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Caught in the Act of Taking Action!
In early 2018, NHPPA’s focus was on education. Key stakeholders of the natural health industry know the new threats facing Canada's natural health products and practices. Now that everyone is...
How Trees Secretly Talk to Each Other, BBC Two
Researchers are learning fascinating things about the Wood Wide Web. In the BBC Two's June 29, 2018 video (1:47 watch), “How Trees Secretly Talk to Each Other,” we get a glimpse of the intricate...
How an Ottawa Chef is Improving the Quality of Food at the Children’s Hospital, Globe and Mail
“Kids are picky eaters at the best of times. When they are in the hospital, they are going to treatments or tests and they’re not well, it’s hard to get them to eat. If we can provide food that is...
What Not to Do!
We were pleased to open an envelope holding the makings of an emerging freedom fighter. NHPPA supporters have collected roughly 4000 petition pages of signatures that will be counted in Ottawa. Of...
NHPPA is attending the Toronto Whole Life Expo 2018
See you again soon, Toronto! We've just confirmed our attendance as an exhibitor at this year’s Whole Life Expo. Shawn Buckley joins the NHPPA team to update everyone on Health Canada's most recent...
Colbert Links Big Pharma’s Sackler Family to America’s Opioid Crisis, Late Night with Stephen Colbert
They’ll get you on, then get you off. In the Late Night with Stephen Colbert September 14, 2018 episode (4:30 watch), “Colbert Links Big Pharma’s Sackler Family To America’s Opioid Crisis”, Colbert...
MedEffect e-Notice from Health Canada | Second Human Carcinogen in Blood Pressure Medications
On September 12, 2018 Health Canada released a MedEffect Notice advising of an additional recall of certain medications containing Valsartan sourced from Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceuticals in China....
The Doctor Doesn’t Listen to Her. But the Media is Starting To., The Atlantic
The problem is all in her head. The Atlantic’s August 10, 2018 article (9 minute read), “The Doctor Doesn’t Listen to Her. But the Media Is Starting To”, by Ashley Fetters draws attention to a North...
What’s In Your Lunch: How a Harmful Weed Killer Finds its Way Into Your Children’s Food, Environmental Defence
On September 9, 2018, Environmental Defence (ED), a Canadian environmental action organization, released a report (6 minute read), “What’s In Your Lunch: How a Harmful Weed Killer Finds its Way Into...
Traditional Chinese Medicine to Prevent and Treat Cancer, Vitality Magazine
An ancient approach to cancer. This article (8 minute read), “Traditional Chinese Medicine to Prevent and Treat Cancer”, written by Tom Fung, RAC, R.TCMP, featured in the August/September 2018 issue...
Les produits de santé naturelle menacés une fois de plus, Vitality Magazine
La liberté de la santé est menacée pour tous les canadiens. A French-translated version of Vitality Magazine’s June/July article (7 minute read) “Natural Health Products Under Threat -- Once Again”...
Osteoporosis Screening – The Fast Track to Dubious Drugs, Common Ground
Create a problem to sell a solution. This July 12, 2018 article (7 minute read) by Canadian drug policy researcher Alan Cassels published in Common Ground, “Osteoporosis Screening - The Fast Track...
Total Health Show May 2018 | NHPPA New & Popular Booth Handouts & Materials
"What do you have that explains things in a simple way?" "Can I help share what's going on?" "How do I take action?" Our spring/summer focus has been on educating the public, practitioners,...
MedEffect e-Notice from Health Canada | Human Carcinogen in Blood Pressure Medications
On July 10, 2018 Health Canada released a MedEffect Notice advising of a recall of certain medications containing Valsartan. Valsartan is an ingredient found in a class of medications known as...