RE: FW: Will Vitamins Become Prescription Only?

[Guest guest]

An easy way is to go here:

http://www.lef.org/

See the blue box called " Consumer Alert " . Look for " Take Action " &

click. It will prepare a letter & send it out for you based on the

address you enter. I've sent my letter out! So frustrating to fight

something like this. I would think the politicians had more important

work to do!

Amy

Cooky Stonkey wrote:

>

>

> McCain is the senator that introduced this bill. I am not being

> political here but if you google senators of your state it will give

> you their addresses and emails and phone numbers. Like the tea party

> we should all contact our representatives and tell them how we feel.

> Contact McCain also.

>

>

>

> Al Sears, MD

> 11903 Southern Blvd., Ste. 208

> Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411

>

> February 23, 2010

>

> Dear Carol,

>

> Your right to make choices about your own body is being challenged.

>

> I seldom, if ever, discuss politics with you. But this in one occasion

> when something needs to be said.

>

> There’s a new bill in Congress.

>

> If it passes, the FDA will have the right to permanently take away any

> vitamin or natural supplement it chooses. And once it’s gone, your

> access disappears… forever.

>

> Don’t Become

> “Collateral Damageâ€

> to One of the Most Dreaded Diseases

> of Our Time

>

> I know how heart-wrenching it can be…

>

> When someone you love is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, you don’t have

> many options. Most doctors prescribe drugs. But numerous studies show

> these don’t work long-term. The result is wasted money and time.

>

> I recently learned of a man on a personal mission. His name is Bill

> Hammond, and he wants to help families and caregivers of Alzheimer’s

> patients from losing everything they own, sacrificing their lives, and

> becoming what he calls the “collateral damage†of Alzheimer's.

>

> He’s created a resource kit for providing the best care for someone

> with Alzheimer’s. If your life has been affected in some way by this

> horrible disease, I highly recommend you read Bill’s letter here…

> <http://www.alsearsmd.net/interspire/link.php?M=301023 & N=198 & L=278 & F=H

> <http://www.alsearsmd.net/interspire/link.php?M=301023 & N=198 & L=278 & F=H>>

>

> Imagine CoQ10 becoming illegal? Or if you could only take CoQ10 with a

> doctor’s prescription at 100 times the cost?

>

> You have the right to choose what you put in your own body. And that

> includes natural medicine and nutritional supplements.

>

> As the philosopher Stuart Mill said, “Over himself, over his own

> body and mind, the individual is sovereign.â€1

>

> This is where I stand.

>

> But the bill before Congress intends to lessen, and perhaps take away,

> your right to have control over your body and mind.

>

> This new “safety†bill would empower the FDA to permanently ban any

> nutritional supplement it considers “adulterated†or “misbranded.â€

>

> On the surface it sounds reasonable, but in practice, it means the FDA

> can make a list of accepted vitamins and ban all the rest. Europeans

> already live under such a law. It’s so restrictive; most people in

> Europe buy their vitamins here in the U.S.

>

> Part of the problem is the way the bill is written. The language is

> open-ended and subject to broad interpretation.

>

> Even if a vitamin company makes a mistake with their paperwork, or the

> FDA claims they made a mistake with their paperwork, they can take

> that product off the market forever. Even if that product has a clean

> track record.

>

> Also at risk is the dose of a vitamin or nutrient. That means the FDA

> could say, for example, “Vitamin C is only safe at a dose of 10mg.â€

>

> But here’s the deal: If your vitamin C only has 10mg per tablet, you’d

> have to take an entire bottle to get a one-day supply. That’s another

> strategy the FDA could use to kill off a vitamin or nutrient.

>

> This bill is dangerous: Both to your health and to your rights as an

> individual.

>

> I urge you to click HERE and send a message to your Senator.

> <http://www.alsearsmd.net/interspire/link.php?M=301023 & N=198 & L=277 & F=H

> <http://www.alsearsmd.net/interspire/link.php?M=301023 & N=198 & L=277 & F=H>>

>

> The Alliance for Natural Health has prepared the letter for you. All

> you have to do is fill in your name and address and click “send.â€

>

> Your voice counts.

>

> Please take a moment to stand up and be counted.

>

> To Your Good Health,

>

> http://www.alsearsmd.com/img/sig.JPG

> <http://www.alsearsmd.com/img/sig.JPG>

>

> Al Sears, MD

>

> _____

>

> 1 Mill, JS. On Liberty. 1859. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing

> Company, 1978, p. 9.

>

> _____

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Amy!

From: rheumatic [mailto:rheumatic ] On Behalf Of

Evanesce

Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 9:07 PM

rheumatic

Subject: Re: rheumatic FW: Will Vitamins Become Prescription Only?

