Who Decides What You're Allowed to Know About Your Health? How to Take Back Control

PFAS, pesticides, plastics, shifting regulations — where do you even start? Dr. Robert Verkerk of the Alliance for Natural Health joins Danielle Howley on health freedom, environmental health, and the small changes you can make today. ABOUT THE HOST & GUEST Danielle Howley | Co-Founder, Deeper Healing Medical Wellness Center | Host, The Deeper Healing Podcast Danielle Howley didn't come from medicine — she came from desperation. When her husband Marty became ill at 37, they tried it all. They spent a decade watching doctors run out of answers while he lost everything — his health, his mobility, his life as he knew it — but Danielle refused to stop searching. That determination led to a recovery no one expected. What they learned over those years — about what patients actually need, and how desperately the system fails them — became the soul of everything Deeper Healing is. She stalked Dr. Michael Bauerschmidt determined to build what she had spent a decade searching for and never found — an innovative, compassionate healing center where patients are truly seen. Together, they built it. Deeper Healing has been named Best of SC three consecutive years and was the subject of Body Burden: The Toxins We Carry, a 2025 documentary by filmmaker Nick Pineault. Dr. Robert Verkerk | Founder and Executive & Scientific Director, Alliance for Natural Health International Robert Verkerk, PhD, founded the Alliance for Natural Health International in 2002 and serves as its Executive and Scientific Director. He brings roughly 40 years of experience across the non-profit sector, academia, and consulting in health, agricultural, and environmental sustainability, and holds an MSc, PhD, and postdoctoral fellowship in ecology and sustainable agriculture from Imperial College London. Robert has directed legal actions to protect the right to natural health, developed science-based approaches to evaluating the risks and benefits of natural therapies, and is the principal scientist behind a new model for proactive health regeneration and health-system sustainability. He has authored around 60 papers in scientific journals and conference proceedings, is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition, and contributes regularly to magazines and popular media. 00:00 – Why Protecting Health Freedom Matters 01:17 – Meet Robert Verkerk of the Alliance for Natural Health 04:52 – Genetics, Environment, and the Factors That Shape Health 07:08 – Hidden Environmental Exposures: Chemicals, PFAS, and More 10:51 – What Are We Overlooking About EMFs? 13:24 – Finding Hope in a Changing Health Landscape 16:31 – How Tiny Habits Can Create Lasting Change 20:07 – What's Threatening Health Freedom Today? 26:19 – Start With the Basics: Sleep, Nutrition, Movement, and Stress 40:43 – How to Become an Active Advocate for Health Freedom Alliance for Natural Health USA: https://anh-usa.org/ — Official website and current health-policy resources. Pulse of Natural Health : https://anh-usa.org/ — ANH's free newsletter and action-oriented health information resource. Support the Alliance for Natural Health : https://anh-usa.org/donate-education/ — ANH's official donation information. Take the First Step Toward Deeper Healing: https://go.deeperhealing.com/gettings... Learn more at DeeperHealing.com: https://deeperhealing.com/ Wondering about your own body burden? Take the free quiz: https://go.deeperhealing.com/body-bur... Support patients in need: The Deeper Healing Foundation: https://deeperhealing.com/foundation/ Watch the documentary: Body Burden: The Toxins We Carry — Featuring Deeper Healing: https://theemfguy.com/op/body-burden-... Our MD Guidebook: A Guide to Living Well in Toxic Times: https://go.deeperhealing.com/live-wel... Mold Recovery Course: https://go.deeperhealing.com/mold-rec... Follow Us: → Instagram :   / deeperhealinglife   → YouTube :    / @deeperhealing   → Facebook :   / drb.deeperhealing   → TikTok :   / deeper.healing   This episode shares professional perspectives, health-policy commentary, and general information about environmental health and lifestyle considerations. It is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Individual experiences and outcomes vary. The discussion does not establish any environmental exposure, supplement, natural health product, dietary practice, lifestyle intervention, or other approach discussed as a cause, prevention, or treatment of any disease or medical condition. Do not discontinue, change, or begin any treatment based solely on information discussed in this episode. Consult a qualified healthcare professional regarding your individual circumstances and medical history.