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It is a fact that, despite the immovable opinions from pharma research that plant and natural chemical derived cures are ineffective, unproven and even dangerous, alternative medicine methods cause less side-effects and less deaths than allopathic drugs and that natural remedies are perhaps more effective as an approach and very useful against particularly the autoimmune diseases such as cancer, arthritis, obesity, diabetes, Alzheimers, Parkinsons, CFS, Fibromyalgia, ME, heart disease, gout, thyroid problems, high blood pressure, allergies etc. And even though pharma research contemptupously criticises and continuously works to trash alternative therapies, they will never mention the fact that well over 60% of all pharma drugs these days are still discovered from mainly plant extracts. Therefore their arguments about the ineffectiveness of all alternative therapies and herbals by pharma research directly contradicts the plain facts.

But where pharma research really falls down is in their ultimate requirement or need for "inventing" new chemicals in order to patent them -- for which they can charge whatever they please -- then there is no worry about any competition. They will discover a plant extract that cures whatever, then they must invent a synthetic, patentable version otherwise they are simply not interested. DCA -- Dichloroacetic acid (a fairly simple base chemical) has recently shown to be very effective against cancer in Dutch and Norwegian research studies last year. DCA has already been passed as safe for use in genetically induced lactic acidosis as a remedy. So the pharma companies were in a tough corner -- they could not trash DCA's usefulness or safety because this drug had already been passed by the FDA but this discovery could nonetheless ruin pharma's highly profitable "cancer industry". So they just came out with it and said nope, we're not interested because we can't patent DCA. So this chemical will never even be considered or adopted by the pharmaceutical companies or the medical profession as a cancer cure for reasons that are entirely for profit. What other reason can there be?

In fact nobody ever questions what the term autoimmune really means. The medical/pharma research definition is ailments caused when the body's immune system turns and attacks the body tissues, organs or glands in some way. Pharma research blandly and somewhat conveniently assures us that this is because antibodies are detected in these areas. But is the body really that stupid? The medical research profession will never admit -- in their autoimmune definition -- that antibodies will also actively come on site and remove cells if and whenever there is free-radical damage to the cells or whenever there is damage caused by viruses and bacteria. But the medical research profession will never admit to these as other possible reasons for autoimmune disease. Ted from Bangkok has been saying all along, for instance, that autoimmune arthritis is caused by mycoplasma and associated bacteria. The efficacy of his cures using borax, magnesium chloride and Hydrogen Peroxide etc are simple testimony to the fact that he must be right because the arthritis disappears with few side-effects. My own considered and revised pharma definition of an autoimmune disease is simply a disease that is incurable by medical research because they haven't got a bloody clue. So, after a 100 years of Germ Theory and drugs, where are the outright cures from pharma drugs for these autoimmune diseases? They simply don't exist.

Pharma research's inability to cure autoimmune diseases also leads us to another possibility. Here we must consider the pharma industry's Business Model. From purely a ruthless business perspective and for profit point of view therefore, what would make more sense -- to invent outright cures for autoimmune diseases where you take the drugs only for a couple of weeks or months or simply to invent glorified and expensive anti-inflammatory and pain-killing drugs with horrific side-effects(for which you take even more drugs) that patients will have to take for the rest of their lives -- that don't cure anything? The latter business model would seem to make far more money for the pharmaceutical companies and their shareholders wouldn't it?

Just some very frustrated thoughts.

I thought this article might interest some of you, it is about the harmful chemicals in beauty products although I think that there is more controle here in Europe than in the US, for example. Many brands are starting to come up with more natural products. I suppose people stopped buying some of the more harmful ones...... Even in supermarket products you now see the sentence: "doesn't contain this or that" quite often!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1356212/Make-ingredients-risk-skin-damage.html

To Messem in Toulon, France: Our government here in the US has been trying to do away with American's rights to take supplements for at least 20 years that I know of.

Americans: BEWARE!!! They won't stop until they have their way. I found this article on the internet.

April 27, 2010 - Secretary Sebelius welcomed John Dalli, recently named Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection in the European Commission, and his delegation to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Commissioner Dalli's delegation included Dr. Paola Testori Coggi, who was named Director General for Health and Consumer Protection in March 2010. Secretary Sebelius was joined by Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary of Health, Dr. Nicole Lurie, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Dr. Margaret Hamburg, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner, and Dr. Regina Benjamin, the Surgeon General.

