Re: FW:Tyranny over natural health supplements eminent: May 29 ACT NOW!

[Guest guest]

Unfortunately no one in the western world should be told what to take

and what not to take as far as there health goes- BUT I've alway's

been suspicious that supplements that feed infections will increase

your problems and in sopme cases CREATE PROBLEMS.On our news this

week taking multivitamins on a daily bases doubles your chances of

developing prostate cancer, I wonder what other inflammmatory

conditions could be fed for a short term feel good?

tony

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> Original Message

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> Tyranny over natural health supplements eminent: May 29 ACT NOW!

>

>

> The FDA is about to promulgate* a rule whereby all natural

supplements

> and substances, including water in some cases, will become regulated

> drugs which you will be able to obtain only by prescription from an

> allopathic doctor

> (an M. D.) Your right to treat yourself, take what you want when you

> want, to control your own body in this way will be violated.

>

> This is quite an emergency. We need to call our Congresspersons and

> Senators quickly to stop this--and it absolutely has to be stopped.

> FDA also has a comment period until May 29; the phone number is

> 1-800-216-7331.

> The case docket number is 2006D-0480; it should be mentioned when

calling.

> There is also a comment form at:

>

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/oc/dockets/comments/COMMENTSMain

..CFM?EC_DOCUMENT_ID=1451 & SUBTYP=CONTINUE & CID= & AGENCY=FDA

>

>

> All individual choice and natural treatment options will be gone if

> this rule goes into effect. The supplement industry that millions

> depend on for natural health options will go out of business almost

> overnight.

> The supplements available then will only be ones made by

> pharmaceutical companies, and will likely be of extremely poor

quality.

>

> You can get contact info for your Reps. and Senators at

www.house.gov

> and www.senate.gov .

> Even if the rule goes into effect, Congress can pass a law

> overturning it at any time, so it's still very much worth contacting

> your representatives in Washington.

>

> *Promulgation (of executive branch rules): an unconstitutional

process

> where Congress long ago illegally delegated its lawmaking power to

> executive branch agencies, such as the FDA, which issue regulations

> having the force of law.

>

> The legislative power was granted to Congress in the Constitution,

not

> the Executive Branch, which the FDA is a part of. Do not limit your

> response to the unconstitutional " comment " to the FDA!

>

> Call YOUR Congressman

> at 866 340-9281

> 1-800-833-6354

> 1-877-762-8762

> 1-866-808-0065

> 1-888-355-3588

> 1-866-220-0044

> NOW!

>

> Call THE President

> at 202 456-1111

> NOW!

> Find Your Elected Officials and

> send a message from this web page:

> http://capwiz.com/jbs/home/

>

> Sample letter or email to Congress:

>

> The FDA is about to promulgate* a rule whereby all natural

supplements

> and substances, including water in some cases, will become regulated

> drugs which we will be able to obtain only by prescription from an

> allopathic doctor

> (an M. D.) Our right to treat ourselves, take what we want when we

> want, to control our own body in this way will be violated.

>

> This is quite an emergency, and it absolutely has to be stopped. FDA

> also has a comment period until May 29; the phone number is

> 1-800-216-7331.

> The case docket number is 2006D-0480

> There is also a comment form at:

>

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/oc/dockets/comments/COMMENTSMain

..CFM?EC_DOCUMENT_ID=1451 & SUBTYP=CONTINUE & CID= & AGENCY=FDA

>

>

> All individual choice and natural treatment options will be gone if

> this rule goes into effect. The supplement industry that millions

> depend on for natural health options will go out of business almost

> overnight.

> The supplements available then will only be ones made by

> pharmaceutical companies, and will likely be of extremely poor

quality.

>

> Even if the rule goes into effect, Congress can pass a law

> overturning it at any time

>

> *Promulgation (of executive branch rules): an unconstitutional

process

> where Congress long ago illegally delegated its lawmaking power to

> executive branch agencies, such as the FDA, which issue regulations

> having the force of law.

>

> The legislative power was granted to Congress in the Constitution,

not

> the Executive Branch, which the FDA is a part of. Congress should

make

> its OWN " comment " to the FDA!

>

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> http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul246.html

> Dietary Supplements and Health Freedom

> by Rep. Ron , MD

> by Rep. Ron , MD

> Millions of Americans take dietary supplements every day, and the

> numbers are growing as the Baby Boom generation ages. More and more

> Americans understandably are frustrated with our government-

controlled

> health care system. They have concluded that vitamins, minerals, and

> other supplements might help them stay healthy and less dependent on

> the system. They use supplements because they can buy them freely at

> stores and research them freely on the Internet, without government

> interference in the form of doctors, prescriptions, HMOs, and

> licenses. In other words, they use supplements because they are

> largely free to make their own choices, in stark contrast to the

> conventional medical system.

> But we live in an era of unbridled government regulation of both our

> personal lives and the economy, and Food and Drug administration

> bureaucrats burn to regulate supplements in the same manner as

> prescription drugs.

> The health nannies insist that many dietary supplements are untested

> and unproven, and therefore dangerous. But the track record for

> FDA-approved drugs hardly inspires confidence. In fact, far more

> Americans have died using approved pharmaceuticals than supplements.

> Not every dietary supplement performs as claimed, but neither does

> every FDA drug.

> The FDA simply gives people a false sense of security, while

crowding

> out private watchdog groups that might provide truly disinterested

> consumer information. It fosters a complacent attitude and a lack of

> personal responsibility among people who assume a government stamp

of

> approval means a drug must be safe, and that they need not study a

> drug before taking it.

> The FDA, like all federal agencies, ultimately uses its regulatory

> powers in political ways. Certain industries and companies are

> rewarded, and others are punished. No regulatory agency is immune

from

> politics, which is why the FDA should not be trusted with power over

> our intimate health care decisions.

> The real issue is not whether supplements really work, or whether

FDA

> drugs really are safe. The real issue is: Who decides, the

individual

> or the state? This is the central question in almost every political

> issue. In free societies, individuals decide what medical treatments

> or health supplements are appropriate for them.

> Over the past decade the American people have made it clear they do

> not want the federal government to interfere with their access to

> dietary supplements. In 1994, Congress bowed to overwhelming public

> pressure and passed the Dietary Supplements and Health and Education

> Act, which liberalized the rules regarding the regulation of dietary

> supplements. Congressional offices received a record number of

> comments in favor of the Act, which demonstrates how strongly

> Americans feel about health freedom.

> The FDA simply has thumbed its nose at Congress and ignored the new

> rules in many instances, by attempting to suppress information about

> health supplements. But in 1999 a federal appellate court affirmed

> that the American people have a First Amendment right to such

> information without interference from the FDA. However, members of

> Congress have had to intervene with the FDA on several occasions to

> ensure that they followed the court order.

> My regular listeners already know about another looming threat to

> dietary supplement freedom. The Codex Alimentarius Commission, an

> offshoot of the United Nations, is working to " harmonize " food and

> supplement rules between all nations of the world. Under Codex

rules,

> even basic vitamins and minerals will require a doctor's

prescription.

> As Europe moves ever closer to adopting Codex standards, it becomes

> more likely that the World Trade Organization will attempt to force

> those standards on the United States. This is yet another example of

> how the WTO threatens American sovereignty. By cooperating with

Codex,

> the FDA is blatantly ignoring the will of Congress and the American

> people.

> April 26, 2005

>