FDA vs. natural remedies - respond urgently

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I got this from one of my holistic friends and thought that I should

post it here...I hope it is alright!

 

Forwarded message: Please take the time to look into this as it will

affect

all of us,

 

Posted by: " Mary Williams " iamary iamary Sun

Apr 8, 2007 11:58 am (PST) I don't usually pass this stuff along, but

I know

many of us use non conventional health products and practices, and so I am

sending this. I checked with Snopes, and it seems it is not there, though

there is a similar one mentioned. Snopes seems to think regulation is

a good

thing, and I agree to some extent, though not to the point of making

products like echinachea and such unavailable.

 

 

The FDA is using legal maneuvering to end your access to natural health

products (like vitamins, minerals and herbs) and natural health

therapies of

all sorts. Again. This time, their ploy is to declare the therapies are

" Medicine " so any non-physician who uses them will be practicing medicine

without a license. Since these practices are " Medicine " , any products used

would be untested drugs and therefore forbidden.

 

Your Comments are Vitally Important

 

Public, professional and industry comments are being accepted on the FDA

proposal to " capture " alternative procedures and products as

" medicine " and

then make them illegal. The history of these repressive attacks by the FDA

makes it clear that public outcry, IN HUGE NUMBERS, is the only effective

tool that natural health supporters have to change this disastrous

outcome.

Comments will be accepted until *April 30*. By contacting everyone you can

reach to ask for their participation in this comment campaign, we can kill

this assault on personal health freedom.

Please send the link (Democracy In Action) to this page to everyone

you can reach with a brief explanation of the issues. Urge everyone in

your

personal and professional circles of influence to protect their health

freedom -- their personal right to make their own health choices.

It is important to take a moment to email the manufacturers of the health

care products you take an ask them to alert their suppliers and customer

base to protect their businesses. Your natural health care providers

need to

alert their patients and colleagues, too.

Thanks for your activism!

Rima E. Laibow, MD

Medical Director

Natural Solutions Foundation

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