November 18th, 2011 | D.I.Y., Healing, FDA, freedom, health, herbal, pharmaceutical, regulations, supplement
The latest on the regulations on herbal supplements and how you can help from Alliance for Natural Health. A New NDI Bill: It’s a Step in the Right Direction, but There’s Still a Long Way to Go
FDA’s disastrous supplement guidance, which threatens thousands of supplements, would be greatly improved by a new bill in the House. But it isn’t enough.
Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN), a champion of health freedom who has repeatedly demonstrated a willingness to stand up for consumer choice about supplements, has introduced new legislation that would change the definition of New Dietary Ingredients (NDIs—that is, according to the FDA, new supplements).
Currently, all supplements containing new dietary ingredients introduced into the marketplace after Congress passed DSHEA in 1994 are considered NDIs by the FDA, and their manufacturers are required to notify the FDA when they are introduced. But, as we have reported extensively, FDA is attempting to contravene congressional intent by creating a pre-approval process modeled on what the pharmaceutical industry must go through before marketing its often lethal drugs, a change that could mean the loss of thousands of supplements.
To prove that a product is not an NDI, and thus exempt from these burdensome requirements, extensive evidence is required to show that the product was marketed before 1994. Rep. Burton’s bill would change that date to 2007. His creative approach would directly address one of the major difficulties with NDIs. Evidentiary documentation is much more accessible (especially with greater Internet data) for newer products than for products that are seventeen years old. Read More
Clearly FDA and Congress are listening to you! Rep. Burton and others are encouraged to take action by YOUR grassroots activism. But the clock is ticking—we only have a few weeks left before FDA shuts down the comment period! Now more than ever, we need you to keep up the great work and continue to send your messages on the NDI regulatory guidelines. If you have not already done so, please take action now!
The latest on the regulations on herbal supplements and how you can help from Alliance for Natural Health. A New NDI Bill: It’s a Step in the Right Direction, but There’s Still a Long Way to Go
FDA’s disastrous supplement guidance, which threatens thousands of supplements, would be greatly improved by a new bill in the House. But it isn’t enough.
Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN), a champion of health freedom who has repeatedly demonstrated a willingness to stand up for consumer choice about supplements, has introduced new legislation that would change the definition of New Dietary Ingredients (NDIs—that is, according to the FDA, new supplements).
October 21st, 2011
I wish we had gotten this video edited earlier as this recipe for pregnancy tea really supported and strengthened Ruthie's womb. A big thanks to Ruthie's midwife Carol Gautschi for the pregnancy tea recipe. Please visit her website www.gentlebirths.net for more information about the herbal tea. ...
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I recently came across this delicious and healing recipe for dandelion syrup. I have made dandelion wine before so I know how many dandelions you need to pick for such a recipe. It is best to have a lovely field with no dogs or pesticides anywhere near it. It is a lovely way to spend a spring day, p ...
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With the rise of environmental toxins, many women are having increased problems during their period. I have been drinking this tea, with slight variations for a few years now and it really helps to balance and even out a wide variety of menstrual symptoms. There are a lot of other herbs that can be ...
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Homemade healing muscle rub in a handmade lacquerware box made in Burma/Myanmar.
Many of the herbs that went into this ointment were hand harvested from the pristine meadows of the Catskill mountains, or locally. The salve contains St Johns wort, cayenne, men ...
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Golden Spice of a Golden Land
I developed a deep respect for turmeric the last time I was in Myanmar (Burma). Not paying close attention to where I was putting my feet, I had stumbled on a hole in the sidewalk while walking the streets of Yangon and sprained my ankle. Several Burmese friends ad ...
