View this email in your browser     ANH-Intl eAlert No 319 | 21 September 2016         e-ALERT     Food and cannabis           Now we’ve got your attention (with the title of this week’s eAlert)… Actually these are two distinct stories. The food one relates to our launch of our revised Food4Health plates. This is all about preparing ourselves for a much greater push to healthcare professionals, in both the CAM and mainstream fields, in the UK and beyond. We’ve now had 18 months to evaluate practitioner and public opinion, and we’ve taken feedback on-board. But sorry, we’re not budging on our gluten-free recommendation because the science is very clear, irrespective if someone has no clinical manifestations of gluten intolerance. But like speed limit signs, you are free to step outside the guideline at your own risk.  We hope you like the revisions and re-design. The cannabis story reveals the clear tension that exists in certain parts of the UK government and in the Parliament, the latter being the direct recipient of the rapidly expanding scientific literature of the importance of cannabis in medicine. Imagine if Prozac had been a recreational drug first…although cannabis was clearly a medicine well over 4,000 years ago. For those of practitioners amongst you in the London area this weekend and who are planning to come to CAMexpo at Olympia, we’re greatly looking forward to seeing you on Stand 1925. In health, naturally   Rob Verkerk, PhD Founder, executive & scientific director           Revised Food4Health guidelines to be launched at CAMexpo Get a preview of some of the new practitioner materials that will be available at this weekend’s CAMexpo in Olympia,...       Does Cannabis have its place in medicine? A look at why the UK parliamentary group on drug reform is at odds with the Home Office’s view on...       News Alerts: Week 38, 2016 Chemical giants Bayer & Monsanto merge, To Opt Out of Screening or Not?, Antibiotic resistance is a growing concern, Hundreds...       Like what you see? Up your feel good factor by setting up a regular donation to help us continue our work. It's not the size that matters, it's the frequency!           HELP SUPPORT US BY FORWARDING TO A FRIEND               Copyright © 2016 Alliance for Natural Health International. Please share or forward this e-ALERT widely using any of the provided share tools. You may copy, reproduce, reprint or forward any content on the condition that attribution is made clearly to Alliance for Natural Health International including date and link to original content. Alliance for Natural Health International. The Atrium, Curtis Road, Dorking, Surrey RH4 1XA, UK   Unsubscribe