Archive for the ‘Health Freedom Issues’ Category

What is the Health Freedom Act and Why You Should Support It!

The Consumer Health Freedom Act, HB 842 will allow alternative health professionals the freedom to advertise and practice their occupation legally. It will give consumers the freedom to choose the alternative services and practitioners they prefer.
It is estimated that more than half of Americans use alternative products, many self-prescribed and often without guidance from skilled [...]

April 26, 2009   Posted in: Health Freedom Issues  No Comments

Health Freedom - One of the Top Ten Concerns of the Public!

President Obama, before his inauguration, asked people to vote on his “Change.Org” website on the top issues of interest to them.  After the voting was complete, it was obvious that Natural Health Freedom was on teh minds of many of the respondents!
Health Freedom Among Top Concerns, Americans Tell Obama in Change.org Poll
“Health Freedom - the [...]

February 5, 2009   Posted in: Health Freedom Issues  No Comments

GM Foods: The U.S. Fights Mandatory Labeling in An Untested Human Experiment

(Reprinted from NaturalNews, and article by: Dr. Gregory Damato, Ph.D. )
The U.S. and several other nations recently attended a Codex meeting in Calgary, Canada to discuss food labeling. The Codex Alimentarius Commission implements the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Program, the purpose of which is to protect the health of consumers and to ensure fair practices [...]

July 8, 2008   Posted in: Health Freedom Issues  No Comments

FDA Petitioned to Ban the Sale of Vitamin B6!

Via the Traditional Naturopath Blog:
In the old TV show, “Get Smart!” there was a line that Maxwell Smart used a lot, “Would you believe…” usually followed by crazier and crazier examples of things to distract someone. Well, you WON’T believe this one!
Imagine a big pharma company that decides to study the numerous health benefits [...]

June 26, 2008   Posted in: Health Freedom Issues  One Comment

CHF Legislative Update

This is an update on the status of our legislation in the General Assembly: House Bill 1358 - The Consumer Health Freedom Act - was introduced earlier this year in the 2007-2008 session. The bill has not come to the floor for a vote yet and the legislature has adjourned for this year, but [...]

October 2, 2007   Posted in: Health Freedom Issues  No Comments

The FDA’s “War on Stevia” Continues!

The FDA (no friend of the natural health community) has long fought the use of the natural herb stevia rebaudiana in foods and beverages. Most industry watchers believe that this is due to the fact that the sugar and artificial sweetener lobbyists hold sway in the halls of the government. After all, stevia [...]

October 2, 2007   Posted in: Health Freedom Issues  No Comments