. The End of Natural Health Products? Good question. Functional Medicine Practitioner and Clinical Nutritionist, Brett Hawes interviews Shawn Buckley. The episode (76 minute listen) released on March 20, 2019 is part of Brett’s popular Holistic Health Masterclass podcast. Brett is a long time advocate and activist for the national natural health community. Together with...Read More
Every. one. of these 189 signatures was hard won. The NHPPA booth materials shipment from the Victoria Women’s Show volunteers arrived last week. It was a first for the Charter of Health Freedom petition to occupy space at a “secular ” event where natural health wasn’t the platform. Eileen Nielsen and Jennifer Shelley. You are...Read More
We’re in a Charter state of mind! NHPPA’s newest poster provides emphasis to sign the petition. It’s for natural health practitioners, retailers and public to attract engagement of those in their influence. Patients/clients, customers and communities need to know what we are facing. Many are still unaware and likely want to know. Health Canada’s proposed...Read More
CONSTRUCTION OF LAW In this fifth 1:39 minute video of a 21-part series, Shawn Buckley explains Section 5 of the Charter of Health Freedom, “Construction of Law.” This section places the rights outlined in the Charter above all other laws, requiring that any policy in Canadian legislation must first adhere to the standards set in...Read More
Three things. 1. We never tire of receiving emails of encouragement or sharing of independent engagement. 2. Knowing that Dave is writing *another* letter to bureaucrats gives us hope that there are others offering consistent pressure. 3. He has been a long time advocate and activist. Different definitions of amplifying the work to make a...Read More
PURPOSES In this fourth 51 second video of a 21-part series, Shawn Buckley explains Section 4 of the Charter of Health Freedom, “Purposes.” This very small and common section, explicitly states the reason why the Charter exists and how it is to be used. This helps the courts understand how this proposed law should be...Read More
Around the world, homeopathy has experienced both acclaim and opposition, since the 1800s. Right now it’s Health Canada hosting the systematic and intense attacks. Homeopathics are playing an increasingly important role in health care today but we imagine many of you were probably not surprised by this mudsling. In CBC’s March 19, 2019 article (6...Read More
PRINCIPLES In this third 2:08 minute video of a 21-part series, Shawn Buckley explains Section 3 of the Charter of Health Freedom, “Recognition and Declaration of Principles.” This section identifies the principles that should be guiding any regulatory decisions regarding health freedom. Specifically, that the average person is competent enough to make their own health decisions,...Read More
Fibonacci spiral memes are part of internet play. We could not resist producing our own! Nature’s popular display of the formula found in mathematics are in sunflowers, pine cones, branching trees, field daisy petals and the nautilus shell. The Victoria Health Show petitions, collected by volunteer Shannon Lee Rae at the end of January, finally...Read More
Here’s one for NHPPA’s foodie contingent. More than likely, a significant number of you. Nature’s own “natural health product” powered up in a medicinal liquid. In this February 5, 2019 article (2 minute read + recipe) by Modern Farmer, “Look Out, Bone Broth; Mushroom Broth Might Be Even More Magical,” the newcomer to the bone...Read More
