Below is the update from the Health Freedom NZ Trust from October 10, 2015: You may also like to read their previous updates at these links: Health Freedom NZ Trust update (September 30, 2015) An important message from Health Freedom NZ To keep up to date with health freedom news, please join the email list at www.healthfreedom.co.nz Hi Katherine, Below we have detailed information on: – the... Read More | Share it now!
The information below comes from the Health Freedom NZ Trust – Ed. How to search the Permitted Ingredients Whitelist If you’ve received the Excel file and can’t open it or search it, here are some tips…The file is here: permitted_ingredients_list_engagement_draft_20_jul_2015 Note: This is the proposed whitelist of permitted ingredients which also includes in red those ingredients... Read More | Share it now!
Editor’s note: I received an email within the last couple of days that explains how city dwellers who do not have time to drive to a farm that supplies raw milk are at risk of not being able to access raw milk because the new regulations would prohibit the drop-off of pre-paid raw milk to collection points where the milk can be refrigerated until it is picked up by purchasers. Excerpts from the email... Read More | Share it now!
Editor’s note: This is the latest news from health Freedom NZ Trust. (For background information please read this link.) I would recommend that anyone interested in health freedom issues in NZ sign up to the email list on www.healthfreedom.co.nz to get timely updates. Hi Katherine, Further to our email last week regards the Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill (can be viewed here) you... Read More | Share it now!
On June 21, thousands of Australians came together to express their opposition to the proposed “No Jab No Pay” scheme. This scheme essentially aims to use financial blackmail to force parents to agree to their babies and young children having all of the vaccinations on the specified by the legislation or lose up to $15,000 per child per year in childcare subsidies and a family tax credit. NB: Details... Read More | Share it now!
On June 21, 2015 Australians concerned about freedom of choice came together to express their opposition to the proposed “No Jab No Pay” policy* which could see Australian families in which children do not receive all the vaccinations currently on the national schedule (for babies and young children) lose up to $15,000 per child per year in lost childcare subsidies and a family tax credit. You can see... Read More | Share it now!
Vaccine Epidemic: How Corporate Greed, Biased Science, and Coercive Government Threaten Our Human Rights, Our Health and Our Children Edited by Louse Kuo Habakus, MA and Mary Holland, JD Skyhorse Publishing Copyright 2011 Center for Personal Rights Reviewed by Katherine Smith “I am here to tell you that I didn’t know the harm vaccines could do. I think many parents are like me – they don’t know... Read More | Share it now!
Vaccine Epidemic: How Corporate Greed, Biased Science, and Coercive Government Threaten Our Human Rights, Our Health and Our Children Edited by Louse Kuo Habakus, MA and Mary Holland, JD Skyhorse Publishing Copyright 2011 Center for Personal Rights Reviewed by Katherine Smith “I am here to tell you that I didn’t know the harm vaccines could do. I think many parents are like me – they don’t know... Read More | Share it now!
You can watch the documentary Second Opinion: Laetrile at Sloan Kettering on youtube and vimeo for limited time. Please visit the film’s website to access the film: http://www.secondopinionfilm.com/ ... Read More | Share it now!
If you have read an article in a previous issue of The NZ Journal of Natural Medicine and want to re-read it but don’t remember which issue it was in, help is now at hand. Please download the Word document at the link below and you will find a index of topics in issues 1 – 13. The NZ Journal of Natural Medicine index issue 1 – 13 inclusive NB: If the topic that interests you is not listed... Read More | Share it now!
Parents’ groups which advocate for free and informed choice concerning vaccination are alarmed at a proposed law change in the Australian state of Queensland that seeks to exclude unvaccinated children from childcare. The Vaccination Answers Informed Sources (VAIS) group which maintains the website http://www.vaccinationawareness.com.au/ has emailed its members on the issue, encouraging them to make a... Read More | Share it now!
A new proposal by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Agency (TGA) aims to prevent companies that supply practitioner-only products from being able to advertise their products or supply educational material to naturopaths or herbalists. In essence, the proposal, if it comes into effect will be to treat Australian naturopaths (who have degree level qualifications) as if they were a member of the public with no... Read More | Share it now!
Natural Health Products Bill by Katherine Smith UPDATE Nov 9, 2012: The Health Select Committee has now produced its report on the Natural Health Products Bill. The Report may be downloaded from this link: http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/SC/Documents/Reports/0/9/f/50DBSCH_SCR5643_1-Natural-Health-Products-Bill-324-2.htm I will be reading the bill and will post an update on this section of this site as... Read More | Share it now!
Natural Health Products Bill by Katherine Smith UPDATE Nov 9, 2012: The Health Select Committee has now produced its report on the Natural Health Products Bill. The Report may be downloaded from this link: http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/SC/Documents/Reports/0/9/f/50DBSCH_SCR5643_1-Natural-Health-Products-Bill-324-2.htm I will be reading the bill and will post an update on this section of this site as... Read More | Share it now!
First published issue 3 of The New Zealand Journal of Natural Medicine (November 2011 – February 2012) The Natural Health Products Bill has just passed its first reading in parliament. Retiring Green MP Sue Kedgeley had the following to say about the bill: “It will set up a low risk regulatory scheme which is appropriate for the low risk nature of natural products; not a heavy handed regime…Before... Read More | Share it now!
First published issue 3 of The New Zealand Journal of Natural Medicine (November 2011 – February 2012) The Natural Health Products Bill has just passed its first reading in parliament. Retiring Green MP Sue Kedgeley had the following to say about the bill: “It will set up a low risk regulatory scheme which is appropriate for the low risk nature of natural products; not a heavy handed regime…Before... Read More | Share it now!
(First published in the first issue of The New Zealand Journal of Natural Medicine (August – November 2011) Since our first issue there have been some significant developments that impact on our health freedom – both in New Zealand and internationally. In NZ, the government has now officially responded to the Report of the Health Select Committee following its Inquiry into how to improve ... Read More | Share it now!
(First published in the first issue of The New Zealand Journal of Natural Medicine (August – November 2011) Since our first issue there have been some significant developments that impact on our health freedom – both in New Zealand and internationally. In NZ, the government has now officially responded to the Report of the Health Select Committee following its Inquiry into how to improve ... Read More | Share it now!
Health Freedom Report #1 (First published in the first issue of The New Zealand Journal of Natural Medicine (May-July 2011) We are fortunate in New Zealand to have the choice of a side range of over-the-counter nutritional supplements, herbal medicines and other health-promoting products. We also have to choice of being able to consult natural health practitioners who practise a wide range of modalities. This... Read More | Share it now!
Health Freedom Report #1 (First published in the first issue of The New Zealand Journal of Natural Medicine (May-July 2011) We are fortunate in New Zealand to have the choice of a side range of over-the-counter nutritional supplements, herbal medicines and other health-promoting products. We also have to choice of being able to consult natural health practitioners who practise a wide range of modalities. This... Read More | Share it now!