The United States FDA is at it again. They have been notorious for decades for their biased attacks and uneven handling of natural, non-drug/surgery/radiation based health options. This times, though, they are playing for keeps.
Playing for Keeps
The goal is simple: through a “guidance” about regulation of “CAM” which they conveniently define as “Complementary and Alternative Medicine” the FDA hopes to serve the interests of Big Pharma by eliminating all CAM practices and products. ALL of them.
Here’s how this deadly game is played:
1. By using the term “Medicine” rather than “Modality” for CAM practices, the FDA sets the stage so that anyone who is not a licensed physician is breaking the law by using these modalities since they are therefore “practicing medicine without a license.”
2. By using the term “treatment” rather than therapy, the FDA limits those who can perform these practices to licensed physicians and, again, anyone who is not a licensed physician is breaking the law by using these modalities since only licensed practitioners can treat. So people using these modalities are therefore “practicing medicine without a license.”
3. By using the term “Medicine” and “treatment” instead of “Modalities” and “therapy”, all substances, including vitamins, minerals, herbs, co-factors, etc., automatically become untested drugs since they are being used to prevent, treat, mitigate, or cure disease states. Such use can only legally take place with FDA approved drugs.
Here’s How We Protect CAM Practices
Practitioners & Products
Numbers. Sheer volume of response. Nothing more and nothing less. NOW is the time to act.
Provide your signature and comments to the FED BEFORE April 30, 2007 deadline
That is the link which allows you to send a comment directly to the FDA about their deadly “Guidance.” Will it matter? Yes, if millions of people respond. Here is what you need to do NOW if you value your freedom:
1. Click on the link and add your name to the letter. When you click “Send” it will be electronically delivered to the FDA docket site and posted.
2. Write a brief note, including the link, and mail it to everyone you can, or forward this message on to your entire contact list.
3. Please send the email to the companies which make the vitamins, minerals, and herbs you use to ask them to send it out to their entire mailing list.
4. Impress upon the people you contact that we are facing a virulent and highly organized assault on ALL natural products and procedures because they do not feed the pharmaceutical coffers that their help is crucial.
Ask them to lend their to the health foundation battle which threatens their right to make their own health choices.
Source: Steve Bhaerman
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