Both Secretary Sebelius and Commissioner Dalli noted that the trans-Atlantic exchanges of information and expertise benefit patients and consumers in the United States and the European Union. They pledged to build on the numerous areas of cooperation between HHS and the Commission's Directorate General SANCO. In particular, they discussed plans for a multi-stakeholder conference on childhood obesity, to be held jointly by HHS and the European Commission in early 2011, the continuation of close regulatory cooperation on pharmaceuticals and products of new technologies, and improving the environment for international clinical trials. They noted that collaboration between HHS and the Commission can also contribute to addressing international challenges such as pandemic response and combating counterfeit medicines.

I phoned in to France INTER and did my 2 minutes on the Codex Alimentarius and directive to restrict sales of supplements. Anyone can help by bombarding the European Health Commissioner John Dalli. Even if you are in the Phillipines or Outer Mongolia, you will help stir the pot! Check out Mr Dalli on internet, he does not seem to be one who should have such a responsibility.

There aren't many Europeans on this site but for those who live somewhere in the EU maybe this will be of interest. This is a letter in English directed to an MEP in Brussels, Mr. Dalli, you only have to print it, signand send. If you want to make some changes or add something you can, of course!

http://www.consumersforhealthchoice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=401&Itemid=236

On the site you can read more about the campaign!

For those living in Europe interested in doing their bit against the natural therapies and supplements ban here are a couple of petitions you can sign:

Http://www.lapetition.be/en-ligne/Pour-la-liberte-en-matiere-de-therapeutique-des-malades-et-des-medecins-8350.html- if you scroll down you find the translation in English

Http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/joininghandsinhealth/#sign_petition

Not all is lost yet....

WARNING!

Here is an extract from a long article laden with research data that runs through the history, corruption and propaganda that has been put out -- and is still being put out -- by sections of the US food vegetable oil industry as well as the FDA, concerning how healthy vegetable oils are for us in our diets. This extract, from a long article, is by Mrs Mary Enig, Phd, a famous researcher in nutrition. As Ted from Bangkok has already said, polyunsturated vegetable oils, whether chemically processed or not are simply not good for us. This extract also does not describe the effects of trans fats in margarine etc, but does describes the many other bad effects of especially rancid and oxidized vegetable oils:

Dangers of polyunsaturates(veg oils)

"The irony is that these trends have persisted concurrently with revelations about the dangers of polyunsaturates. Because polyunsaturates are highly subject to rancidity, they increase the bodyâ€TMs need for vitamin E and other antioxidants. Excess consumption of vegetable oils is especially damaging to the reproductive organs and the lungs—both of which are sites for huge increases in cancer in the US. In test animals, diets high in polyunsaturates from vegetable oils inhibit the ability to learn, especially under conditions of stress; they are toxic to the liver; they compromise the integrity of the immune system; they depress the mental and physical growth of infants; they increase levels of uric acid in the blood; they cause abnormal fatty acid profiles in the adipose tissues; they have been linked to mental decline and chromosomal damage; they accelerate aging. Excess consumption of polyunsaturates is associated with increasing rates of cancer, heart disease and weight gain; excess use of commercial vegetable oils interferes with the production of prostaglandins leading to an array of complaints ranging from autoimmune disease to PMS. Disruption of prostaglandin production leads to an increased tendency to form blood clots, and hence myocardial infarction, which has reached epidemic levels in America.

Vegetable oils are more toxic when heated. One study reported that polyunsaturates turn to varnish in the intestines. A study by a plastic surgeon found that women who consumed mostly vegetable oils had far more wrinkles than those who used traditional animal fats. A 1994 study appearing in the Lancet showed that almost three quarters of the fat in artery clogs is unsaturated. The “artery clogging” fats are not animal fats but vegetable oils.

Those who have most actively promoted the use of polyunsaturated vegetable oils as part of a Prudent Diet are well aware of their dangers. In 1971, William B. Kannel, former director of the Framingham study, warned against including too many polyunsaturates in the diet. A year earlier, Dr. William Connor of the American Heart Association issued a similar warning, and Frederick Stare reviewed an article which reported that the use of polyunsaturated oils caused an increase in breast tumors. And Kritchevsky, way back in 1969, discovered that the use of corn oil caused an increase in atherosclerosis.

