FDA Trying to Kill Natural Medicine -- Contaminated Pet Food -- Natural Weight Loss

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Shirley's Wellness Cafe Newsletter April 2007 This newsletter can be read online -

What's in the news: Health Freedom Action Alert: FDA attempting to regulate supplements, herbs and juices as "drugs" Contaminated Pet Food Recall - Do you really know what is in your pet food? Natural Solutions to Weight Problems

The FDA has a long history of attacking and suppressing health freedoms. A new FDA "guidance" document, published on the FDA's website, reveals plans to reclassify virtually all vitamins, supplements, herbs and even vegetable juices as FDA-regulated drugs. Massage oils and massage rocks will be classified as "medical devices" and require FDA approval. The document is called Docket No. 2006D-0480. Draft Guidance for Industry on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Products and Their Regulation by the Food and Drug Administration. Visit the FDA's website for more information. The FDA is accepting public comments on the docket until April 30th 2007. They tried to sneak this under the radar, but word got out and now the natural health community is up in arms over this rule. If you wish to protect your access to nutritional supplements, herbs, essential oils, homeopathic medicine or any other "complementary" or "alternative" modality, it is crucial that you take action to post your comments with the FDA right now and write your representatives in Washington to put a stop to this outrageous effort to destroy natural medicine. (And be sure to really write them. Just sending an email has virtually no impact compared to writing a physical letter in your own words.) Only public outcry can stop this assault on your health and your freedom. Tell everyone in your circle of influence, professionals, alternative practitioners, nutrient and herb companies, everyone! Let them know how important their participation is to make sure the FDA backs off from this repressive course. Click here, or cut and paste the url: http://tinyurl.com/2u7ghc and fill out the form at the bottom of the page. FDA Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) Guidelines News Target writes - "A careful reading of the new CAM Guidelines published by the Food and Drug Administration reveals that items used in religious ceremony are now subject to being regulated as drugs or medical devices. Holy water, annointing oils, prayer beads, rosaries and even religious paintings or sculptures can now be classified as drugs or medical devices and essentially outlawed by the FDA. Essentially, ANY object to which a therapeutic value is claimed can be classified as a medical device. So if a church says that prayer beads have a therapeutic effect on a person, the FDA suddenly deems those prayer beads to be medical devices. ANY oil or water to which a therapeutic value is claimed is considered a "drug." Holy water, for example, which is often described as imparting a therapeutic effect upon those who consume it or come into contact with it, is quite clearly considered a "drug" by the FDA and could easily be regulated as such.It's not what's in the water that counts, it's the claims attributed to it. Any object can be instantly transformed into a "medical device" by simply stating that it has some sort of therapeutic effect on a person. As a result, YOUR religious practices could be regulated by the FDA, and any person in your church who uses objects in healing, enhancing or providing therapeutic benefits to other individuals could be arrested for "practicing medicine without a license." The Medical-Pharmaceutical Industrial Complex - Corruption in Drug Research - Corruption in Medicine - Dangers of Modern Medicine: Iatrogenic Diseases Prescription for Disaster is an in-depth investigation into the symbiotic relationships between the pharmaceutical industry, the FDA, lobbyists, lawmakers, medical schools, and researchers, and the impact this has on consumers and their health care. Dr. Rima Laibow MD: Introduction to Codex - Criminalizing Natural Health, Vitamins, and Herbs

 

Pet deaths prompt recall of pet food The number of cases of kidney failure among dogs and cats that ate poisoned pet food could total in the tens of thousands says Dr. Paul Pion, president of the Veterinary Information Network. More accounts of stricken pets had been coming in since the numbers were tallied over the weekend. He said the final number for pets suffering from kidney failure could be in the tens of thousands. more on the recall Do You Really Know What's In Your Pet's Food? Listen to holistic veterinarian Dr. Jane Bick DVM twelve-minute audio presentation to learn more about how you can improve the health, well-being, and longevity of your cherished pet.

 

Natural Solutions to Weight Problems You may have been on many diets and you may have even spent hundreds of dollars trying to lose weight with pills, powders, herbs, high protein diets, low-fat and no-fat diets, packaged foods, weight loss clinics, and the list goes on and on. Chemicals, such as pesticides, dyes, pigments, perfumes and flavorings--to which humans are exposed on a daily basis--may alter metabolic functions and promote weight gain, according to Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton, M.D., Ph.D. Toxins that affect hormones, neurotransmitters and other control mechanisms may upset the balance that helps maintain healthy body weight. Most people who struggle with an overweight condition blame themselves for lack of discipline or willpower but environmental health specialist Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton, M.D., Ph.D. explains how chemicals in pesticides, plastics, cosmetics, cleaning solvents, and many other common products build up to toxic levels in our bodies, alter metabolic functions and promote weight gain. musculoskeletal disorders and childhood health problems. Learn about Powerful Detoxification and Totally Natural Weight Loss Program All-In-One. Dr. Young PhD, writes that the primary culprit behind excessive weight gain, as well as many other health problems, is a chronic state of acidity in the body (a pH value below 7.1). Shifting the bodys chemistry to a more alkaline pH, they maintain, will quickly and easily result in the loss of excess weight and the buildup of more lean muscle tissue. The pH Miracle for Weight Loss: Balance Your Body Chemistry, Achieve Your Ideal Weight

 

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