THE NATIONAL HEALTH FEDERATION - NEWSLETTER JULY

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THE NATIONAL HEALTH FEDERATION

 

A not-for-profit health-freedom organization

 

 

 

 

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www.thenhf.com NEWSLETTER JULY

2004

 

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Death by decimal, what a catchy little phrase, or

should we say, catchy death phrase. These three words

are hushed throughout the halls of hospitals and other

medical facilities. All medical personnel know this

means injury or death due to misreading the decimal

point mark when dispensing medications to patients,

thereby under or overdosing patients and causing harm.

 

Medical mistakes occur, to the tune of 98,000 deaths a

year, due just to medical error alone.

 

Recently, watchdog organizations have pushed to

mandate the development of new hospital procedures to

combat these excessive errors. When it comes to our

individual health, we must all be our own protectors.

The NHF strives to keep you informed so that you will

have the facts to safeguard your health.

 

This leads us to our first newsletter topic, Advocate

Angel.

 

 

 

Other topics in this issue:

 

California Dietary Supplement Users Beware!

 

Yurko - 6 Years in Prison, Now 41 Days Till Showdown

 

First Grade Zombies

 

What Is the FDA Doing Next?

 

And More.............

 

 

 

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NHF HEALTH-FREEDOM UPDATES

 

 

 

ADVOCATE ANGELS, YOU MAY NEED THEM

 

 

 

With the recent findings showing the American medical

system as the leading cause of death and injury in the

U.S., a not-for-profit organization was recently

formed by Dr. Ed Kribs that can assist you and

possibly help save your life if you must seek

allopathic care. Dr. Kribs is an NHF member,

chiropractor, author and a pioneer in biofeedback and

wholistic natural health care.

 

Advocate Angels is a volunteer group of trained

patient advocates who, by request, accompany patients

to doctor's offices, hospitals or other facilities,

offering protective advice. They are biased on the

side of the patient, not the provider, to help

minimize the risks inherent in health care. The

mission of Advocate Angel is to foster an

understanding of the part the public can play in

protecting themselves from the inherent risks within

the health care scene. Knowing the right questions to

ask, in time of stress and fear, is an art seldom

practiced by the individual because they do not feel

competent enough to accept the responsibility. Much of

the contemporary medical risks can be avoided by

patient education. Overwhelming evidence shows that

going it alone to a health care provider, without

clear knowledge of how the system works, can be

dangerous. There is no charge for the Advocate Angel

service. Individuals and corporations help cover their

operating expenses.

 

Additionally, the advocate will provide an educated

shoulder for the patient to lean on. A sample of

questions would be:

 

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What are the risks?

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What is the doctor's experience with this

procedure/drug?

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Is the medication being given, what was ordered?

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Is the dosage correct?

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Is the food palatable?

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And, the all-important question--is there any

other way? There always is, but you'll never find out

unless you ask.

 

These are some of the services that the trained

volunteers can provide to ease the patient's doctors

visit or hospital stay.

 

Advocate Angel trains its volunteers and is looking

for volunteers who want to make a difference, be

informed and personally rewarded, help others and

their loved ones.

 

Advocate Angels may be contacted at - 516-354-1016

(New Hyde Park, NY)

 

 

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YURKO PROJECT - 6 YEARS IN PRISON, NOW 41 DAYS TILL

SHOWDOWN

 

 

 

Alan is awaiting the Evidentiary Hearing, scheduled

for the week of August 23rd, 2004 and is feeling the

pressure, yet persevering.

 

The hearing will be held before Judge Alan Lawson, not

a jury. The objective of this hearing is to overturn

the conviction. There is limitation as to what issues

can be argued, which makes its scope much more narrow

than a trial. As of this writing, the following

experts will be brought in:

 

Prof. Joe W. DeRocher, JD (Professor of law, former

chief Public Defender, Orange/Osceola Cty. Fl)

Harold E. Buttram, MD FAAEM (Environmental Medicine)

F. Edward Yazbak, MD FAAP (Pediatrician)

Horace B. Gardner, MD JD (Forensic Ophthalmologist)

Stephen J. Nelson, MD (Chairman, Florida Medical

Examines Commission-FLMEC)

Jon Throgmartin, MD (FLMEC)

Mohammed A. Al-Bayati, PhD, DABT, DABUT (Toxicologist,

Pathologist)

Prof. Jane M. Orient, MD, FACP (Internal Medicine,

Executive Director of Association of American

Physicians and Surgeons)

Mark Strong, RN (Translife Organ Harvesting

Coordinator)

Thomas Miller (Juror)

 

Thomas Miller is a juror from the trial who has

recently asserted that, in light of the new evidence,

he believes the verdict should have been Not Guilty.

