HERBAL HEALER UPDATE - HELP!

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HERBAL HEALER UPDATE - HELP!

 

HERBAL HEALER ACADEMY UPDATE

AUGUST, 2002

 

DR. MARIJAH MCCAIN CALLS

FOR PRAYER AND HELP!

 

I am sorry to have to write this update, and I want you all to know

this is NOT a publicity stunt, this is the real thing. I am being

personally sued by the Arkansas Attorney General's Office along with

two other people in the State. They are saying that our

correspondence classes are not allowed to train naturopathic

physicians. (Of course we have never claimed that) They are also

saying the ANMA is not authorized with the US Dept. of Education. (No

alternative correspondence school in the country is or has been) We

have the ANMA helping us fight this one and hopefully this will help

as we have been recognized by them for years and have graduated many

students. Also they are charging me personally with fraud and here's

quote from the papers they sent.. " I have advertised my services

while using the abbreviations Dr., MD and N. D. This advertisement is

unlawful, fraudulent, and has a high likelihood of misleading

consumers as to the quality and degree of expertise associated with

her services. "

 

Item 3 reads " The State also seeks to abate the public nuisance

created as direct and proximate result of Defendants acts that are

determined to the health, safety, security and welfare of the people

of the State of Arkansas. "

 

Item 5 reads " The State seeks civil penalties from the Defendants

for multiple violations of the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act,

including but not limited to the fraudulent advertising, and offering

consumers degrees in the discipline of naturopathic medicine through

correspondence courses in selected medical fields. "

 

Now I have been a board certified naturopathic doctor for many years

and have all the credentials and diplomas that I state I have. See my

biography on HHA web site. I also have had Herbal Healer Academy

since 1988 and been doing business in this state for that long

without any problems. I have been selling my correspondence courses

since 1988 with no problems. We are hiring a lawyer and will fight

this as best we can. This is a civil suit by the way.

 

Secondly the FDA, who does address me as Dr. McCain, by the way, also

has come after us regarding the web site again. This time they made

us remove some descriptions of what some of the products are used for.

We have been compliant on this. However what is alarming is the

caliber of what they are picking at us on. For instance, they wanted

removed,

 

a) HHA Glucosamine/Chondroitin - " This is our leading product for

arthritis " That's all we said

 

b) MSM - " Outstanding supplement for skin disorders, allergies,

infections, and more " . Followed by a testimonial they also wanted

removed - " I have had fibromyalgia and for six years I suffered with

this horrible painful problem. After taking MSM religiously for one

month, I started feeling better! One morning I woke up feeling no

pain! " Thank you - HHA Member

 

c) STOPSMO - (A Dr. Chi product from China) - " How it works is that

you paint a small thin line of the herbal extract, using the

applicator, on your cigarette and smoke it. If you are determined to

quit, give this Chinese formula a try. "

 

I could go on, but my point here is that this is pretty alarming to

say the least. If they will not allow testimonials, and they will

not allow me to say anything about the products, then how are you

going to know what they are used for. I have over 18 years

experience with natural medicine and I am an authority on it, and my

concern is for you. Where are you going to get good safe information

on natural supplements from? Where are you going to find alternatives

that you might need to survive if they close Herbal Healer down and

go after others like us?

 

Also, the reason I cannot do the Ask The Naturopath on-line

consultations, is due to the pressure from the government to not

allow me to practice and give out my advice. They are trying to frame

me into a situation where they can charge me with practicing

medicine without a medical license. Same thing on the telephones. It

is tragic and I am so sorry. Maybe somehow this can be changed?

 

Needless to say I am heartbroken about this and I am sorry to have to

write this to you, but I do need your prayers and anything else you

feel guided to do. The FDA is under control as of now as we have come

into compliance with their demands so far. But who is to say we

won't get another letter tomorrow and our web site will slowly

disappear. We still have 15 days to respond to the Arkansas Attorney

Generals Office, and we plan on that in the next week or so. Here is

the Arkansas Attorney General Information -

 

Mark Pryor

323 Center Street, Suite 1100

Little Rock, AR 72201

(501) 682-8084

web site is: http://www.ag.state.ar.us

 

Please pass this along anywhere you think it might help and please

pray for us here, as the Herbal Healer Academy touches many many

lives for the better everyday. Do whatever you can to help, it would

be greatly appreciated.

 

You can e-mail me at herbalhealerinc

 

 

Dr. Marijah McCain ND

herbalhealer. com

 

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