Adam Smith

Science & communications officer, ANH-Intl

Well, here we are again: looking behind us as another year disappears in the rear-view mirror.  2013 was certainly a busy year in the world of ANH-Intl and of natural healthcare more widely, which perhaps that explains why we can hardly believe we’re waving goodbye to it already!

As is now traditional at ANH-Intl, we’re delighted to present our Review of the Year, with a slight twist for 2013.  To gain maximum enjoyment from the verses below, sing, hum, whistle or otherwise accompany yourself to the tune of ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’.

As ever, we can’t thank you enough for your support in the last year.  We’ll need it more than ever in 2014 – it’s going to be another big one!

January

So 2012 just over, and what did we see?

Legal clampdowns and obesity.

February

EFSA nodded through aspartame in February

It’s fattening

While sat fat’s now considered friendly.

March

Europe is in a battle to say no to GMOs

Bees got stiffed

Monsanto was miffed

And Wakefield was not so silly.

April

Your water may be pharma’s dumping ground these days

Don’t be dismayed:

Eat good food

Break out a sweat

Pharma quacks will see what’s healthy.

May

One of our May-time stories was a brand new campaign:

DON’T U-TURN!

That wasn’t all:

MMR

Why wheat is bad

And health claims research by Rob V.

June

Until the promise was kept, we kept the pressure on

Simply advising:

CHEW YOUR FOOD!

Other big news

Was EFSA

Skeptic nonsense

And an oddly pro-GM MP.

July

Into July, and the herb law was once more on the floor

Homeopaths rebelling

Empathy not drugging

NO FRACKING!

Plus a lesson

For MPs

Who love GMOs:

You’ll get busted eventually.

August

Now into the month of August, and what did we see?

Shifts and revealing

Sally Roberts speaking

Censorship creeping

MAKE US THIN!

More GM news

Was to come:

EFSA U-turned

And the UK spoke for industry.

September–October

Twenty-thirteen’s final quarter was busy, it seems:

GM danger warning

Protest evicting

Illusions dissolving

Hormone disrupting

NEWS ALERTS!

But GMOs

Stole the show:

Swapping pig feed

Was a big win for farmer Ib P.

November–December

14,000 likes on Facebook made us mighty pleased

Like our new project

That aims to correct

The baleful effect

Of the EU’s edict

Of low intellect

TO DUMB US DOWN!

Clear agendas

Killer drugs

GM own goals

All in a day’s work for your ANH team!