His testimony will not be part of evidence to be

considered by Judge Lawson, but will only be proffered

to preserve the issue should an appeal be necessary.

 

A forensic pathologist, a neuropathologist, and a

pediatric pharmacologist may be acquired before the

hearing, if funds, time, and circumstances permit.

 

The issues that will be argued are the vaccine,

iatrogeny, prosecutorial misconduct, and the autopsy

mistakes. Other issues could arise depending on the

direct examination of each witness.

 

Alan will be transferred to the Orange County Jail

sometime before the hearing. Security issues prevent

us from knowing exactly when. His mail will be

forwarded and a notice sent out via email and posted

on the website with his new address as soon as we know

it.

 

Aside from the expert witnesses, many supporters and

others will be flying into Orlando to attend the

hearing. Susan E. Kreider, RN, CPC, our Chief Nurse

Coordinator, has an opportunity for very affordable

lodging via time-share condominiums she has secured.

Interested parties should contact her at:

susan.kreider.

 

Unfortunately the lead attorney, Loren Rhoton, has had

a very serious and profoundly tragic personal

situation beyond his control which will prevent him

from continuing his representation in the appeal. He

will still serve as an advisor, however, and 2nd chair

attorney, Mary Fitzgibbons will be assuming the 1st

chair position forthwith. Ms Fitzgibbons is a former

Orange City (Orlando) prosecutor now in private

practice with her own firm in the Orlando area.

 

The State has contracted an expert named John Tilelli,

MD to testify on their behalf. He is the only doctor

they will present who did not testify at the original

trial.

 

 

 

To assist these two NHF members, Alan and Francine

Yurko, in their fight for justice, massive pre-trial

expenses, and follow the lead of the NHF Board’s

donation: Please send your donation check made out to

“The National Health Federation” to P.O. Box 688,

Monrovia, CA 91017, and specify that the donation be

used for The Yurko Project. Any amount will help and

be appreciated. Your donations will be forwarded to

The Yurko Project account.

 

 

 

The money collected into this NHFaccount for Alan,up

until July 1, 2004 was forwarded on to the Yurko

Project account on this same date to help defray

costs. This account for Alan is still open for any

contributions and the collected amount will be sent on

to the Yurko Project account just before trial time

(August 23, 2004).

 

 

To read Francine Yurko's account from day one till the

present, see " Triumph over Tragedy " by clicking this

link: http://www.thenhf.com/vaccinations_16.htm

 

 

 

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NHF LEGISLATIVE UPDATES & ARTICLES

 

 

 

California Dietary Supplement Users Beware!

 

 

The California Adverse Event Reporting bill, S.B.779,

has already passed through the Senate and is now being

considered by the California Assembly. This bill will

hurt manufacturers, retailers and consumers in their

pocket book.

 

All Californians, please click this link for the alert

and to take action NOW........

 

http://www.thenhf.com/government_affairs_state_02.html

 

 

 

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Another Important California Issue

 

S.B.1691 - The NHF supports this health freedom access

legislation and asks that if

you are a resident of California, you contact your

State Representative and

Senator in support of its passage by the California

legislature. Please click this link to review:

 

http://www.thenhf.com/government_affairs_state_01.html

 

 

 

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Federal Legislation

 

Anabolic Steroid Control Act 2004 - H.R.3866

Appearing to prohibit only anabolic steroids " near

sports facilities " , this bill, without scientific

basis, also reclassified two dozen other substances

(ex. putting testosterone on par with LSD & PCP),

maximized penalties and required future reporting of

any similar dietary substances for review for the

Controlled Substances list. We must stop this chipping

away of our health-freedoms and DSHEA protections.

 

" The Noose Tightens Around DSHEA " - A must read on

this H.R.3866 topic. Follow this link to the article:

http://www.thenhf.com/government_affairs_21.htm

 

 

Lee Bechtel (NHF's Washington monitor) comments:

 

" Of utmost importance is the issue of reforming

DSHEA and subjecting supplements to drug like FDA

approval and market regulation standards. This is a

complete reversal of the original intent of DSHEA. For

example, the following from Acting FDA Commissioner

Lester Crawford speech to the Association of Food and

Drug Officials Annual Conference (the State FDA

Leaders) on June 21, 2004, regarding FDA activities on

dietary supplements:

 

" Over the next several months, we will be building

our enforcement strategy and utilizing every tool

available under DSHEA to act against unsafe

supplements and false or misleading supplement

labeling claims. This includes developing approaches

to systematically review the evidence about the safety

of individual dietary supplements. FDA expects to

evaluate the available pharmacology, published

literature (including animal, in vitro,

epidemiological and clinical trial data)

evidence-based reviews, and adverse event information

-- the approach that formed the scientific foundation

for FDA's recent rulemaking on ephedra.

