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Legislative Win for NH Naturopathic Physicians!

Thursday, June 21, 2012
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Hello Friends, 

We are so excited to pass along the news of this encouraging press release from the American Association of Naturopathic Medicine! We would like to extend a big THANK YOU to all the individuals who have been paving the way for this bill over the last 2 years! Check it out and let us know on our Facebook page if you'd like us to help raise awareness for similar efforts in your state! We are happy to help!

-The Innate Response Formulas Team

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Gene McGill
Phone: (202) 237-8150
Email: GeneMcGill@naturopathic.org

June 21, 2012

New Hampshire Naturopathic Physicians Celebrate Legislative Win

New Hampshire's naturopathic doctors are celebrating in the state this week, as their legislation, HB 351, an act to provide insurance coverage for naturopathic doctors, was signed into law by the Governor on Monday.  This bill was first introduced in September 2010, so it's been a long road leading to this sweet success.

Initially introduced in the House by sponsor John Cebrowski (R), the bill would require insurance companies to provide coverage for services delivered by NDs if those services would be covered when provided by other primary care providers.  One vehement opponent in the house forced an amendment that modified the bill to require only individual health plans to make the change.  The coverage would be optional for small group plans, which represent the majority of insured in the state.

In the Senate, the bill passed in its ideal form, creating the parity for ALL insurance plans.  In a committee of conference, the bill's supporters were faced with a decision to take the house version or understand that the bill would be "killed".  The final version signed into law delivers parity of coverage for naturopathic doctors in the individual insurance market, and creates a very easy inroad to modify the bill back to its ideal form in the next legislative session.

"We are very pleased with the outcome of this legislation, although it is an unfortunate compromise," explains Dr. Jaclyn Chasse, ND.  "We would have liked to see the legislation pass with our ideal language, but we have worked out the kinks with the insurance department, insurance providers, and legislators on both sides, and feel we have a great bill and a great example of progressive legislation.  Next year, we'll have to change just one word, and we've built such strong relationships that we're confident we can make that happen."

Another beneficial outcome of this legislation is that one insurer, Cigna, has elected to cover NDs as specialists for all of their members starting July 1, 2012, and another company is in conversation with the NH Association because they'd like to do the same.  "This is another great outcome of this legislative process and a testament to the quality of communication from all NDs involved.  We are now being sought out to be covered by insurance companies because they understand the value we could bring to their members."  Hopefully a precedent which can be a model for non-mandated insurance coverage in other states!

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The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians is a professional association that strives to make naturopathic medicine available to every American, and to increase recognition of naturopathic physicians as the identified authorities on natural medicine. Learn more at www.naturopathic.org. 

Labels: benefits, governor, health insurance, legislation, naturopathic, naturopaths, ND, new hampshire, NH

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GMOs: How Did We Get Here?

Tuesday, June 5, 2012
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Genetically Modified Organisms, also known as GMO's: what do we really know about them? They are a hot-button topic and have been popping up more and more in recent news stories. The most recent coverage follows the California GMO labeling ballot which will be voted on in November. The "Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act" will require all foods that contain GMOs to be labeled as such.  Petitioners got more than twice the required number of signatures to get this issue on the ballot. And as of recent polls, a staggering 95% of voters plan to vote in favor of labeling GMO foods. Word on the street is that there are a slew of lobbyists and high-powered PR professionals that are being paid big money in order to convince the public otherwise, allowing GMOs to continue to be seamlessly integrated into the food system, with Americans none-the-wiser. If the bill passes later this year, it's likely that the trend will continue and other states will eventually benefit from the bill. But how did we get here? How is it that we are finding ourselves needing to battle so hard just to know whats in our food?


Before 1900, people pretty much ate what was hunted and gathered in nature.  Around the turn of the century, European plant farmers began hone the techniques of using genetic theory in order to genetically manipulate various species via natural breeding. This process was called "classic selection". The discovery of DNA in 1953 and later tinkering with its properties began, leading the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that genetically modified organisms could be patented. As you know, once something can be owned, it can be exploited.

Though Europe got a bit of a head start, it wasn't until 1987 that the first field tests on genetically modified foods were being conducted in the United States. In 1992, the first genetically modified food (a tomato, engineered to be firmer for longer) was approved for commercial production by the US Department of Agriculture.  That same year, the FDA ruled that genetically modified foods were considered not inherently dangerous (safe until proven otherwise) and such foods were given GRAS status (Generally Recognized As Safe). This essentially gave companies free range to create, sell and hide products that were not thoroughly tested for safety.

Apparently, you can thank Dan Quayle. The FDA ruling was declared a part of Quale's "Regulatory Relief" agenda. This was a rare example of down-regulating from a governmental perspective, and an unfortunately one at that. This initiative of regulatory relief concerning GMOs, by the way, went against scientific consensus at the time. So, since no companies are required to preform safety testing, and many companies even forbid the safety testing of their crops, data on GMO products is limited. However, we do have some evidence to suggest that at the very least, GMOs haven't delivered on their promises to provide better crop yields, increased nutritional value and draught-tolerance. A project that started with wholesome claims about supposed virtues of GM foods, has become a highly-criticised business, wrought with regulatory failings and more recently, human safety concerns. Here is a summary of the safety of GM foods to date. We have evidence that GM salmon isn't so great (read here to see the Consumers Union report on the GM salmon), Monsanto's GM corn is causing organ failure in rats, and GM crops, like alfalfa are requiring greater amounts of more toxic pesticides, which ideally people would avoid eating anyways. And these additional pesticides that GM foods require, are creating superweeds that are devastating farms, just as icing on the cake. And the negative impacts of GM crops doesn't end there. There are environmental concerns as well. Here are some more.

The odds are against the American public. The Obama administration recently appointed a couple of GM food advocates powerful FDA positions. And because GM foods are already a deep-seeded part of our food supply, its not a matter of just calling them out, but then actually getting them out that is going to be a challenge. 95% of all soy grown in the US last year was genetically modified and two thirds of the corn and cotton was as well. Cotton, keep in mind is often used for its cottonseed oil in processed foods as a fat source. GM foods are essentially ubiquitous in our food system, even "natural" foods contain them.

You can do your best to eat a standard diet while avoiding GMOs by utilizing tips about how to understand packaged-food labeling, but the only sure way at this point in time to avoid GMOs is to buy and eat exclusively organic foods. Trends in Europe show that GM labeling drives products off the market; lets hope thats true! To see how you can get involved in the fight against GM foods, check out the Non-GMO Project and Millions Against Monsanto, and keep checking out Innate Response's Facebook page and Twitter feed for the latest.

Labels: FDA, GMO, herbicides, monsanto, non-GMO, pesticides

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