National Health Federation

Master Herbalists David & Fawn Christopher encourage you to support The National Health Federation.

What is The National Health Federation?

Established in 1955, the National Health Federation is an international consumer-education, health-freedom organization working to protect individuals' rights to choose to consume healthy food, take supplements, and use alternative therapies without government restrictions. With consumer members all over the world, and a Board of Governors and Advisory Board containing representatives from 6 different countries, the Federation is unique as being the only consumer health-freedom organization in the world to enjoy official observer status (able to speak out for health freedom) at meetings of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the highest international body on food standards.

For over 50 years, the NHF has:

Lobbied in Washington and in state capitals to protect your right to choose alternative health care.
Protected your right to buy supplements, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino acids, and herbs without a doctor's prescription.
Provided cutting-edge information on alternative healing through magazines, newsletters, talks, and exhibits at health shows.
Funded lawsuits to protect rights of alternative doctors, chiropractors, and health-food store owners.

Here are some of the important things the NHF has done for you:

In the 1950s we fought and won the battle for mandatory inspection of poultry.

In the 1960s we coordinated a major drive to help chiropractors become legally licensed in over 40 states.

In the 1970s we waged very successful campaigns against fluoridation.

In the 1980s we pushed through legislative recognition of acupuncture.

In the 1990s we lobbied to pass the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act S-784, fought malathion spraying, promoted public education on the dangers of vaccinations, and continued fighting the fluoridation battle.

In the 2000s we are working to prevent the Codex attempts to restrict your freedom to take vitamins and minerals and we are currently taking action to defeat the Senator Durbin Bill (S.722) that seeks to restrict DSHEA with his move to require dietary supplement manufacturers to submit Adverse Event Reports, to institute a pre-approval process with the FDA for all dietary supplements that are stimulants, and to re-classify anabolic-steroid dietary supplements as Controlled Substances. The other NHF battles include opposing S.1780, S.1538, H.R. 207 and H.R. 3377 (considered the Son of Durbin bill). We are also supporting health-promoting legislation such as the Access To Medical Treatment Act and a repeal of the Kefauver Amendment of 1962 that gave the FDA expanded authority over drug "efficacy" and thus the ability to play favorites with drug companies. We are fighting alongside other countries against a major health freedom threat, one whose goal is to harmonize vitamin and supplement laws that strictly regulate natural health foods worldwide.

(Above information is from The National Health Federation official website.)

What can you do to help?

First, to learn more about The National Health Federation, please listen to the audio files below. They are the audio files from A Healthier You Radio with Master Herbalists David & Fawn Christopher talking about why you need to support the NHF.

Second, visit the National Health Federation Website to learn more about becoming a member.

National Health Federation Website: http://www.thenhf.com