Episode 178 - Special Episode - Are We Losing Access to Natural Health Products? Learn What's Really Happening with Brett Hawes & Melody Byblow

Send me a text! I'd LOVE to hear your feedback on this episode!A lot is revealed in this conversation with relation to Canada's healthcare system, and it connects to a much bigger picture world-wide.Important links discussed in the show and how you can take action now:Charter of Health Freedom Petition - Collect signatures!James Roguski Substack - learn what's going on with One Health.NHPPA.org Natural Health Products Protection Association - "Take Action" resources  write to your MPInternational https://www.anhinternational.org/US https://anh-usa.org/action-center/This discussion is important because the threat of losing accessibility & choice of natural health products will change the health of a population, & destroy small & medium size businesses. Many manufacturers have said they will leave Canada. This is not about safety & it's not the first time Health Canada has tried to regulate natural health products as chemical drugs. It's about removing autonomy to support our health naturally & force people into the pharmaceutical health model. Canada already had comprehensive regulations for supplements manufactured & sold within Canada, some of the strictest & safest in the world!Here are important questions to ask yourself:Do you take vitamin D?  Do you take a probiotic? Do you take multi-ingredient supplements?  Do you consult with a natural health practitioner? (Or are you one?) This will be affected.Brett Hawes is a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner & Holistic Nutritionist with 18 years clinical experience. Brett runs his own practice & teaches at the Institute of Holistic Nutrition, & hosts health masterclasses. Brett is well-known as an activist & is a vocal opponent of medical mandates. He has also interviewed leading experts on GMOs, vaccine risk awareness, health sovereignty, technocracy, & other controversial topics on his top-ranking podcast, Beyond Health Podcast. Melody Byblow is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist™, Certified Master Workplace Wellness Consultant, & owner of Holistic Wellness Advantage. Melody uses employee wellness programs, executive wellness coaching, public speaking, & holistic health & to share practical ways to adopt a natural health lifestyle to improve one’s own health. She is passionate about preserving our natural health rights & freedom of choice, to access quality natural health products & natural health practitioners, & has been working with NHPPA for a decade.Support the showI'm Sandy Kruse, a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, credentialed & long-standing host of Sandy K Nutrition Health & Lifestyle Queen, and a solo, independent podcaster who has been doing this passion-over-profit for 6+ years. Mostly me now in 2026, chasing the truth about health and wellness. If this episode gave you something, the most powerful way to support shows like mine is free: hit subscribe and leave a quick review with a few kind words wherever you're listening. Those little reviews are how independent voices actually get found - they help this show reach the next person who needs to hear it. Thank you for being here. Oh, and please share this with a friend.Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/sandyknutrition/Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/sandyknutritionTikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@sandyknutritionYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIh48ov-SgbSUXsVeLL2qAgLinkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandyknutrition/Substack:  https://sandykruse.substack.com/Podcast Website:  https://sandykruse.ca