Have Natural Health Products Improved Your Life?

Shawn Buckley, founder of the Natural Health Products Protection Assn, believes that your story matters

This month marks the official launch of the Natural Health Products Protection Association’s (NHPPA) My Health campaign. We created this campaign because we want to learn about how natural health products have improved your life, boosted your energy, helped you manage stress, enhanced your athletic abilities, or supported your body through serious health challenges. We’d love to hear your story.

Our most important asset is, without question, our health. Without it, we are unable to achieve the high quality of life that we all deserve. Our families, our careers, our passions — everything that matters to us is made possible by having a healthy body and a healthy mind.

Have natural health products improved your life?

Whether they’ve boosted your energy, helped you to manage stress, enhanced your athletic abilities, or supported your body through serious health challenges, we’d love to hear your story. Your story matters and will inspire others too.

We will publish select testimonials on our website, social media channels, and through outreach campaigns. Future campaigning efforts, to Health Canada and Elected Officials, will be dedicated to communicating how natural health products have helped Canadians and the importance of maintaining access to these essential products.

Make a difference by telling your story today!

Submit your written or video story at https://nhppa.org/myhealth/.

Comments:

1. March 04, 11:25Dear Shawn:

   On March 1, 2025 I celebrated my 87h birthday in good health and Ferlow Botanicals I founded in 1993 celebrated already the 30th anniversary in the natural health products industry and in May the 100% Canadian owned & operated family business is 60 years old!
   In 2013 I founded Neem Research, more information can be obtained from my websites: neemresearch.ca, http://www.worldneemorganisation.org, https://www.ferlowbotanicals.com
   check: https://www.neem-books.com
   Klaus Ferlow, Master Herbalist (HMH), Herbal Advocate (HA, Roberts Creek, B.C.

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     March 22, 20:43Michelle Schoffro CookThanks for sharing your story, Klaus! Congratulations on your exciting achievements! I am glad to hear that natural health products are helping you to maintain your good health. Please consider sharing your story here as well: https://nhppa.org/myhealth/.

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   March 20, 10:00I use a few health products that have greatly helped me in my life. I use L-theanine to help me with any anxiety or if I cannot sleep well for some reason. I use a zinc supplement when I go out where there will be a crowd of people to help with any viruses that may be in the air. I use echinacea when I am feeling like something is coming on like a sore throat or sinus. On the days I feel like that I take three capsules spaced out throughout the day. I crush up vitamin c pills and add them to my tea, I use a few supplements in my tea in powder form, milk thistle, elderberry, ginger, not a whole lot, just a pinch of each. I take a krill oil and a cod liver oil each day and when my psoriasis flares I use evening primrose oil. I am so pleased that I can buy these supplements in the nearby health food store and I hope nothing will change that I cannot get them. If I could not buy them I would have to grow all these products and get them that way. I do grow a lot of herbs and dry them for other healthy reasons. I learn a lot more every year and add some new wonderful plant to my garden. This is how I want to live and I am so thankful that I can.

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     March 22, 20:46Michelle Schoffro CookI’m so glad to hear that you’re using so many herbs and nutrients to help your health. Thank you for sharing your story and the ways in which you’re using each natural remedy. I am sure your insights will inspire others to try them too. Please consider sharing your story here as well: https://nhppa.org/myhealth/.

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   March 22, 09:08KarinI have been using nutritional supplements, such as zinc, vitamin C, Omega 3 Fatty Acids, etc. In addition, I use accupressure massage for occasional neck pain and try to remain conscious of my posture and levels of stress that can influence myriad health issues. Acupuncture has helped me to eliminate many years of recurrent bronchitis. I am very open to trying new therapies and modalities and am fortunate at age 65 that I don’t take pharmaceuticals on a regular basis, preferring to change my diet, increase excercise and other lifestsyle-based preventions and solutions for health issues as they may arise. I’ve been to naturopaths, homeopaths, and other holistic practitioners and am grateful that they exist. I think our medical system would do well to integrate and provide coverage for these complementary (often superior) systems of healing. The overall system of medicine would be less overloaded since many people need and want alternatives within the current system. I shall dream on.

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     March 22, 20:48Michelle Schoffro CookThanks for sharing your story about how you use natural remedies and therapies to maintain your health and address health issues. It’s great that you’ve kept an open mind regarding these options as they seem to be making a big difference for you. Please consider sharing your story here as well: https://nhppa.org/myhealth/.

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   April 12, 00:56Monkey MartI strongly support NHPPA’s My Health campaign because natural health plays an important role in maintaining quality of life and inspiring the community

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   April 24, 03:26Among Us OnlineDoes NHPPA intend to compile these stories into an official document or overview study to strengthen the voice of citizens in conversations with Health Canada?

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   May 14, 23:05Merge FellasWow, it’s cool to see so many people benefiting from natural health products! I use some myself and they really make a difference. Gotta share my story too!

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     June 26, 04:39anna99Many natural products such as essential oils, herbal teas, and vitamins can support the immune system and improve overall health.

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   July 08, 06:37octordleI think our medical system would do well to integrate and provide coverage for these complementary (often superior) systems of healing. The overall system of medicine would be less overloaded since many people need and want alternatives within the current system. I shall dream on.

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   August 01, 00:23anna lunaSupplements such as spirulina, maca or natural protein powder can provide energy and support physical activity