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The Assault on Our Health Freedoms Dana Gabriel \|\| April 12, 2006 As more and more people try to live a healthier lifestyle the issue of health freedoms becomes even more prevalent. Many now try and treat themselves before even going to see a doctor, but unfortunately most medical practitioners are only trained to dispense drugs and perform surgery. They have become the sort of middle man for Big Pharma and this is one of the reasons there has been such an explosion in alternative medicine. For many the focus has shifted to the quality of ones life not necessarily the quantity. Just as there has been a revolution in regards to alternative forms of medicine there has also been an assault by the UN (United Nations), the EU (European Union), The FDA (Food and Drug Administration), the pharmaceutical industry, and the WTO (World Trade Organization) on our health freedoms. This includes regulations and efforts to ban vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements. Were talking about needing a doctor’s prescription for something as simple as vitamin C. At that point it could not be used for treatment or preventative means, but for a specific vitamin deficiency. We should all have control over our own bodies and should have the choice between natural remedies when applicable and should not be forced or limited into taking expensive drug based products or treatments. That certainly doesn’t mean that there isn’t a place for some of these drugs and surgery. The healthcare industry is by far the most profitable industry in the world and you need to ask yourself do they make more money if we are sick or if we our healthy. In 1990 the first president Bush signed into the law the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act. On top of doing what the title suggests it also gave the FDA the power to ban supplements they deemed to be unacceptable and also pre-approval of nutrient claims. This crackdown culminated in 1992 with paramilitary style raids by the FDA which targeted health food stores, holistic treatment centers, and other nutritional supplement businesses. This behavior created such a public backlash and saw some Hollywood heavyweights such as Mel Gibson step into the arena. In a commercial that he stared in it shows him at night in his kitchen getting something from the cupboard. Agents then raid the house and a spotlight is placed on him. He raises his hands in the air and says that it is just vitamins. The public outcry lead to Congress passing DSHEA (Dietary Supplement, Health and Education Act) to protect the right of American consumers to purchase and use nutritional supplements. Since then unelected buretratic bodies like the Codex Alimentarius Commission have sought to by-pass DESHEA, implement vitamin, supplement restrictions, and bans. The Codex Alimentarius Commission was created in 1963 and is a branch of the UN. Since its creation it has been jointly run by the WHO (World Health Organization) and the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization). It consists of delegates from 163 member nations and it sets international guidelines for food products including dietary supplements. Essentially it is a food code and Codex is charged with harmonizing food and supplement rules between all nations. It is also working on standards for pesticide residue, labeling off all foods, including food additives and nutrients, also veterinary medicine and drugs. Its power lies with the WTO to enforce its standards. Through its guidelines it treats nutrients as toxic chemicals and as not being beneficial. This is simply ridiculous as these very same nutrients are in fact quite essential for our life and well being. Its original mission and directive might have been for the good of mankind, but it has been hijacked and taken over by greedy corporate interests like Big Pharma. Under the guise of consumer protection its allegiance is not to the people, but to the ruthless multi-national corporations where above all else profit and power are god. Like many other organizations it has a hidden agenda spreading lies, disinformation, demonizing natural medicine while pimping drugs as the only safe alternative, when in many cases this is quite the opposite. It is through Codex guidelines that vitamins, minerals, and other nutritional supplements could become illegal and have to be prescribed by a doctor in very low doses. Article Posted at www.KnowledgeDrivenRevolution.com This agenda like many others will not happen over night but make no mistake about it the foundation and ground work is being laid down and it will be implemented incrementally. Last year a compromise was reached on a proposed EU ban on vitamins and minerals. It would have effected up to 75% of all supplementary vitamin and mineral ingredients found in thousands of natural health products. They were saved for the moment, but now the fight has shifted to the international arena and cue in Codex. Section 6 of CAFTA (Central American Free Trade Agreement) even talks of the Codex codes as the regulatory standard for all signing nations. With muscle provided by the WTO Codex standards will be forced upon nation states alike and that includes the US. Non compliance would mean huge economic sanctions and penalties. This means the loss of more sovereignty as nations will be forced to change its laws. Codex is nothing more then a watch dog and gate keeper for the pharmaceutical industry, crushing and eliminating alternative healthcare. The Globalists realize that a population of healthy people of mind body and soul will be much more difficult to control. This is one of the reasons they wish to curb medical treatments available and severely limit and ban vitamins, minerals and other nutritional supplements. As big drug companies lose market share to alternative medicine they are now gobbling up more of the natural health industry which will see those still available prices skyrocket. A drug company’s main objective is to sell more drugs and increase profits, not to cure diseases. There is more money to be made if people remain sick as a healthy person does not spend money on drugs or medical care. It is also very much intertwined with the food we eat and this form of sickness care is much more profitable and lucrative as this vicious cycle sees patients dealing with drug side effects only to be administrated other drugs. It is not uncommon for some to be taking multiple drugs or pills at one time. This is not the way I wish to live, but it is by design. They will have us believe that all natural medicines are dangerous and not effective so therefore healthcare choices are limited. 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The Assault on Our Health Freedoms

