View this email in your browser     ANH-Intl eAlert Week 34 | 22 August 2018         e-ALERT     Low carb, naturally           Refreshed from a couple of weeks off to recharge my batteries, I was dismayed to read news from the around the world that suggests low carb eaters might die an early death. Just as the public is getting its head around the fact that it's too many carbs (especially of the wrong type), and not too much fat, that's among the key culprits driving obesity, type 2 diabetes and other preventable chronic diseases, this new study has thrown a spanner in the works. Not only has it been disseminated by the world's media, everyone's being told once again to eat exactly the amount of carbs that governments have been telling us to eat over the last decade or more! Doh! Aren't most of us doing that already and then dying prematurely of preventable chronic diseases? In our lead story this week, we tease apart the Lancet Public Health study that's confused so many. In our second piece, Meleni brings you her insights about a new film, DOWN to EARTH. The film offers important perspectives from around the world of what it is to be in touch with humanity and nature. In modern societies where so many are alienated from nature and the wisdom of many of our elders is devalued or impacted by comorbidities and dementia, we need to be reminded what it is to be a responsible human in a sustainable world. In heath, naturally   Rob Verkerk, PhD Founder, executive & scientific director           Scientific attack on low carb diets Why the healthy low carb community shouldn’t be swayed by the latest Lancet Public Health study       Digging deep and DOWN to EARTH Could a seminal new film about those intimately connected with nature help to unlock a sustainable future?       News Alerts: Week 34, 2018 Coconut oil poison; Decline in US life expectancy; High dose vitamin D; Cancer busting veggies; Insects good for your gut;...       Are you an active member of the healthcare revolution? Your donations directly support our work so we can continue to create maximum impact           HELP SUPPORT US BY FORWARDING TO A FRIEND               Copyright © 2018 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