An easy way is to go here:

http://www.lef.org/

See the blue box called " Consumer Alert " . Look for " Take Action " &

click. It will prepare a letter & send it out for you based on the

address you enter. I've sent my letter out! So frustrating to fight

something like this. I would think the politicians had more important

work to do!

Amy

Cooky Stonkey wrote:

>

>

> McCain is the senator that introduced this bill. I am not being

> political here but if you google senators of your state it will give

> you their addresses and emails and phone numbers. Like the tea party

> we should all contact our representatives and tell them how we feel.

> Contact McCain also.

>

>

>

> Al Sears, MD

> 11903 Southern Blvd., Ste. 208

> Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411

>

> February 23, 2010

>

> Dear Carol,

>

> Your right to make choices about your own body is being challenged.

>

> I seldom, if ever, discuss politics with you. But this in one occasion

> when something needs to be said.

>

> There’s a new bill in Congress.

>

> If it passes, the FDA will have the right to permanently take away any

> vitamin or natural supplement it chooses. And once it’s gone, your

> access disappears… forever.

>

> Don’t Become

> “Collateral Damageâ€

> to One of the Most Dreaded Diseases

> of Our Time

>

> I know how heart-wrenching it can be…

>

> When someone you love is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, you don’t have

> many options. Most doctors prescribe drugs. But numerous studies show

> these don’t work long-term. The result is wasted money and time.

>

> I recently learned of a man on a personal mission. His name is Bill

> Hammond, and he wants to help families and caregivers of Alzheimer’s

> patients from losing everything they own, sacrificing their lives, and

> becoming what he calls the “collateral damage†of Alzheimer's.

>

> He’s created a resource kit for providing the best care for someone

> with Alzheimer’s. If your life has been affected in some way by this

> horrible disease, I highly recommend you read Bill’s letter here…

> <http://www.alsearsmd.net/interspire/link.php?M=301023

<http://www.alsearsmd.net/interspire/link.php?M=301023 & N=198 & L=278 & F=H>

& N=198 & L=278 & F=H

> <http://www.alsearsmd.net/interspire/link.php?M=301023

<http://www.alsearsmd.net/interspire/link.php?M=301023 & N=198 & L=278 & F=H>

& N=198 & L=278 & F=H>>

>

> Imagine CoQ10 becoming illegal? Or if you could only take CoQ10 with a

> doctor’s prescription at 100 times the cost?

>

> You have the right to choose what you put in your own body. And that

> includes natural medicine and nutritional supplements.

>

> As the philosopher Stuart Mill said, “Over himself, over his own

> body and mind, the individual is sovereign.â€1

>

> This is where I stand.

>

> But the bill before Congress intends to lessen, and perhaps take away,

> your right to have control over your body and mind.

>

> This new “safety†bill would empower the FDA to permanently ban any

> nutritional supplement it considers “adulterated†or “misbranded.â€

>

> On the surface it sounds reasonable, but in practice, it means the FDA

> can make a list of accepted vitamins and ban all the rest. Europeans

> already live under such a law. It’s so restrictive; most people in

> Europe buy their vitamins here in the U.S.

>

> Part of the problem is the way the bill is written. The language is

> open-ended and subject to broad interpretation.

>

> Even if a vitamin company makes a mistake with their paperwork, or the

> FDA claims they made a mistake with their paperwork, they can take

> that product off the market forever. Even if that product has a clean

> track record.

>

> Also at risk is the dose of a vitamin or nutrient. That means the FDA

> could say, for example, “Vitamin C is only safe at a dose of 10mg.â€

>

> But here’s the deal: If your vitamin C only has 10mg per tablet, you’d

> have to take an entire bottle to get a one-day supply. That’s another

> strategy the FDA could use to kill off a vitamin or nutrient.

>

> This bill is dangerous: Both to your health and to your rights as an

> individual.

>

> I urge you to click HERE and send a message to your Senator.

> <http://www.alsearsmd.net/interspire/link.php?M=301023

<http://www.alsearsmd.net/interspire/link.php?M=301023 & N=198 & L=277 & F=H>

& N=198 & L=277 & F=H

> <http://www.alsearsmd.net/interspire/link.php?M=301023

<http://www.alsearsmd.net/interspire/link.php?M=301023 & N=198 & L=277 & F=H>

& N=198 & L=277 & F=H>>

>

> The Alliance for Natural Health has prepared the letter for you. All

> you have to do is fill in your name and address and click “send.â€

>

> Your voice counts.

>

> Please take a moment to stand up and be counted.

>

> To Your Good Health,

>

> http://www.alsearsmd.com/img/sig.JPG

> <http://www.alsearsmd.com/img/sig.JPG>

>

> Al Sears, MD

>

> _____

>

> 1 Mill, JS. On Liberty. 1859. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing

> Company, 1978, p. 9.

>

> _____

>

>