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  • The US ‘Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’ (Scientific Report), which will inform the 2025-2030 US Dietary Guidelines, has been published and is now open for comments for the next 60 days. The Committee has shied away from offering guidance around consumption of ultra-processed foods as it puts it in the too hard pile. Preferring instead to focus on health equity, along with the replacement of animal foods with plant proteins and saturated fats by vegetable oils. Nutrition experts, including Marion Nestle are calling the report a “missed opportunity”. Nina Teicholz delves into the report and what it means for the new guidelines
  • In stark contrast to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s report, a “first-of-its-kind” lawsuit has been filed in the US against some of the biggest food conglomerates including Kraft Heinz Company, Mondelēz International Inc and others. The lawsuit alleges that ultra-processed foods created by such companies are deliberately designed to be addictive and often marketed direct to children, putting them at risk of developing chronic health issues
  • Alarmingly, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have been linked with premature ageing. A new study published in Age and Aging, using the PhenoAge clock to assess biological ageing, found a significant link between high UPF consumption and accelerated ageing
  • Modern day living is disconnecting us from our connections to nature as more and more of us inhabit urban environments filled with noise on an almost 24-hour basis. Manmade sounds such as traffic and aircraft noise, can increase our stress and anxiety levels, while listening to nature’s sounds such as birdsong can lower levels of stress and anxiety along with our blood pressure and heart rate. With the festive holidays around the corner, it’s the perfect time to get out in nature with your friends and family for some stress-busting nature-centric relaxation time.

>>> Take time to step away from your devices with two simple practical tools so you can take advantage of nature’s potent healing power

  • A new report from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) along with the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is urging governments to shift food production to regenerative agriculture practices as well as focusing on land restoration. The authors of the report say that without such changes the Earth’s ability to support human life and wellbeing could be irretrievably harmed
  • Do you filter your water? A new study, published in Science, underscores the importance of filtering drinking water after researchers identified a previously unknown toxin in chloraminated water, named chloronitramide anion. The toxicity of the compound isn’t known yet, but its similarity to other toxic molecules has sparked concern
  • Is your mineral water PFAS free? A new analysis from Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN) reveals the alarming extent to which mineral waters in the EU are contaminated with the PFAS chemical, trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). The analysis reveals that 7 out of 19 samples were contaminated with TFA showing that just how far levels of PFAS contamination in the environment have reached.

>>> PFAS: The unfolding chemical disaster

>>> The PFAS 'Dirty Dozen' Exposed

  • Three-quarters of people, in the UK, polled by The Health Foundation, support the sharing of some of their personal health data, such as medicines they’re taking and long-term illnesses. However, they’re much less willing to share data that tracks sleep or sexual health. The survey comes as the UK’s NHS fast tracks digitisation of data and services. People were extremely hesitant about the use of technologies that might ‘distance’ healthcare practitioners from patients.

>>> Your health data – exploitation of the most precious commodity

  • A US federal district court has ruled that genetically engineered (GE) organisms must be regulated, after the Center for Food Safety and others sued the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The decision overturns a 2020 rule brought in by the first Trump administration, which removed most government oversight of GE plants. The Court said that the decision to deregulate GE organisms was in “direct conflict with the conclusion of its own experts”
  • Mexico continues to stand up against the US government in its refusal to allow the cultivation of GM Corn. A new analysis from the CONAHCYT, Mexico’s National Council for Humanities, Science and Technology, supports the decision to restrict the use of GM in minimally processed corn products and phase out the use of glyphosate. The Defender team have the full story
  • Raw milk is under attack once again as US authorities mandate raw milk testing for the H5N1 virus. The move comes after viral fragments were found in raw milk samples in November. A child that became sick after drinking raw milk, is being tested for bird flu, but tests have failed to provide a link thus far and public health officials are already expressing doubt as to whether it was bird flu. Fearmongering about bird flu is still being ramped up. The new mandate coincides with predictions from Dr Peter Hotez of a new pandemic, as the Trump administration takes office and publication of a new study in Science, stating the H5N1 flu virus is just one step away from being able to transmit between humans
  • The use of IV vitamin C (IVC) to treat cancer is being hailed as a ‘new breakthrough’ in treating cancer after the University of Iowa Health Care Carver College of Medicine shared results from a randomised trial, published in Redox Biology, adding IVC alongside chemotherapy treatments for pancreatic cancer patients. The use of IVC doubled the overall survival of patients with late-stage metastatic pancreatic cancer from 8 months to 16 months. The use of IVC as part of cancer treatments is decades old. ANH founder, Rob Verkerk PhD has been privileged to work with one of the leading experts in this area, Dr Jeanne Drisko. Find out more about the effectiveness of IVC, in his conversation with Dr Drisko (link below), which reveals many clinical pearls from her more than 3 decades of experience.

