Herbalists and NDs. Two respected experts in areas of natural medicine who address health conditions at their root and restore the function of the whole person. Long established wisdom blends with modern science while the practitioner guides their patients to optimal health. Claims, ability to treat even moderate conditions and traditional evidence for efficacy are...Read More
We weren’t part of the “extensive consultations with interested stakeholders to gain their perspectives”, were you? See page two, first paragraph. Please let Manon Bombardier, Director General at Health Canada (and the Natural and Non-Prescription Health Products Directorate) know that you’d like Shawn Buckley to be consulted. Perhaps a request to share the voices of...Read More
On March 14, 2019 Health Canada released a MedEffect Notice advising of an additional recall of two lots of irbesartan tablets dispensed in Quebec sourced from Teva API India Ltd. This is the first notice we have seen that isolates Quebecois patients as those affected by these tainted sartan drugs. This is the latest in...Read More
PRESUMPTION OF SAFETY In this eighth 1:20 minute video of a 21-part series, Shawn Buckley explains Section 8 of the Charter of Health Freedom, “Presumption of Safety”. This section declares that natural health products, traditional remedies and low-risk treatment options regulated by the Charter of Health Freedom are presumed, by law, to be safe. Only...Read More
Homeopathy. Recently one of the most affronted healing systems in natural medicine here in Canada. There is no shortage of adversaries to homeopathy outside of the respected space it occupies within the natural health industry and the millions of people who use it around the world. Still, homeopathy’s principles run contrary to Health Canada’s beliefs...Read More
. INTERPRETATION In this seventh 1:25 minute video of a 21-part series, Shawn Buckley explains Section 7 of the Charter of Health Freedom, “Interpretation”. This section answers the question, ‘what is a natural health product?’ Definitions for important terms such as natural health product, traditional medicine and treatment device are described. It is made clear...Read More
. 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