 

" Key wording here is " clinical trial data " . If the

standards for clinical trail data are the same as for

drugs, then there would be 3 phases, and years of

expense for supplement manufacturers. Second, keep in

mind that supplements are now, under DSHEA, defined as

foods.

 

" Regarding the Senate Judiciary Committee, Biden

is in the minority, Sen. Hatch is the Chairman. Hatch,

in fact, is a dietary supplement supporter. So, it is

possible that the issue gets shelved for the rest of

this Congressional session. However, the prospects are

leaning more for passage than against passage, in my

view.

 

I will not even pontificate on what could happen

if Democrats take control of the House or Senate, and

what that would mean for supplement consumers,

regardless of whether Bush or Kerry win. "

 

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Protect yourself by reading - " What Is the FDA Doing

Next? "

 

by Lee Bechtel, (NHF Advocate).

 

Please click the following link to read about the

FDA's 168 A-list activities plan for 2004 and what we

are up against. As Lee warns, we all need to stay

actively involved in responding to FDA regulatory and

public policy initiatives either to the Congress or

when FDA regulations are issued.

 

 

 

http://www.thenhf.com/fda_10.htm

 

 

 

 

 

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FIRST-GRADE ZOMBIES

 

 

According to the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, 10 million children have taken

prescription medication for three months or longer in

2002, and preschoolers are now the fastest-growing

market for antidepressants.

 

Newsday recently reported that " the use of

anti-depressants in children increased about 10

percent a year between 1998 and 2002 [...] And while

medication of preschool children remains limited to

less than one-half of 1 percent, the percentage of

girls age 5 and under on antidepressants doubled from

1998 to 2002, while use among preschool boys increased

64 percent. "

 

Dr. Lawrence Diller, behavioral development

pediatrician and author of Should I Medicate My

Child?, states: " The use of Ritalin made it acceptable

for parents to give children drugs. " Often, when

Ritalin fails to have the desired results, he says,

doctors add an antidepressant to the mix, and then a

third drug if that doesn't work.

 

Ritalin--often praised as a wonder drug for Attention

Deficit Disorder--has a long list of possible side

effects, ranging from mild symptoms like nausea, dry

mouth, and constipation to severe afflictions such as

zombie-like, robotic behavior, obsessive-compulsive

behavior, Tourette's Syndrome, heart palpitations, and

cardiac arrest.

 

Peter R. Breggin, M.D., Director of the International

Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology and

author of Talking back to Ritalin (1998), sharply

criticizes the customary use of stimulants such as

methylphenidate--better known as Ritalin--and

amphetamines like Dexedrine and Adderall on children.

" Doctors who prescribe stimulant drugs, " so Breggin,

" often seem oblivious to the fact that they can cause

psychoses, including manic-like and schizophrenic

disorders. " A 1999 Canadian study on 192 children with

ADHD showed that of the 98 children placed on

stimulants, more than 9% developed psychotic symptoms,

such as hallucinations and paranoia. No psychotic

symptoms were found among the children not on drugs.

 

These symptoms, according to Breggin, can trigger a

vicious cycle of doping. When children develop signs

of depression, delusion, hallucinations, etc. as an

effect of taking stimulants, doctors often

misinterpret those as pre-existent clinical

depression, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder... and

prescribe additional drugs, such as antidepressants,

mood stabilizers, and neuroleptics.

 

" The drugging of children has gotten so out of hand, "

Breggin says, " that America is waking up to this. This

is a national catastrophe. I'm seeing children who are

normal who are on five psychiatric drugs. "

 

The drug treatment usually begins when children start

having trouble with their parents or at school. It

seems that schools play a major role in the medication

of children, coercing parents to " get medical help "

(read: drugs) for their maladjusted offspring. In some

cases, school officials threatened to alert Child

Protective Services with allegations of parental

negligence if the child weren't subdued.