>>> Dr Jeanne Drisko: Vitamin C for cancer

  • Want to reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer’s, even if you have a higher genetic risk? Then there’s good news. Researchers publishing in Neurology have used a brain care score (BCS) to assess the effect of 12 different risk factors including diet, alcohol consumption, smoking, exercise levels, stress management and sense of purpose on people’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s. The higher your BCS score, the lower your risk, regardless of your genetics, showing the more you engage in health promoting behaviours, the more you’re protected against dementia and Alzheimer’s.

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

  • The latest copy of Caduceus magazine has hit the shelves and landed in the ANH office. For those not familiar with the publication, Caduceus has been a leading magazine for the health conscious amongst us since 1987 due to its focus on psychological, emotional, spiritual, ecological and environmental health, therapy and growth, including natural, holistic, energy and complementary medicine — and of course, latterly, covid! Issue 112 includes a deep dive into holistic dentistry with an in depth article from Dr Elmar Jung, who Rob interviewed earlier in the year, discussing the problems associated with root canal treatment along with the recent US NTP fluoride report linking it to lowering of children’s IQ, the World Health Organization’s biased and resistant reviews of microwave and radio frequency health hazards and much more.

>>> Speaking Naturally with holistic dentist Dr Elmar Jung

ANH-USA update

  • A recent meeting of the US Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee recommended yet more peptides be banned from use by compounding pharmacists. The recommendations came after convoluted discussions, which saw representatives of the compounding industry given just 15 minutes, per peptide, to present their case for the safety of each peptide. Despite the lengthy oration by FDA representatives they were unable to present any hard evidence of harm for the peptides under threat. Take action to save compounded peptides today!
  • Have Donald Trump’s nominations for key health policy positions in the new administration got what it takes to challenge the medico-industrial complex’s machinations to bulldoze health freedom? The ANH-USA team assess the nominees to see what they bring to the table. Read more and share…

Free Speech Controls

  • Efforts to categorise individuals who share ‘dubious’ news are outlined in a recent study published in Public Opinion Quarterly. Using digital tracking, researchers found that older Americans were more likely to visit ‘dubious’ news sources than younger people. The researchers comment that older Americans are better at critiquing information and ask why they are more likely to engage with so-called misinformation? We'd like to think it's because they're more able to critically think and assess information for themselves.

>>> The Great Deception: Censorship and our search for ‘truth’

  • Recent data from American thinktank, Pew Research Centre, highlights people’s reliance on social media for news updates. The report reveals that around 1 in 5 Americans now get their news from social media “news influencers”, a figure that jumps to 1 in 4 for the under 30s
  • The UK has taken a step closer to introducing the widespread use of digital IDs with the introduction of a digital proof of age for young people. The UK government insists digital ID will not be made mandatory despite former prime minister, Tony Blair’s, continued calls to do so. More digital ID systems are in the pipeline including a digital veteran card and driving license as digital services are expanded and people are nudged into accepting full digital ID before they realise what’s happened.

Covid related Update

  • Yet more scientific evidence has been published recently confirming covid mRNA vaccines are contaminated with residual plasmid-DNA far in excess of regulatory limits. Published in Science, Public Health Policy and the Law, Kammerer et al also reveal the persistence of the spike protein and its continued manufacture in cells. The authors express grave concerns over the safety of the shots as they call for an immediate halt to the use of mRNA covid jabs. Anandamide dives into the detail
  • Australian doctor, Dr William Bay, has been vindicated in speaking out against covid vaccines. After a long court battle against the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and the Medical Board of Australia, the court has ruled that the decision to suspend his license to practice was invalid. Aussie 17 has the full story
  • A federal court has ordered the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to release internal emergency use (EUA) documentation related to the Pfizer/BioNTech covid vaccine. The ruling follows the FDA’s attempt to withhold the documents. The Defender has more.

 

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