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  • Last week saw the the confirmation hearings for Robert F Kennedy Jr in Washington, as he stands for the post of US Health Secretary. Despite a huge campaign to discredit him and prevent his confirmation, a groundswell of grassroots support is carrying the importance of his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda - an ethos that's at the centre of all we do at ANH both in the UK, Europe and US as it brings a breath of fresh air and innovative approaches to promoting health in America and sets a standard for the rest of the world to follow. Nathan Jones of XClear, puts the politics to one side and sets out why RFK Jr's appointment is critical to transforming healthcare systems into ones focused on prevention, informed choice, and transparency, in his recent op-ed in the Washington Times.

>>> Get your copy of The MAHA Mandate ebook: Reversing America's Decline Health, written by Rob Verkerk PhD and Jonathan Emord JD

  • Nutrition researcher and ANH friend, Zoë Harcombe critiques recent claims made by ZOE's Prof Sarah Berry, on the ZOE podcast, that seed oils are beneficial and don’t cause harm to our health. She challenges Berry's dismissal of significant concerns about seed oils' propensity to create inflammation and oxidation, reviewing four arguments, which she then debunks asking the reader to decide whether seed oils are harmful rather than healthful. She refers readers to her recent podcast with Dr Nina Teicholz discussing fats, particularly seed oils and their lack of health benefits for more information on what's fast becoming a polarised, heated and often biased conversation tainted by serious conflicts of interest.

>>> Get fat happy!

>>> Fats, Fallacies and Facts

  • Women with a genetic variant, known as APOE4, that use synthetic hormone replacement therapy (HRT) following menopause, are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. A new study published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, found higher levels of a specific biomarker in spinal fluid, linked to the development of Alzheimer's, taken from women with the APOE4 variant who were taking HRT. The new paper adds to the debate about whether there is a link between the use of synthetic HRT and increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and once again highlights the use of integrative and functional medicine to individually tailor support for menopausal women.

>>> Menopause awareness month. A world without Menopause?

>>> Feature: Is there such a thing as the ‘menopause brain’?

  • High consumption of processed red meat is being linked to a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease in a new paper published in Neurology. The team behind the paper also brought red meat consumption into the mix due to its effect on the gut microbiome. It’s worth noting that Walter Willett, key author of the EAT Lancet Planetary Health Diet and well known advocate of plant-based diets, is listed an author.

>>> ANH-Intl Special Report: Analysis of the EAT-Lancet report

>>> Alzheimer’s disease: cheap nutrients outperform latest drug

  • Mobile phones and other digital devices are now an essential part of everyday life, from toddler to teenager and beyond. Many are addicted to mindless scrolling ('doomscrolling') through screens full of social media content and click bait headlines designed to capture attention and create multiple dopamine hits that encourage continuous scrolling. A new article in The Conversation, from a senior lecturer at London South Bank University investigating “dopa-mining”, warns about the detrimental effects of the continued dopamine hits delivered by such engagement, particularly in children, teenagers and young adults

  • Is smartphone usage by children fuelling an alarming trend of increasing levels of violence, anger, suicide and other mental health issues amongst adolescents?  A new report from Sapien Labs asks what’s behind the rise, planting the blame well and truly on the use of smartphones at an ever younger age.

>>> The illusion of separation — by app

>>> Beyond digital addiction: how technologies are transforming our youths into obedient machines

  • Recent years have seen the introduction of calorie labelling on menus and food packets to encourage (nudge) people to choose healthier options. However, a new Cochrane review reveals that displaying calorie information leads to choices that have a negligible impact on the number of calories eaten (a reduction of just 11 calories in a typical 600 calorie meal). Despite the findings, the lead author insisted that the evidence strengthens the case for continued calorie labelling. More importantly, calorie counting fails to address nutrient density and that all calories are not equal — a 100 calories of broccoli or 100 calories of ice cream will exert completely different effects on the body.