 

What is so wrong with our children nowadays that they

need all these drugs? Let's look at some of the

symptoms that substantiate the diagnosis ADHD, from

the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental

Disorders:

 

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Often fails to give close attention to details

or makes careless mistakes in schoolwork, work, or

other activities

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Often does not seem to listen when spoken to

directly

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Often avoids, dislikes, or is reluctant to

engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort

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Is often easily distracted by extraneous stimuli

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Often fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in

seat

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Often runs about or climbs excessively in

situations in which it is inappropriate

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Often has difficulty playing or engaging in

leisure activities quietly

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Often talks excessively

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Often blurts out answers before questions have

been completed

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Often has difficulty awaiting turn

 

We don't know about you, but in our time that kind of

behavior was not called a mental disorder. It was

called being a child... maybe an unruly or spirited

one, maybe one with emotional problems, but it

wouldn't have justified drugging us into compliance.

 

" If these all too common symptoms are markers for ADD,

maybe we ought to be putting Ritalin right into the

water supply, " criticizes Salon in an 1997 article,

calling the routine prescription of drugs " a

pharmaceutical assault on inefficient personality

types-Ritalin for the hyperactive, Prozac for the

introverts. " And Vassar psychology professor Ken

Livingston stated sarcastically, " when it is difficult

or inconvenient to change the environment, we don't

think twice about changing the brain of the person who

has to live in it. "

 

There is hope of a societal backlash against drugging

children: Paxil recently has been taken off the

recommended list by the FDA, since it turned out that

its intake poses a danger of increased suicide among

children. In Britain, all antidepressants except

Prozac have been banned for use in children as of last

year.

 

What's wrong with our children? We think the question

should be instead: What is wrong with the adults?

 

This article was provided by “What We Now Know”, a

free weekly newsletter by Casey Research, featuring

investment tips, geopolitics, tech trends, health

issues, and much more.

 

 

 

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Food, Not Fluoride, Reduces Cavities

 

(CONTACT LETTER TO YOUR OFFICIALS INCLUDED)

 

From New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation

 

July 2004

 

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Cavities occur in 66% of U.S. preschool

children, and more often in the poorly nourished,

according to the January 2004 Journal of the American

Dental Association.

 

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Those skipping breakfast and fruits and

vegetables have more cavities, according to

researchers, Dye et al.

 

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Over sixty years ago, dental researcher Weston

Price examined various countries' inhabitants and

their diets and reported that bad teeth and health are

linked to poor diet.

 

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" In their zeal to promote fluoride, dentistry,

ignoring diet, may have helped create a billion-dollar

toothpaste industry while enabling an appalling tooth

decay national epidemic to fester and grow like the

unfilled cavities in Medicaid patients who are often

refused dental treatment, " says lawyer Paul Beeber,

President, New York State Coalition Opposed to

Fluoridation (NYSCOF).

 

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Federal statistics back up the poor health/more

tooth loss association, regardless of fluoridation

levels.

 

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For example, 87% of West Virginians drink

fluoridated water; yet, they are the most toothless in

the country. West Virginia is also one of the least

healthy states for heart disease and diabetes, two

diet-related diseases.

 

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Conversely, in Utah, where only 2.8% of water

supplies are fluoridated, residents lose the fewest

teeth in the country due to decay and gum disease.

Utah ranks as one of the best in state health rankings

by United Health Foundation and are least likely to

develop heart disease - a measure of obesity,

hypertension and sedentary lifestyle. Utah is also one

of four states with the lowest diabetes rate.

 

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The Centers for Disease Control asserts that

fluoridated water saves from $7 to $42 in dental care

for every fluoridation dollar spent. However, after

decades of water fluoridation, virtually all Americans

consume a fluoridated food and/or water supply. Yet,

" dental spending outpaces economic growth, continuing

a trend, " reports the American Dental Association.

 

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New York State is 70% fluoridated but two very

populous counties, Nassau and Suffolk (Long Island)

are totally fluoridation free. In New York State

18.3%, lost 6 or more teeth due to decay or gum

disease while only 16.2% of Long Islanders did.

 

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New York City is 100% fluoridated, yet 20.9% of

Brooklyn and 19.9% of Queens residents lost six or

more teeth, more than non-fluoridated Long Island and

partially fluoridated New York State.

 

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Past news releases show that New York City poor

children have more tooth decay than the national

average.

 

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Actually, dental crises appear in many

fluoridated cities.

 

Speak to your city and state officials concerning

fluoridation in your area. Click here for contact

letter.

 

 

 

If you are unfamiliar with your local, state or

federal officials, contact names, addresses and phone

numbers may be obtained from various sources.

Suggested sources for contact information would be

your local Election Board, library or League of Women

Voters organization.

