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"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are."
- John Wooden, basketball coach

Twelve Healthy Summer Snacks for Your Children

Loretta Lanphier, ND, CN, HHP, CH
Summer is the time of year when most families find themselves constantly on-the-go and in a never-ending flurry of activities. Offering a variety of healthy snacks can be daunting even for the most healthy conscious parent and because of this is often placed on the back burner. Idealy children should snack...
 

FDA Copies the European Union and Slips In One of its Deadliest Weapons

Robert Verkerk, Phd, ANH-USA Scientific Director
Are the NDI guidelines the ultimate FDA tool to freeze dietary supplement innovation? A must-read special report by Robert Verkerk, PhD, ANH-USA Scientific Director and ANH-Europe Executive and Scientific Director.
 

FDA Guidelines a Perversion of Congressional Intent

Alliance for Natural Health
The FDA is trying to turn a simple notification system for new supplements into a totally arbitrary approval system. Pure and simple, supplements are not drugs.
 

What the USDA Doesn't Want You to Know About Antibiotics and Factory Farms

Tom Philpott
The topic is a serious one. Here is a document the USDA doesn't want you to see. It's what the agency calls a "technical review"–nothing more than a USDA-contracted researcher's simple, blunt summary of recent academic findings on the growing problem of antibiotic-resistant infections and their link with ...
 

Cool as a Crunchy Cucumber

Dr. Loretta Lanphier, ND, CN, HHP, CH
Called Cucumis Sativus by science, the cucumber is a cousin to zucchini, watermelon, pumpkin and other squash. Check out Alana's healthy recipes for using fresh cucumbers!