The Ministry of Health has sending out regular newsletters on the Natural Health Products bill.
At the link HERE you can access the latest newsletter (sent May 11, 2016), which includes a request for feedback on the classification or dosage changes to substances such as folic acid, iodine or iron.
At the link HERE, you will also be able to access a previous newsletter that asked for feedback on the draft permitted... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 13 May, 2016 | Health Freedom Reports, News
The Ministry of Health has sending out regular newsletters on the Natural Health Products bill.
At the link HERE you can access the latest newsletter (sent May 11, 2016), which includes a request for feedback on the classification or dosage changes to substances such as folic acid, iodine or iron.
At the link HERE, you will also be able to access a previous newsletter that asked for feedback on the draft permitted... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 13 May, 2016 | Health Freedom Reports, News
Website editor’s note: At the link below you can read the latest press release about the Natural Health Products bill by Dr. Guy Hatchard. (Previous contributions by Dr. Hatchard may be found on this website by using the search option.)
Press Release, 10 May 2016:
The Natural Health Products Bill: An Extraordinary Assault on Healthy Food The Natural Health Products Bill is set to cause confusion... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 12 May, 2016 | News, Subscriber updates
There was a delay in updating our shop for the launch of issue 21 due to computer problems; we do apologise for this.
The good news is that our shop has now been updated and you can purchase a subscription starting from issue 22 HERE or from issue 21 HERE.
There are also other subscription options and these may be found HERE.https://naturalmedicine.net.nz/wp-admin/post-new.php
General information about subscribing... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 7 May, 2016 | Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Environmental Health, News
A new study by Professor Simon Chapman et al which was published by Cancer Epidemiology has just been trumpeted in The Conversation and the Daily Mail as showing that cell phones don’t cause brain cancer.
But is this really the case?
The text of abstract alone gives rise to some observations and pertinent questions:
Why was 10 years chosen for a cut off point for the Chapman study?
The new Chapman study was... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 6 May, 2016 | Education, Training and Professional Development, News
An online cannabis summit is now underway.
This is a North American based initiative which reflects the fact that cannabis medicines are now legal in many states in the USA.
The summit includes free as well as paid content, with a large number of presenters including Jeffrey Bland, PhD, Founder & President, Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute and Integrative Oncologist, James Forsythe, MD plus... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 3 May, 2016 | Health Freedom Reports, News
A new petition against the Natural Health Products bill (previously called the Natural Health and Supplementary Products bill) has now been set up. (The first petition, which is closed, may be seen HERE.)
The Natural Health Products bill is opposed by the two organisations that have provided leadership during previous health freedom crises in NZ, namely, The NZ Health Trust and Health Freedom NZ Trust.
The Natural... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 30 Apr, 2016 | Health Freedom Reports, News
NEWSFLASH:
A new petition has been set up to oppose the Natural Health Products bill. For more information and a link to the petition please click HERE.
Natural Health Products Bill: Important Update
April 30, 2016
Regular readers of this website will know that the Natural Health and Supplementary Products bill (which was recently re-named the Natural Health Products bill) has been causing significant concern in... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 30 Apr, 2016 | News, Subscriber updates
Issue 21 of The NZ Journal of Natural Medicine has now been printed and will go on sale in stores in NZ in the week beginning May 2. (Australian shops will receive their copies in the fourth week of May or early June.)
NZ subscriber copies were posted on Friday April 29, so NZ subscribers should receive their copies by May 18, while Australian subscribers should receive their copies by June 18. (Australian stores... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 21 Apr, 2016 | News
Update April 25, 2016:The funding target for the Save Our Seeds documentary project has now been achieved.
A big “Thank You” to everyone who has helped. When the documentary is available, information will be posted on this website and our Facebook page to let you know about it.
The website for the documentary makers is http://localisingfood.com/
“S.O.S: Save Our Seeds” Update April... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 21 Apr, 2016 | News
We now have an index of articles for issue 1 to issue 20 inclusive. To download this index (it’s a Word document) please click on the link below:
The NZ Journal of Natural Medicine index of issues 1 – 20
NB: There are copies of previous issues available in a print version and/or PDF in our online store which you can reach by clicking HERE.
About The NZ Journal of Natural Medicine
The NZ Journal of... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 14 Apr, 2016 | Children's Health and Development, News, Vaccination
Website editor’s note: The No Jab No Pay legislation passed into Australian law. You can read about this law at this link of our site.
The information below has been excerpted from the April 10 email newsletter produced by The Australian Vaccination-skeptics Network, an organisation that supports parents’ rights to make decisions about their children’s vaccinations without compulsion or... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 13 Apr, 2016 | Health Freedom Reports, News
Website editor’s note: The following is a press release regarding a legal challenge to the Natural Health Products bill (previously known as the Natural Health and Supplementary Products bill).
Background information about the issues raised in this piece may be found at a number of links on our website including HERE, HERE and HERE.
If you would like to write to your MP, as Health Freedom Trust NZ... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 10 Apr, 2016 | Children's Health and Development, Education, Training and Professional Development, News
The latest news on the documentary Vaxxed (on the autism-MMR vaccine cover-up) is that its initial screenings in New York sold out – and the film is continuing to screen at Angelika Film Center and Cafe. Screenings are also planned for California.
In other news, another major film festival withdrew from its plans to screen Vaxxed. The festival reportedly faced pressure from sponsors. (Vaxxed was... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 8 Apr, 2016 | Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Education, Training and Professional Development, News
Editor’s note: The message below is from Mary Beth Gonzalez, whose late husband, Dr Nicholas Gonzalez spent thirty years refining a successful nutrition and detoxification based approach to treating cancer and other serious illnesses in private practice in New York with his colleague Dr. Linda Isaacs.
In addition to his clinical work in practice, Dr Gonzalez was the author or co-author of a number of... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 8 Apr, 2016 | Health Freedom Reports, News
Editor’s note: The information below is reproduced from the latest email newsletter from The NZ Health Freedom Trust, To receive their emails directly, please sign up to their email list at www.healthfreedom.co.nz
Background information about the issues raised in this piece may be found at a number of links on our website including HERE, HERE and HERE.
If you would like to write to your MP,as Health... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 2 Apr, 2016 | News
The NZ Journal of Natural Medicine is seeking an advertising sales person. This position is a commission sales job.
If you are interested in applying for this job, please email through the Contact Form.
Thank you.
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by Katherine Smith | 25 Mar, 2016 | Children's Health and Development, Education, Training and Professional Development, Environmental Health, News
Good food is one of the basics of health. Qualty fresh fruit and vegetables are particularly important – but NZ children who live in low income households often miss out on sufficient fresh fruit and veges..
Robina McCurdy of the Localising Food Project who produced the documentary Growing Schools which profiled successful school gardening initiatives, is now working on a new documentary called Save Our... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 19 Mar, 2016 | Children's Health and Development, Health Freedom Reports, News, Vaccination
If you think that parents should make vaccination decisions for their children – and that those decisions should be informed decisions, made without any coercion, you’re in good company.
Worldwide, a huge number of people agree with you. (In fact, probably the only people who would have any serious disagreement with this eminently sensible position would be the type of hardcore pro-vaccine zealot who... Read More | Share it now!
