Date:27 November 2025
Content Sections
- ● In Brief (click on the links to read more)
- ● Natural News
- ● ANH-USA Update
- ● Free Speech Threats
- ● Post-covid related
In Brief (click on the links to read more)
- The fluoride debate continues
- Glyphosate linked to gut disruption in two generations of mice
- Bayer joins European Commission in defending glyphosate
- Gut dysbiosis links to autism, ADHD and anorexia
- Poor gut health can be passed down through generations
- Is autism linked with damaged gut health?
- ‘New Milk’ gains approval in Israel
- ANH-USA Update
- Free Speech Threats
- Post-Covid related
Natural News
- Recent science weighs in on whether fluoride is safe or not. The first recent systematic review published in Environmental Health, looked at 37 studies published between 1945 and 2024. It found that people exposed to more than 1.5mg/L of fluoride in water have a higher risk of bone factures, especially postmenopausal women. A second new study published in Science Advances, is then dividing opinion. On the one hand fluoridation advocates are holding it up as evidence that fluoride exposure holds no risk to cognitive ability and even improves cognition in later age in a bid to counter claims made by US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr that fluoridated water is linked to loss of IQ. On the other, critics of water fluoridation are exposing the limitations and weaknesses of the study.
- A new mouse study, published in Science of the Total Environment, has raised fresh questions over the safety of glyphosate, suggesting that even the low levels commonly consumed in the American diet may carry hidden biological costs. Researchers found that prenatal exposure disrupted gut health, metabolism and behaviour across two generations of otherwise healthy offspring—changes tied to inflammation and disturbances in gut–brain signalling. The results suggest that glyphosate, even at levels deemed acceptable by regulators, may not be as benign as they would have the public believe, reinforcing the need for more rigorous scrutiny.
- In the EU, Bayer’s decision to wade into a court battle alongside the European Commission to defend glyphosate is a glaring reminder of how deeply corporate interests remain embedded in Europe’s pesticide policy. Rather than stepping back from a chemical mired in cancer claims and environmental harm, the company is doubling down—even as recent scientific publications continue to show that “safe” levels may be anything but. It’s yet another signal that without sustained public pressure, the EU risks prioritising industry protection over the health of its citizens and the resilience of its ecosystems.
>>> Bayer are trying to shut down traditional farming systems and take control of our food supply
- Children with autism, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and anorexia share striking similarities in gut microbiome dysbiosis. A new study published in Neuroscience, has found reduced microbial richness, shifts in major bacterial groups and losses of key beneficial species across all three conditions, alongside disruptions in appetite-regulating hormones in ADHD and anorexia. The findings strengthen the growing view that the gut plays a far larger role in shaping behaviour and mental health than once believed.
>>> Check out life changing information from a pioneering charity on ADHD to help your family
- Gut microbes alone can help shape behaviour across generations of mice, raising profound questions about what we’re really passing on to our children. By selectively transferring microbes linked to reduced activity, researchers, publishing in Nature Communications, made subsequent generations of mice slower and less active, due to a single bacterial shift. It’s a powerful reminder that our microbiome may be driving far more of our biology and behaviour than we’ve been led to believe—and yet another reason why safeguarding microbial health should be top of our preventative health list.
- The question of whether or not poor gut health is part of the puzzle when it comes to autism continues to raise controversy. A recent paper confirmed that autistic people are more likely to suffer from poor gut health. Such is the interest in this link that Wellcome Leap, founded by the Wellcome Foundation, announced a new $50m research programme, called “Foundations of a Resilient Microbiome” (FORM), to further research into links between early life and maternal gut health and the development of autism. In total contrast, a new opinion paper published in Neuron, dismisses such claims concluding there is no robust scientific evidence to support such claims and further time and funding should not be spent on research in this area. Yet, despite such academic dismissal, countless families of autistic children continue to report dramatic improvements in wellbeing and behaviour when gut health is properly addressed—a reality that science can no longer ignore in all conscience.
>>> The ANH Food4Health Guidelines give families simple, science-backed steps to support a healthy gut
>>> Reset Eating, Revised 1st Edition, makes the perfect Christmas gift, offering practical, science-backed guidance for healthier, happier gut health all round.
- Israel has just approved the sale of Remilk—made from precision fermented ‘dairy’ proteins—without labelling requirements. It will instead be marketed as ‘new milk’ that’s ‘identical’ to dairy milk but without cows. The company is also eyeing up the US market with a view to launching there in 2026. Read ANH’s position on precision fermentation in the article below.
>>> Precision fermentation: beyond the hype and real-world risks
ANH-USA Update
- We’d like to take this opportunity to wish all our American followers and your loved ones a nourishing, regenerative Thanksgiving. Thank you for your continued support for our work.
- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary’s recent comments hint at a long-overdue shift in the agency’s stance on compounded bioidentical hormone therapy (cBHRT), offering a rare opportunity for evidence-based, patient-centred policy. But without sustained public pressure, this promising tone could fade, leaving key hormones like estriol at risk of being banned based on a flawed, industry-influenced report. Take Action to protect individualised hormone care and access to safe, effective therapies remains.
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing drastic rollbacks to PFAS reporting while simultaneously approving new PFAS pesticides, undermining efforts to track and tackle the contamination crisis. With new research showing even low-level exposures can harm reproductive health, these moves put both people and the environment at serious risk. Ban PFAS now to protect American health.
Free Speech Threats
- Despite widespread backlash, the EU has taken a step toward requiring messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Signal to scan all messages prior to them being sent, effectively ending encrypted messaging. Chat Control 2.0 is now being branded as a child protection measure. Unlike v1 it’s dropped the explicit obligation to scan all private messages but it introduces a system designed to reward or penalise companies depending on whether they agree to carry out “voluntary” message scanning. In reality this opens the door for indiscriminate mass surveillance and the end of our right to communicate anonymously in the digital space.
Post-covid related
- A recent German study published in Royal Society Open Science, links a sharp rise in excess mortality in 2023 to covid vaccination. The authors note that even as COVID-related deaths fell in the pandemic’s third year, excess deaths increased significantly—a trend they attribute to the vaccines. The Defender has more.
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