>>> Why calorie counting just doesn’t work and how we should eat to become metabolically resilient

  • A new study published in Nature reinforces the negative impacts on people’s mental health from covid restrictions such as lockdown and social distancing. The researchers focused on people with existing mental health issues, but it’s likely such impacts from covid restrictions will have affected others without such a diagnosis
  • A peer-reviewed student study, supervised by scientists from the US Food and Drug Administration, published in the Journal of High School Science, has added to the evidence showing DNA contamination in covid mRNA vaccines. Maryanne Demasi has the full story
  • In a final parting shot the Biden administration has filed a challenge to a court decision that could pave the way for the incoming Trump administration to ban the fluoridation of water in the US
  • Yet more evidence of the harms of water fluoridation come from a study published in the Journal of Health Economics. Using data from more than twenty million people in the US, comparing people exposed to fluoridated water vs unexposed people, the author found robust evidence of lower high school graduation rates, reduced economic sufficiency, and poor health outcomes

  • Novo Nordisk has been rapped over the knuckles by the pharmaceutical watchdog, The Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA), after it breached transparency rules, by not disclosing the real level of sweetheart payments made to UK bodies and healthcare professionals, over a 7-year period, to push its products. Because the company has already been 'punished' for previous breaches of the code, and is subject to ongoing investigations, further sanctions haven't been imposed

  • Following suspension of funding to the EcoHealth Alliance, the organisation responsible for directing gain of function testing at the Wuhan lab thought to be the centre of the covid leak, the US House Oversight Committee has announced a permanent ban on funding for EcoHealth Alliance and its former President, Dr Peter Daszak
  • Donald Trump has carried out his promise to withdraw the USA from membership of the World Health Organization after he signed an Executive Order following his swearing in as President. The backlash began almost immediately with a threat to bring a lawsuit to prevent the US’ withdrawal, from Lawrence Gostin, head of the WHO Center on Global Health Law. German Health Minister, Karl Lautenback, who’s described the decision as “a catastrophe for the poorest people on the planet” wants to persuade Donald Trump to change his mind. Argentina has also announced its withdrawal from the WHO, while Italy is threatening to follow suit
  • He has also signed an Executive Order that looks to end government-led online censorship and protect free speech in America
  • Francis Boyle, PhD, an expert on international law, who came to prominence during covid, has died aged 74. Described by Mary Holland, CEO of Children’s Health Defence as a “lifelong fighter for truth, justice and peace”, Dr Boyle spoke out in support of the, now widely accepted theory, that covid originated in a lab arguing such research contravened the bioweapons acts. Read Children’s Health Defence’s tribute to Dr Boyle’s life and work
  • Covid vaccines designed to target the XBB.1.5 Omicron variant, didn’t prevent infection and had limited effectiveness in preventing hospitalisation and death. Any protection given declined rapidly according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, funded by the US Department of Veteran Affairs Cooperative Studies Program. This paper confirms that the covid-19 vaccines were in effect, a partially-effective treatment for covid-19 disease and that they do not meet the public, generally accepted, understanding of a vaccine, namely a product or injection that prevents transmission of an infectious disease.

>>> Visit covidzone.org for our complete curated covid content of the coronavirus crisis

ANH-USA Update

  • A heavily-funded, well-coordinated, campaign is attempting to prevent Robert F Kennedy Jr from becoming the next US health secretary and stop the disruption to established systems that will follow. The ANH is supporting Kennedy’s nomination and his mandate to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) as it aligns with its core mandate to advance natural health options and personal autonomy in healthcare, regardless of who is in power. Read more and show your support for RFK Jr’s nomination as HHS Secretary

  • The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently updated its criteria for labelling foods as ‘healthy’. Yet it continues to rely on outdated science to underpin its recommendations, which reflects ongoing corporate influence on government dietary policy. Read more and get your copy of ANH-USA’s new e-book to learn about ANH’s vision to transform healthcare!