Photo courtesy, the unyielding volunteer, Jennifer Shelley. You are seeing the front cover and inside page 87 of the Cowichan Valley Natural Health & Wellness Directory, Volume 2. This directory was published in June 2019 and reaches thousands of health and wellness enthusiasts all over Vancouver Island. Not only did Jennifer take the initiative to...Read More
“How dare they?” she asks. I think we can all agree. Thank you, Audrey, for remaining engaged in the matter of protecting Canadians’ health freedom and donating to NHPPA. The incisive note, reminds us yet again, why we fight as hard as we do. Yes, there are incredible Canadians like Audrey who stay well educated,...Read More
Proactive volunteer, Jennifer Shelley, acts again but her medium changed. This time she worked to secure some column space in the June 2019 Issue 127 of Cowichan Valley Voice magazine. The piece (2 minute read), “Health Canada’s Proposed Regulations Aim to Remove Our Access to Natural Health Products,” is an excerpted version of an article,...Read More
On May 21, 2019 Health Canada released a MedEffect Notice advising of a risk of serious drug-induced liver injury, at times resulting in acute liver failure and requiring a transplant for patients using ACTEMRA. It is an intravenous and subcutaneous drug prescribed for treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Giant Cell Arteritis, Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and...Read More
Indeed, there is strength in numbers. To rally together for an ideal. NHPPA is thrilled to see our solidarity surge! We have received envelopes postmarked from all corners of the country that contain signed Charter of Health Freedom petitions. The NHPPA team will be pulling focus this week to officially update our petition count, which...Read More
New regulations force retailers to raise prices on natural health products. In this Spring 2019 commentary (3 minute read) by Health & Wellness Retailer, “How the Self Care Framework Will Impact Retailers and Consumers,” Shawn Buckley paints a picture of how Health Canada’s proposed new legislation threatens the wellness industry at the community level. The...Read More
EXAMINATIONS AND SAMPLING In this fourteenth 1:04 minute video of a 21-part series, Shawn Buckley explains Sections 15 and 16 of the Charter of Health Freedom, “Examination and Sampling.” These sections dictate the powers the Minister of Wellness would have to ensure individual natural health products and manufacturers are in compliance with the regulations outlined...Read More
Thousands are being sent to MPs. How do we know? We have stores and clinics across the country flooding our inbox to request bundles of hundreds. They’ve reported back that customers and clients are filling them out and sending. Direct, intentional, sustained action is the only recourse we have to push back against the Self-Care...Read More
We know where NHPPA will be on opening night! Currently in production in Winnipeg, Canada, the upcoming film ‘Percy’ is scheduled to be released some time in 2019, with Oscar winner Christopher Walken set to play the role of Schmeiser. Brilliant!Read More
An independent pharmacy carves out a niche in a mercurial health landscape. The trend for mainstream spaces to merge divergent systems of medicine is a nationwide economic opportunity. In this April 22, 2019 article (2 minute read) by the BC Local News, “Fort Langley Pharmacy Combines Conventional and Holistic Health Approaches” personalized healthcare takes on...Read More