Benefits of saturated fats

Foods containing trans fat sell because the American public is afraid of the alternative—saturated fats found in tallow, lard, butter, palm and coconut oil, fats traditionally used for frying and baking. Yet the scientific literature delineates a number of vital roles for dietary saturated fats—they enhance the immune system, are necessary for healthy bones, provide energy and structural integrity to the cells, protect the liver and enhance the bodyâ€TMs use of essential fatty acids. Stearic acid, found in beef tallow and butter, has cholesterol lowering properties and is a preferred food for the heart. As saturated fats are stable, they do not become rancid easily, do not call upon the bodyâ€TMs reserves of antioxidants, do not initiate cancer, do not irritate the artery walls.

Your body makes saturated fats, and your body makes cholesterol—about 2000 mg per day. In general, cholesterol that the average American absorbs from food amounts to about 100 mg per day. So, in theory, even reducing animal foods to zero will result in a mere 5% decrease in the total amount of cholesterol available to the blood and tissues. In practice, such a diet is likely to deprive the body of the substrates it needs to manufacture enough of this vital substance; for cholesterol, like saturated fats, stands unfairly accused. It acts as a precursor to vital corticosteroids, hormones that help us deal with stress and protect the body against heart disease and cancer; and to the sex hormones like androgen, testosterone, estrogen and progesterone; it is a precursor to vitamin D, a vital fat-soluble vitamin needed for healthy bones and nervous system, proper growth, mineral metabolism, muscle tone, insulin production, reproduction and immune system function; it is the precursor to bile salts, which are vital for digestion and assimilation of fats in the diet. Recent research shows that cholesterol acts as an antioxidant. This is the likely explanation for the fact that cholesterol levels go up with age. As an antioxidant, cholesterol protects us against free radical damage that leads to heart disease and cancer. Cholesterol is the bodyâ€TMs repair substance, manufactured in large amounts when the arteries are irritated or weak. Blaming heart disease on high serum cholesterol levels is like blaming firemen who have come to put out a fire for starting the blaze.

Cholesterol is needed for proper function of serotonin receptors in the brain. Serotonin is the body's natural "feel-good" chemical. This explains why low cholesterol levels have been linked to aggressive and violent behavior, depression and suicidal tendencies. Motherâ€TMs milk is especially rich in cholesterol and contains a special enzyme that helps the baby utilize this nutrient. Babies and children need cholesterol-rich foods throughout their growing years to ensure proper development of the brain and nervous system. Dietary cholesterol plays an important role in maintaining the health of the intestinal wall, which is why low-cholesterol vegetarian diets can lead to leaky gut syndrome and other intestinal disorders.

Animal foods containing saturated fat and cholesterol provide vital nutrients necessary for growth, energy and protection from degenerative disease. Like sex, animal fats are necessary for reproduction. Humans are drawn to both by powerful instincts. Suppression of natural appetites leads to weird nocturnal habits, fantasies, fetishes, bingeing and splurging.
Source Article: coconutoil.com/oiling_america.

My own take on saturated fat intake is that since it is now all but impossible to guarantee that animal fats or meat sources used in our western diets like pork, beef and chicken can no longer be guaranteed to be grass fed, in their natural habitat and that their food and water comes from pollution free, unleached soils etc as was the case in the 19th century -- I would always therefore prefer virgin coconut oil as my favourite saturated oil source.

Hi Carly, just saw your post as we were on a trip for a few days. I am glad you are enjoying the book about water (I read Dr. Batman's more recent one). As I had a couple of questions I contacted him only to find out that he has died but his secretary Kirsten gives you all the answers you need as she worked with him for many years. During my trip I carried a little container with sea salt and mixed it in a water bottle so that I could keep on drinking water during the day.

As far as the supplements go you are right, the big companies will go on selling and will get rid of the small ones which were probably more honest in what they produced! I have just contacted one who delivers by mail and yes, they will keep on going but then they are part of a big concern which owns hotels, an airline, etc. That is the way the world is....... But at least I am more reassured that I won't have to give up on everything I take!

But be aware that by now many of the supplements are produced by the Big Pharma anyway. I am not sure that there is no money in it for them as the supplement market is a big one! But you are right, it is scary anyway because it shows that governments can forbid anything they want as well as force us to do anything they feel like! It wouldn't suprise me if in the future vaccines, for example, will be mandatory!

I look forward to your posts too Francisca... (as well as a lot of other peoples on this wonderful site! ) :-)

I just ordered the book "Your Body's Many Cries for Water". Due to some of your posts I went and read up on it a bit, and it looks *very* interesting!

