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Be Wary of the National Health Federation (1993)
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Be Wary of the National Health Federation (1993)
Stephen Barrett, M.D.
The National Health Federation (NHF)
is an alliance of promoters and followers who engage in lobbying
campaigns and many other activities. It is antagonistic toward
established medical practices and uses the words "alternative,"
and "freedom" to suit its own purposes. The information
in this article was published in 1993 as part of a chapter on
"Health Freedom Crusaders" in my book, The Health
Robbers: A Close Look at Quackery in America . As you read
this article, keep in mind that it describes things as they were
more than ten years ago. Nearly all of the people mentioned are
no longer in leadership positions, some have died, and I suspect
that NHF has fewer members than it did in 1993. However, its
focus and activities have not changed.
Background Information
NHF is headquartered in Monrovia, California. Its members pay
from $36 per year for "regular" membership to a total
of $1,000 or more for "perpetual" membership. NHF members
receive occasional mailings and a monthly magazine called Health
Freedom News (formerly called Public Scrutiny and the
NHF Bulletin ). In 1991, it had about 6,600 members.
Since its formation, NHF's stated purpose has been to promote
"freedom of choice" by consumers. As expressed for years
in its Bulletin :
NHF opposes monopoly and compulsion in things related to health
where the safety and welfare of others are not concerned. NHF
does not oppose nor approve any specific healing profession or
their methods, but it does oppose the efforts of any one group
to restrict the freedom of practice of qualified members of another
profession, thus attempting to create a monopoly.
At first glance, this credo may seem "democratic"
and somehow related to unfair business competition. What NHF really
means, "
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