January 11, 2018 | By Dr. Stephen Sinatra

I’m often asked if the health benefits of coconut oil are good for your heart, and my answer is a resounding yes. The ordinary coconut—known for its sweet milk, great fiber and ability to conk people on the heads in Marx Brothers movies—can do your heart good, and a lot more.

Many people shun coconut oil because it’s high in saturated fat, which is true. But coconut oil is also the oil that is least vulnerable to oxidative stress and free radical formation—in fact it’s probably the safest oil to use in all types of cooking.

Coconut Oil and Cholesterol

What about coconut oil and your cholesterol? Coconut oil contains medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA)—not the long-chain fatty acids found in most oils—so it’s heart healthy. In fact, those MCFAs have an effect similar to omega-3 fatty acids, so they make blood platelets less sticky.

Researchers also demonstrated that coconut’s MCFAs can neutralize and kill many microorganisms, bacteria and viruses that are responsible for periodontal disease, herpes and even bladder infections. Remember, oral bacteria that can cause dental disease can enter the bloodstream via the gum line, cause inflammation and eventually contribute to arthrosclerosis. Plus, research has shown that the health benefits of coconut oil can help to improve memory.

Incorporating the Health Benefits of Coconut Oil Into Your Diet

• Use it for cooking. Just remember not to heat it to the point of smoking. Any oil, including coconut oil, can produce toxic byproducts when overheated.
• Mix it with olive oil in your salad. You might even douse your steamed vegetables with a few teaspoons of it.
• Eat coconut or other products like coconut milk. Coconut milk can be used to make shakes and smoothies. You can also use it in a hot or cold cereal, or pour it over seasonal organic blueberries, raspberries and strawberries. I like to bake fish in coconut milk to keep it moist and enhance the flavor.
• Or try coconut water. I add it to my favorite fruit and veggie juice mix.

But if you’re not nuts about eating coconut, you can apply coconut oil to your skin. Remember, the skin absorbs almost anything you put on it. Similar to almond oil, coconut oil can really enhance a great massage. Coconut oil is also a great way to treat dried, cracked soles of the feet—and even foot fungus. It also helps to control dandruff, and improves the texture of your hair.

This article originally appeared on Dr. Sinatra’s website.

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Help Us Save Hunter Jones

The six-year-old has been diagnosed with a rare and deadly disease.

For a full year now, Hunter has been battling DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas), rare, highly aggressive, and difficult-to-treat brain tumors found at the base of the brain.

Only 10% of children with DIPG survive for 2 years following their diagnosis, and less than 1% survive for 5 years. The median survival time is 9 months from diagnosis. DIPG affects 200-400 school-aged children in the United States each year.

Hunter has been traveling to Monterrey, Mexico for an experimental treatment called intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC), which delivers chemotherapy drugs directly to a tumor, while reducing exposure to healthy tissues. So far, the treatment seems to be working; Hunter’s tumor has shrunk and or remained stable since each treatment in Mexico, meaning it has not grown or spread to the other parts of his brain.

To continue treatment in 2018, Hunter’s parents are trying to raise $120,000. Please go to Hunter’s GoFundMe site and consider making a donation towards his treatment.

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Help Us Save Hunter Jones

The six-year-old has been diagnosed with a rare and deadly disease.

For a full year now, Hunter has been battling DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas), rare, highly aggressive, and difficult-to-treat brain tumors found at the base of the brain.

Only 10% of children with DIPG survive for 2 years following their diagnosis, and less than 1% survive for 5 years. The median survival time is 9 months from diagnosis. DIPG affects 200-400 school-aged children in the United States each year.

Hunter has been traveling to Monterrey, Mexico for an experimental treatment called intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC), which delivers chemotherapy drugs directly to a tumor, while reducing exposure to healthy tissues. So far, the treatment seems to be working; Hunter’s tumor has shrunk and or remained stable since each treatment in Mexico, meaning it has not grown or spread to the other parts of his brain.

To continue treatment in 2018, Hunter’s parents are trying to raise $120,000. Please go to Hunter’s GoFundMe site and consider making a donation towards his treatment.

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2 Minute Warning- January 11, 2018

This week’s featured stories:

• Government lifts ban on experimenting with deadly viruses (seems like a good idea).
• Flu vaccine is ineffective, but officials say- ‘take it anyway!‘
• Gardasil approved based on faulty science. Who Knew? (We did)
• READ OUR STORY ON FDA’S HOMEOPATHY ATTACK
• EPA says glyphosate not a carcinogen, despite the evidence

 

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2 Minute Warning- January 11, 2018

This week’s featured stories:

• Government lifts ban on experimenting with deadly viruses (seems like a good idea).
• Flu vaccine is ineffective, but officials say- ‘take it anyway!‘
• Gardasil approved based on faulty science. Who Knew? (We did)
• READ OUR STORY ON FDA’S HOMEOPATHY ATTACK
• EPA says glyphosate not a carcinogen, despite the evidence

 

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By ICIM Member John Ghuneim MD: Brain Sleep Deprivation’s Negative Impacts On The Human Body; How Sleep Restores The Brain

Humans cannot live without sleep and will suffer from some immediate backlash if they ignore the primal urge to shut their eyes. In a recent Ted-Ed lesson, neuroscientist Dr. Claudia Aguirre outlined the physical, mental, and emotional consequences that could emerge from sleep deprivation. Adults need seven to eight hours of sleep a day, while babies need at least 10 hours, but 30 percent of adults and 66 percent of adolescents are reportedly sleep deprived.Staying awake can affect a variety of physiological factors throughout the body. Chronic sleep deprivation results in daytime sleepiness, slower reflexes, poor concentration, and increased risk of car accidents. Long-term problems, which pose more severe health consequences include diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and excessive weight gain. For the average person, sleep deprivation can lead to hormonal imbalance, illness, moodiness, and fatalities in extreme cases.