 

 

 

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NEWSLETTER BOOK REVIEW

 

 

 

" ASCORBATE - THE SCIENCE OF VITAMIN C "

 

 

 

by Steve Hickey PhD & Hilary Roberts PhD

 

 

The relationship between vitamin C and health is

controversial. Double Nobel Prize winner, Linus

Pauling, argued that ascorbate could prevent or cure

heart disease, stroke, cancer and infections.

Conventional experts disagreed, disparaging

supplements in favor of fruits and vegetables.

 

This book presents a new model, describing the action

of vitamin C in health and disease. It demonstrates

conclusively that the establishment has misinterpreted

the evidence, potentially resulting in epidemic levels

of avoidable disease. The dynamic flow model explains

the current results and points the way for future

experiments.

 

Vitamin C supplementation could eradicate many

diseases. In pharmacological doses, it could cure the

major killers of the industrialized world. Failure to

test these ideas may condemn countless people to

chronic illness and premature death.

 

Comments:

 

" In their book " Ascorbate - The Science of Vitamin

C " , Steve Hickey PhD and Hilary Roberts PhD point out

that deficiency of vitamin C is far more widespread

than is generally acknowledged by medical doctors and

dieticians today. The two scientists, specialized in

medical biophysics and nutrition, have challenged the

scientific basis of the recommended daily amounts for

this vitamin with medical authorities including the

NIH - the National Institutes of Health, the IOM -

Institute of Medicine and its Food and Nutrition Board

charging that the amounts recommended are inadequate

and that the science that forms the basis of the

recommendations is seriously flawed.

 

" While vitamin C is a vital nutrient that plays a

role in preventing many disease states, some of the

major " diseases of civilization " including heart

disease and stroke, infectious disease and " the big C "

- Cancer - according to the researchers are directly

attributable to having too little of it circulating in

our veins or saturating our tissues.

 

" Human bodies are unable to synthesize vitamin C

internally and must therefore rely completely on

absorbing what comes with foods - not much in this

world of fast food and refined, overcooked meals most

of us are used to eating. Even supplementation is not

very effective if it is not repeated several times

during the day, say Hickey and Roberts, because

vitamin C has a very short half-life. The amount

absorbed is used up quickly, decreasing by 50 per cent

every 30 minutes. Along with other factors, it is this

short half-life that confounded the scientific studies

done to determine the " recommended " dose. "

 

Sepp (Josef) Hasslberger

 

 

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" ...Millions of people could have delayed or

avoided health problems such as cataracts, cancer,

blood vessel disease, aneurysms, gall stones and more

had NIH researchers properly conducted tests to

determine the human need for vitamin C....

 

" ....Despite recently published data that stands

in stark contrast to the RDA and the claim that

mega-dose vitamin C supplementation is of no benefit,

public health authorities are not forthcoming about

their past mistakes....

 

" Think time has come to take the medical

authorities to task and charge them with negligence.

Given that these facts have been known for years yet

they continue to use mostly ineffective, toxic and

expensive drugs. "

 

Chris Gupta

 

 

 

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" One widely acclaimed study published in 1992

indicated that vitamin C, in oral doses exceeding 750

milligrams per day, increased the lifespan of males by

about 6 years.

 

" For optimal health, what is overlooked is the

half life of vitamin C and the importance of divided

doses that Drs. Hickey and Roberts now emphasize in

order to achieve steady blood levels. Health minded

consumers owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. Hickey and

Roberts for breaking ranks among scientists who appear

to be frozen in their tracks. Despite recently

published data that stands in stark contrast to the

RDA and the claim that mega-dose vitamin C

supplementation is of no benefit, public health

authorities are not forthcoming about their past

mistakes. The RDA for vitamin C must be re-evaluated.

Mega-dose vitamin C supplementation should no longer

be demeaned. Hickey and Roberts have confronted the

National Institutes of Health and the Food and

Nutrition Board of the Institutes of Medicine

directly, with little success. Now they are taking the

issue to the public in their newly released book. Only

the public’s demand for reform is likely to overcome

inaction by health authorities. Everyone needs to read

Hickey and Roberts’ book. "

 

Bill Sardi

 

 

 

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" Ascorbate - The Science of Vitamin C " may be ordered

by this link:

 

http://www.thenhf.com/overview_ascorbate_science_of_vitamin_c.htm

 

 

 

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health-freedom,

 

align yourself with dedicated individuals, joined in

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working to ensure that you have and keep these basic

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NATIONAL HEALTH FEDERATION

 

 

 

P.O. Box 688

 

 

Monrovia, CA 91017

 

 

 

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