Jonathan Emord on ANH Legal Strategy, FDA Overreach, and the Fight for Health Freedom
Dr. Ronald Hoffman interviews constitutional attorney Jonathan Emord, newly appointed general counsel for the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH). He discusses advancing health freedom and access to truthful information on natural products. Emord recounts his 1999 Pearson v. Shalala victory, which established First Amendment protections for qualified supplement health claims. He notes FDA resistance and broader administrative-state dynamics.
He argues FDA regulation is economically protectionist, suppressing nutrient-disease information while favoring patented drugs. He cites COVID-era censorship and agency capture via the revolving door. Emord explains Chevron deference and its reversal in Loper Bright v. Raimondo, and describes broader administrative-state dynamics. He outlines ANH initiatives, including petitions and potential litigation to expand lawful structure/function claims. He also addresses restrictions involving peptides, homeopathy, CBD, and natural thyroid. Listeners are urged to support ANH at anh-usa.org.
