A Matter of Concern

[Guest guest]

I have been kind of sitting on this, and I know some people have gotten it,

but I wanted to make sure there was really a need for alarm. Well, there is.

It has never been this close before, and it has always been something we

heard inklings about from overseas. A letter in the mail is more effective

then

an e-mail, so use a stamp. Please, everyone, put your good vibes and

prayers towards a positive outcome for this. Thanks!

FDA Attacks Complementary and Alternative Health Care

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 below.

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,! biofeed back, 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.

Peace, Gilbert

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You can read the actual FDA document here at the FDA web site AND SUBMIT A

RESPONSE... _Click here_

(http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/oc/dockets/comments/getDocketInfo.cfm?EC_\

DOCUMENT_ID=1451 & SORT= & MAXROWS=15 & START=136 & CID= & AGENC

Y=FDA)

You can go here to find out how to contact your Senator or Congressperson to

let them know what you think... _http://www.congress.org/_

(http://www.congress.org/)

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