Issue 20 coming soon!

Issue 20 of The NZ Journal of Natural Medicine was posted to subscribers in New Zealand on February 2. (Owing to the vagaries of the postal service, please allow up to two weeks from the date of postage for your copy to arrive.) Copies should reach NZ shops in the coming week. Australian subscribers should receive their copies by March 15 – 20.  (Australians in urban areas should receive their copies sooner... Read More | Share it now!

Considering ultrafast broadband?

Considering ultrafast broadband? Be aware that some systems may have adverse health effects IMPORTANT NOTE FROM WEBSITE EDITOR: The information in the post on www,naturalmedicine.net.nz is now somewhat out of date.  Please refer to the following link on www.stopsmartmeters.org.nz for an updated discussion of ultrafast broadband options.  Thank you! Considering ultrafast broadband? With the roll-out of fibre... Read More | Share it now!

Nature Rx

Editor’s note: The message below was sent to a friend by Forbidden Knowledge TV. Enjoy! Produced like a spoof prescription drug commercial, Nature Rx offers timeless prescriptions for whatever ails you. Side effects may include confidence, authenticity, remembering you have a body, and being in a good mood for no apparent reason! Research shows that spending more time in nature improves your health and... Read More | Share it now!

Protect your health with an inexpensive, safe, hardwired internet connection

Many people who have become aware of the risks of microwave radiation* from wi-fi routers are now considering going back to a safe, hardwired internet connnection… Below you can learn how to connect to the internet safely – and inexpensively. “Hard-wiring” an internet connection need not require expensive cabling within a home.  It can be done using an existing copper phone line connection with a... Read More | Share it now!

Please contact government MPs on the Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill

The NZ Health Trust is asking people to email government MPs about the Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill. At the link below you can find a template letter that describes the problems with the bill and why it should be withdrawn.  The link also includes a list of up-to-date details for government MPs. http://www.nzhealthtrust.co.nz/email_mp.html Please note that submissions parts of on this bill are... Read More | Share it now!

An update from Health Freedom NZ Trust, January 2016

Ed note: The NZ Health Freedom Trust has produced an update on the situation with the Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill. Key facts from this update are below: IMPORTANT UPDATE: Since this post was written, the deadline for submissions on one of the Ministry of Health Consultations has changed. It is now March 4, 2016. Effects, Consequences & Implications for Consumers of the Natural Health &... Read More | Share it now!

An important message from Dave Sloan from the NZ Health Trust

Website editor’s note: When health freedom in NZ was threatened by the previous Labour-led government’s desire to sign NZ up to an Australian-based regulator (which would have threatened New Zealanders enviable record of access to a large range of natural health products), Dave Sloan and the NZ Health Trust (NZHT) helped to provide leadership on this important health freedom issue. New... Read More | Share it now!

Safety of herbal remedies and nutritional supplements

Herbal remedies and nutritional supplements have an excellent safety record. Please click on the link below in order to see a revealing graph comparing the risks of consuming herbs, vitamins and minerals with many other common activities. Relative Risks EU Bar Chart 2012 If you would like to continue to enjoy access to the large range of herbs and nutrients that are available on the NZ market, please visit this... Read More | Share it now!

Information to help you make a submission on the Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill

If you are concerned about how the Natural Health and Supplementary Products bill could impact on your ability to stay healthy (or recover from illness if you are sick) you can find a template submission at the link below. NB: Please note that since the downloadable documents below were written, the deadline for response on the first of the Ministry of Health consultations has changed; it is now March 4... Read More | Share it now!

Gardasil has adverse effects on young female mice

In January 2016, a paper was published in the journal Vaccine that reported on an experiment in which young female mice were administered either either, “Gardasil, Gardasil+pertussis toxin (Pt), Al hydroxide, or, vehicle control in amounts equivalent to human exposure.” The paper is titled “Behavioral abnormalities in young female mice following administration of aluminum adjuvants and the human... Read More | Share it now!

A beautiful short film about electrohypersensitivity (EHS)

At the link below you can see a mini documentary on electrohypersensitivity (also known as EHS, electrosensitivity or ES or electromagnetic hypersensivity (EMS).)  People with this condition develop a range of unpleasant symptoms (ranging from relatively mild to disabling) from exposure to electromagnetic radiation and electromagnetic fields produced by common devices such as cell phones, cell phone towers, Wi-Fi... Read More | Share it now!

Update on No Jab No Pay

The “No Jab No Pay” legislation came into force in Australia on January 1. 2016.  Under this legislation, families in which children are not vaccinated in accordance with the requirements in the legislation (see below) will be financially penalised – unless their children are eligible for a medical exemption from vaccination.  (Until January 1 2016, Australian parents who did not want their... Read More | Share it now!

A public service announcement on protecting children from wireless radiation

The government of Cyprus has created a public service announcement on wireless radiation and children’s health. The short video at the link below explains that wireless radiation has been classified as a possible carcinogen and includes commonsense suggestions to reduce exposures. “Since you love us, why do you radiate us with wireless?” asks a little girl who is featured in the... Read More | Share it now!

Is HPV Vaccine Safety an Illusion Maintained by Suppression of Science?

The website SANEVAX.org which provides information about HPV vaccines and support to people who have been adversely affected by these vaccines,  recently put out a press release on HPV vaccine safety. The press release begins: “On January 14, 2016, Dr. Sin Hang Lee sent an open letter of complaint to the Director General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Margaret Chan, charging members of GACVS, the... Read More | Share it now!

The UK Daily Mail reports that judges in India are demanding answers from the companies involved in a “cancer vaccine trial” in India in which teenagers and children as young as nine were reportedly administered HPV vaccines.  According to the article “the study – funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – failed to obtain the informed consent of the children or their... Read More | Share it now!

Children die in vaccine trial: Judges demand answers

The UK Daily Mail reports that judges in India are demanding answers from the companies involved in a “cancer vaccine trial” in India in which teenagers and children as young as nine were reportedly administered HPV vaccines.  According to the article “the study – funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – failed to obtain the informed consent of the children or their... Read More | Share it now!

Your health freedom is under threat; Please act now

Website editor’s note:  The following text has been reproduced from the latest e-newsletter from the Health Freedom NZ Trust. The Trust’s website is http://www.healthfreedom.co.nz/ To stay up to date with health freedom developments in NZ, please sign up to the newsletter on  http://www.healthfreedom.co.nz/ Please also sign up to the email list for www.naturalmedicine.net.nz Thank you. IMPORTANT... Read More | Share it now!

The HPV vaccine debate continues

Website editor’s note:  The text below comes from Freda Birrell from the website www.sanevax.org.  This website provides information about HPV vaccination and support to people who have been adversely affected by the vaccine.  In New Zealand, there is now a new website that offers local support and information about the HPV vaccine. It is http://www.ga-nz.com/. Another link to more information on HPV... Read More | Share it now!

A paper on electromagnetic hypersensitivity by Dr. Mallery-Blythe

British physician Dr. Erica Mallery-Blythe has written an excellent resource on electromagnetic hypersensitivity (also know as electrohypersensitivity (EHS) and electrosensitivity (ES).) You can read this document at this link: http://www.iemfa.org/wp-content/pdf/Mallery-Blythe-v1-EESC.pdf   NB: If you are interested in electromagnetic radiation (EMR) and health, you will no doubt find many of the articles in... Read More | Share it now!