Dana Gabriel || April 12, 2006

As more and more people try to live a healthier lifestyle the issue of health freedoms becomes even more prevalent. Many now try and treat themselves before even going to see a doctor, but unfortunately most medical practitioners are only trained to dispense drugs and perform surgery. They have become the sort of middle man for Big Pharma and this is one of the reasons there has been such an explosion in alternative medicine. For many the focus has shifted to the quality of ones life not necessarily the quantity. Just as there has been a revolution in regards to alternative forms of medicine there has also been an assault by the UN (United Nations), the EU (European Union), The FDA (Food and Drug Administration), the pharmaceutical industry, and the WTO (World Trade Organization) on our health freedoms. This includes regulations and efforts to ban vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements. Were talking about needing a doctor’s prescription for something as simple as vitamin C. At that point it could not be used for treatment or preventative means, but for a specific vitamin deficiency. We should all have control over our own bodies and should have the choice between natural remedies when applicable and should not be forced or limited into taking expensive drug based products or treatments. That certainly doesn’t mean that there isn’t a place for some of these drugs and surgery. The healthcare industry is by far the most profitable industry in the world and you need to ask yourself do they make more money if we are sick or if we our healthy.

In 1990 the first president Bush signed into the law the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act. On top of doing what the title suggests it also gave the FDA the power to ban supplements they deemed to be unacceptable and also pre-approval of nutrient claims. This crackdown culminated in 1992 with paramilitary style raids by the FDA which targeted health food stores, holistic treatment centers, and other nutritional supplement businesses. This behavior created such a public backlash and saw some Hollywood heavyweights such as Mel Gibson step into the arena. In a commercial that he stared in it shows him at night in his kitchen getting something from the cupboard. Agents then raid the house and a spotlight is placed on him. He raises his hands in the air and says that it is just vitamins. The public outcry lead to Congress passing DSHEA (Dietary Supplement, Health and Education Act) to protect the right of American consumers to purchase and use nutritional supplements. Since then unelected buretratic bodies like the Codex Alimentarius Commission have sought to by-pass DESHEA, implement vitamin, supplement restrictions, and bans.

The Codex Alimentarius Commission was created in 1963 and is a branch of the UN. Since its creation it has been jointly run by the WHO (World Health Organization) and the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization). It consists of delegates from 163 member nations and it sets international guidelines for food products including dietary supplements. Essentially it is a food code and Codex is charged with harmonizing food and supplement rules between all nations. It is also working on standards for pesticide residue, labeling off all foods, including food additives and nutrients, also veterinary medicine and drugs. Its power lies with the WTO to enforce its standards. Through its guidelines it treats nutrients as toxic chemicals and as not being beneficial. This is simply ridiculous as these very same nutrients are in fact quite essential for our life and well being. Its original mission and directive might have been for the good of mankind, but it has been hijacked and taken over by greedy corporate interests like Big Pharma. Under the guise of consumer protection its allegiance is not to the people, but to the ruthless multi-national corporations where above all else profit and power are god. Like many other organizations it has a hidden agenda spreading lies, disinformation, demonizing natural medicine while pimping drugs as the only safe alternative, when in many cases this is quite the opposite. It is through Codex guidelines that vitamins, minerals, and other nutritional supplements could become illegal and have to be prescribed by a doctor in very low doses.

Article Posted at www.KnowledgeDrivenRevolution.com

This agenda like many others will not happen over night but make no mistake about it the foundation and ground work is being laid down and it will be implemented incrementally. Last year a compromise was reached on a proposed EU ban on vitamins and minerals. It would have effected up to 75% of all supplementary vitamin and mineral ingredients found in thousands of natural health products. They were saved for the moment, but now the fight has shifted to the international arena and cue in Codex. Section 6 of CAFTA (Central American Free Trade Agreement) even talks of the Codex codes as the regulatory standard for all signing nations. With muscle provided by the WTO Codex standards will be forced upon nation states alike and that includes the US. Non compliance would mean huge economic sanctions and penalties. This means the loss of more sovereignty as nations will be forced to change its laws. Codex is nothing more then a watch dog and gate keeper for the pharmaceutical industry, crushing and eliminating alternative healthcare.

The Globalists realize that a population of healthy people of mind body and soul will be much more difficult to control. This is one of the reasons they wish to curb medical treatments available and severely limit and ban vitamins, minerals and other nutritional supplements. As big drug companies lose market share to alternative medicine they are now gobbling up more of the natural health industry which will see those still available prices skyrocket. A drug company’s main objective is to sell more drugs and increase profits, not to cure diseases. There is more money to be made if people remain sick as a healthy person does not spend money on drugs or medical care. It is also very much intertwined with the food we eat and this form of sickness care is much more profitable and lucrative as this vicious cycle sees patients dealing with drug side effects only to be administrated other drugs. It is not uncommon for some to be taking multiple drugs or pills at one time. This is not the way I wish to live, but it is by design. They will have us believe that all natural medicines are dangerous and not effective so therefore healthcare choices are limited. Many natural healthcare preventative treatments and cures are being suppressed and not allowed to reach the masses. It is truly a sick world we live in.

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