FDA Attacks Complementary and Alternative Health Care

[Guest guest]

I just spent three days reading, re-reading, researching and

discussing the proposed FDA guidelines for " Complementary and

Alternative Medicine " with two FDA attorneys. You can download a

copy of this proposal for yourself at:

http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dockets/06d0480/06d0480.htm.

 

When I first heard about this FDA attack on complementary and

alternative health care, I considered it another " Chicken Little "

rumor. On further study, I'm appalled at the speed with which the

pharmaceutical companies are implementing Codex Alimentarius in the

USA. If you don't suspect the pharmaceutical companies control the

FDA, you may want to research that further by visiting

http://www.HealthFreedomUSA.org.

 

This insidious proposal is designed to redefine every complementary

and alternative health care modality and product as " medicine. "

This has direct implications on the services and products provided

by every alternative health care professional. There is no facet of

complementary and alternative health care that is not affected. If

the FDA adopts this proposal, all natural health care would be

illegal even for medical doctors.

 

Essential oils, herbs, herbal remedies, homeopathic remedies,

minerals, nutritional supplements, plant enzymes and vitamins are

redefined in this proposal as " medicine. " Very simply, medicine is

under the jurisdiction of the FDA and, by law, only licensed medical

doctors may prescribe " medicines. " Anybody else who advises,

advocates, counsels, distributes, markets, recommends or suggests

anybody use " medicine " is practicing medicine without a license.

This is a felony in the USA punishable by fines and incarceration.

 

Aromatherapy, auricular therapy, biofeedback, color therapy,

homeopathy, hypnotism, naturopathy, neurotherapy, nutritional

consulting, reflexology, sound therapy and wellness consulting are

among the alternative health modalities being redefined

as " Alternative Medicine. " This subtle change of vocabulary

from " alternative health care " to " alternative medicine " makes all

of these industries subject to control by the FDA as medicine. Only

medical doctors would be allowed to provide, prescribe and supervise

the delivery of these services. Anybody else who provided any of

these services would be practicing medicine without a license and

subject to incarceration and fines.

 

That's the bad news. The good news is we have until April 30, 2007

to voice our opinion against this proposal to eliminate

complementary and alternative health care in America. Almost 100,000

people have already filed their objection. According to Dr. Rima

Laibow, medical director of the Natural Therapies Foundation, we

need 50 times that many people to respond by the end of the month.

 

Please stand up and be counted. Go to http://tinyurl.com/2u7ghc and

file your petition in support of natural health care, in support of

complementary and alternative health care as we know it today. If

you require more information, please visit

http://www.HealthFreedomUSA.org or read the FDA proposed policy for

yourself.

 

Peace,

John