Give a big “Thank You” to those who work to protect homeopathy on Capitol Hill. Action Alert! Earlier this year, we supported a sign-on letter from Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) calling on the FDA to clarify how the agency will ensure continued access to important homeopathic medicines. This was in response to a major assault by the FDA that threatens the entire homeopathic industry by declaring that all homeopathic drugs are being marketed illegally. Read more.
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You have busy schedules, so we scan major advocacy news sites to keep you informed about important legislation that could impact your health choices.
You have busy schedules, so we scan major advocacy news sites to keep you informed about important legislation that could impact your health choices.
Lab-Grown Meat is Vapourware, Expert Analysis Shows
Lab-grown meat is supposed to be inevitable – but the science tells a different story, concludes a long but incisive article by Joe Fassler in The Counter. The article confirms what we’ve long said about lab-grown fake meat – that it’s too expensive, impractical, energy-hungry, and dangerous to scale up, and will never make financial or environmental sense. Read more.
Study Shows Anti-Mosquito Pesticide Pyriproxyfen link to Microcephaly
A recently published study shows that the common pesticide pyriproxyfen could exacerbate the already severe effects that the Zika virus can have on brain development. The researchers found that pyriproxyfen impairs thyroid hormone signalling in the brain, modifying crucial processes for its proper development (more details below). The findings confirm hypotheses that GMWatch focused attention on five years ago – and was severely attacked for doing so. Read more.
Bipartisan Support for Homeopathy
Give a big “Thank You” to those who work to protect homeopathy on Capitol Hill. Action Alert! Earlier this year, we supported a sign-on letter from Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) calling on the FDA to clarify how the agency will ensure continued access to important homeopathic medicines. This was in response to a major assault by the FDA that threatens the entire homeopathic industry by declaring that all homeopathic drugs are being marketed illegally. Read more.
Vax Mandate for Air Travel Appear Imminent
Federal legislation and executive action could institute vaccine mandates for air travel. Action Alert! Two federal bills would mandate vaccination for air travel in the United States. One bill includes an option to provide a negative COVID test, but this provision could be removed by the time the bill becomes law. Separately, the Biden administration has said that they are not ruling out the possibility of issuing an order mandating COVID vaccination as a condition for air travel. Read more.
Chromothripsis: Bad news for Gene Editing
CRISPR gene editing is often presented as a straightforward, precise, and safe procedure. But recent research findings on CRISPR gene editing for gene therapy applications show it can lead to massive damage to chromosomes. The phenomenon is known as chromothripsis. Read more.
Biden Issues Sweeping Vaccine Mandate for U.S. Workers
President Biden issued orders covering two-thirds of the American workforce requiring millions of Americans to get vaccinated. Action Alert! President Biden recently signed an Executive Orderrequiring all federal executive branch employees to be vaccinated, in addition to contractor employees that do business with the government. Other mandates for healthcare workers and private employers with more than 100 employees were issued as part of the President’s COVID-19 Action Plan. Read more.
11 Reasons to Love Plums
Mounting research on plums shows promising outcomes on their anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and memory-improving qualities.[i] Researchers are particularly drawn to this fruit for its high phenolic content, primarily antioxidants called anthocyanins. Here’s a rundown of 11 reasons to love and eat plums with gusto today. Read more.
Vaccinated Americans Count Their Blessings Despite Getting COVID
On Aug. 2, 2021, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina became the first fully vaccinated (for COVID-19) U.S. Senator to disclose he had tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Sen. Graham said he had begun to experience “flu-like symptoms” two days earlier and eventually decided go to the doctor and get tested.1 Despite becoming another of the growing number of the so-called COVID ‘breakthrough cases” (fully vaccinated people who contract coronavirus) in the United States, Sen. Graham gave credit to the COVID vaccine. Read more.
Will We Lose Resveratrol?
This powerful anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and life-extending supplement could face the FDA’s axe. We need to stop it. Action Alert! Resveratrol, a plant-derived polyphenol found in grapes, could be eliminated in supplement form like pyridoxamine (B6) was a number of years ago due to an FDA back-channel that lets Big Pharma turn supplements into drugs. If Big Pharma asks the FDA to remove resveratrol, the agency’s job of eliminating these supplements is made much easier if it gets the “mandatory filing” requirement that it wants. Read more.
Children’s Health Defense Responds to Biden’s ‘Declaration of War Against Unvaccinated’
President Biden’s speech last week was stunning. As the Associated Press aptly reported, the president pivoted from a war on the coronavirus to a war on the “unvaccinated.” Coercing the “unvaccinated” was the president’s first and foremost point — the only way back to normal is through vaccination, testing and masks, he said. But the president went much further — he vilified the unvaccinated. They are not “doing the right thing.” They are “keeping us from turning the corner.” They are “blocking public health.” Read more.