Sleep medicine is a relatively young field of study. The National Institutes of Health opened up the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research in 1993 in order to study what happens during a third of our lives asleep and what would happen if we didn’t sleep. So why is sleep such a necessary part of survival?

After several years of studying sleep’s role, researchers figured out the molecule adenosine, along with other waste products build up inside of the brain the longer we stay awake.  If they aren’t cleared away by means of sleep, they’ll overload the brain. During sleep, certain brain cells cue the glymphatic system, which is designed to flush away the brain’s waste products with cerebral spinal fluid. The restorative powers of sleep are complex and continually being discovered, but what researchers do know is sleep is a vital part of human’s daily lives.

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By ICIM Member John Ghuneim MD: Brain Sleep Deprivation’s Negative Impacts On The Human Body; How Sleep Restores The Brain

Humans cannot live without sleep and will suffer from some immediate backlash if they ignore the primal urge to shut their eyes. In a recent Ted-Ed lesson, neuroscientist Dr. Claudia Aguirre outlined the physical, mental, and emotional consequences that could emerge from sleep deprivation. Adults need seven to eight hours of sleep a day, while babies need at least 10 hours, but 30 percent of adults and 66 percent of adolescents are reportedly sleep deprived.Staying awake can affect a variety of physiological factors throughout the body. Chronic sleep deprivation results in daytime sleepiness, slower reflexes, poor concentration, and increased risk of car accidents. Long-term problems, which pose more severe health consequences include diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and excessive weight gain. For the average person, sleep deprivation can lead to hormonal imbalance, illness, moodiness, and fatalities in extreme cases.

Sleep medicine is a relatively young field of study. The National Institutes of Health opened up the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research in 1993 in order to study what happens during a third of our lives asleep and what would happen if we didn’t sleep. So why is sleep such a necessary part of survival?

After several years of studying sleep’s role, researchers figured out the molecule adenosine, along with other waste products build up inside of the brain the longer we stay awake.  If they aren’t cleared away by means of sleep, they’ll overload the brain. During sleep, certain brain cells cue the glymphatic system, which is designed to flush away the brain’s waste products with cerebral spinal fluid. The restorative powers of sleep are complex and continually being discovered, but what researchers do know is sleep is a vital part of human’s daily lives.

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Wave Goodbye to Estriol?

The FDA may eliminate consumer access to estriol and other hormones. We must stop them. Action Alert!

As we’ve detailed previously, the FDA is waging a War on Women’s Health and is even moving to ban compounded bioidentical estriol, which millions of women use to feel better and protect themselves from heart disease and cancer. If, working  together, we don’t demonstrate a groundswell of public opposition to removing patient access to estriol and other compounded bioidentical hormones,  the FDA will proceed with its plan  to give these hormones the axe.

If you haven’t already, write to Congress and the FDA, telling decision-makers how you or a loved one relies on estriol and other natural hormones, and how the FDA must not remove patient access to these critical medicines.

Also, please share with us your stories about the value of these medications. These will help us demonstrate to policy-makers that patients won’t tolerate the FDA removing access to protect the interests of the pharmaceutical industry. Share this alert far and wide!

Action Alert! Write to Congress, PCAC, and the FDA, telling them that we need access to compounded bioidentical hormones like estriol. Also, if you have a personal story you want to share, send it to membership@anh-usa.org. Your stories will help us demonstrate to policy-makers that patients will not tolerate the FDA removing access to protect the pharmaceutical industry. Please send your message immediately. And if you wish to donate to this campaign, here is how to do that.

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Vaccines and Autism: Important New Evidence

The mainstream media and the medical establishment have claimed for years this connection has been debunked—will they now listen to some new science? Action Alert!

Dr. Chris Exley, a leading researcher on aluminum, recently published a study finding that autistic children have up to ten times more aluminum in their brains that what is considered safe in adults.

Exley and his fellow researchers speculate that autistic children may have genetic changes that causes aluminum to accumulate in the brain, whereas other children’s systems are able to remove the toxic metal.

Researchers examined the brains of five autistic donors and found some of the highest levels of aluminum ever measured in brain tissue.

The study size is small, so more research needs to be done to evaluate whether aluminum in vaccines is contributing to the explosion of childhood development disorders. Through the 1970s and 1980s, about one out of every 2,000 children was diagnosed with autism; today that number has ballooned to one in 150 children.

The natural health community has been sounding the alarm about aluminum and other dangerous, untested vaccine adjuvants for years. This research should signal government agencies to launch more testing immediately. State legislators should also be aware of this new research so exemptions to vaccines are preserved.

Action Alert! Write to the FDA and your state legislators, urging more study of aluminum adjuvants and advocating for the preservation of vaccine exemptions. Please send your message immediately.

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