Regulatory Confusion Reigns As FDA Grapples With CBD

By Erik Goldman, Editor in Chief

CBD LeafOn July 30, former FDA Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, published an op/ed in the Washington Post entitled, “The CBD craze is getting out of hand. The FDA needs to act.”

It’s a massive understatement given that there are now well over 1,000 companies selling supplements, foods, beverages, cosmetics, confectionseven room diffusersclaiming to contain CBD. They promise myriad health benefits, most of which cannot be substantiated.

It’s also an ironic statement, coming as it does, from a man whose two-year tenure at the FDA will be remembered—rightly or wronglyas the dawn of “legal” cannabis products.

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Supplement Makers Take Action To Reduce Environmental Impact

Written by Kristen Schepker, Assistant Editor

Healthcare—with its reliance on single-use disposables—is one of the world’s biggest polluters. And the natural products and dietary supplements industries—despite their “clean, green, and healthy” values—do contribute to the deluge of trash and pollution. Fortunately, eco-conscious companies in the natural products sector are responding to the crisis, and leading the charge toward ecological sustainability.

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"I Expect My Patients to Be Outliers": Applying Nutrition to Improve Cancer Outcomes

Written by Erik Goldman, Editor

“I expect my patients to be outliers, to defy the statistics, to defy the odds,” says Nalini Chilkov, LAc, OMD, a practitioner of oriental medicine and nutrition counseling, who specializes in working with cancer patients.

Over a career spanning more than 30 years, Dr. Chilkov has treated thousands of people with diverse forms of cancer. She’s witnessed first-hand the positive impact that thoughtful, carefully-tailored diets and supplementation protocols can have. She shares a wealth of clinical pearls on how to use nutritional interventions to improve health outcomes for people with cancer.

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Joe Pizzorno - The Toxin Solution

Written by Meg Sinclair

For decades, Dr. Pizzorno has been at the forefront of a movement to build bridges between naturopathic, functional, and mainstream medicine. In recent years, his attention has been focused on the myriad ways that environmental toxins are damaging personal and public health, and on developing practical strategies to help people reduce their toxic loads.

His recent book, The Toxin Solution, presents a harrowing picture yet offers good clinical guidance on how to manage the onslaught. Consider the following:

•    94% of Americans are exposed to enough polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to double their lifetime risk of asthma.
•    60% of US women carry loads of PCB187 sufficient to double their risk of breast cancer.
•    33% of Americans have lead levels high enough to double the risk of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
•    25% are exposed to enough aluminum to double Alzheimer’s risk.

Holistic Primary Care had the honor of hosting Dr. Pizzorno at our 2017 Practitioner Channel Forum. He shared his research on the role of common toxins in chronic disease and his field-tested therapeutic strategies. Watch the full-length session from HPC’s video archive:

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