The banning Of and Severe restrictions on supplements is frightening. It is one more step that the big pharma companies are taking to make sure that people will get / stay sick and need their wonderful "Medicines". There is no money in it for them for us to be well. It is so frustrating!

Carly

Thanks Maria, to be honest I didn't think that anyone looked forward to my posts..... I still have so much to learn... But I try! As far as the daily allowances go I think that they are often set low because of possible court cases or something. This is just a thought but it might be true. If you set the values very low (and they are going to be lowered) nothing can happen, not bad and not good! They just become useless, therefore many people say that they have tried natural medicine and it doesn't work.

The thing is that natural medicine is very complex and the combinations and amounts have to be right or else you achieve nothing or even worse can harm yourself! I don't know of any natural doctors around here, only homeopaths so if you want guidance you have either to read book or come to a site like this, there is no one to tell you what to do and that is a pity!

Hi Francisca, Ours is also only 60 mg Vit C daily with an upper limit of 90 mg. It's interesting when I eat the pith of a lemon the need for Vit C that day is a lot less. Certainly more than the RDA though. I suppose the RDA is for the very healthy. ??????? (Look forward to your posts by the way.)

Wow!!! I am shocked that supplements are being banned in Europe. Now I know the WHOLE world has gone mad!!! Truly stunned. I thought that it was worse in the US. Our Pharmacuetical and chemical companies are rabid about taking away our God given right to alternative healing!!!!!!

Hi Maria, here in Europe it has been on the agenda since 2004. They are going to get rid of the stuff they say they will allow by lowering the daily allowance a lot therefore making the supplements useless (they already are anyway.... What to think about a daily allowance for Vit. C of, if I am not mistaken, 60mg a day?).

Merci beaucoup Maria! I will work on some questions and be extra conscious of my pronounciation! The phone calls are not live but recorded so I have to 'do it good'.

Hi Mesem, Maybe you could still ph in to radio France Inter, not with the information but with the questions is this true and if so what will be the real long term implications for us here in France. Don't give any answers yourself just start the questions to get people thinking. This way you can get it out to the public, who either don't know about it or they don't realize the consequences when it happens. Once you have the correct onfo you can then ring in again. This has obviously been on the EU's agenda for some time without the people knowing. I'm in Australia and I heard the rumours quite awhile ago long before I found this wonderful site. In Australia they are taking things off the market by making them perscription only (eg. Potassium citrate & tryptophan). Good luck.

Again after talking to my 'pretty switched on' health food store owner I was dismayed at his lack of knowledge and he said to me that you could and always would be able to buy anything in the USA. I have sent him a pile of info. From several sites but he probably won't have time to read them; he has diversified into running a bio restaurant also so he is trying to survive... I wrote to a polititian here and will contact more. There are no 'letters to the editor' section in French newspapers. I could maybe phone into radio France Inter but have to get my facts right and I'm not clear on anything.

Thanks a lot Tom. I haven't had time to do any research yet as I am leaving on a trip on Tuesday and I still have a lot to do. Mesem also sent me some information from French sites. I hope to have more time to look into it when I get back.

In the meanwhile I wrote a letter to the paper I mentioned in my last post, let's see if the publish it. They often publish my comments. I went to a health food shop this afternoon and the lady was very distressed as although they sell all kinds of bio products their main income comes from essential oils (no problem there) and supplements. She told me that they are trying to forbid the cheapest, best selling ones. All this has been getting me down something that doesn't happen easily not only because I don't want to start using medication again and going to normal doctors but also because of the lack of freedom. I hate having choice taken away from me..... I have just written to the manufactures of the MSM I bought the other day, Solgar, to ask them if they are going to go as well. They seem to be a big company.

And what will this do to the people who depend on this industry and also natural natural health care providers at a time of crisis? Anyway, natural practitioners are all certified here in France but I don't happen to know any herbal doctors, only homeopathic ones and I don't know whether those will be affected. I think that I will try to buy some stuff before it all ends and I will try to contact the company where my sister-in-law orders her supplements in the UK to see whether they are going to stop or not. I know some things are going on in the US as well but I have no idea what. I hope you will be less affected than us here but it will be maybe just a question of time!

Francisca:
Found a site where the ANH says they're raising money for a court challenge for the APRIL 30, 2011 effective date of this herbal ban.
But of course they need money for lawyers

www.anh-europe.org/node/3113

After April 2011, many herbal products and food supplements containing herbs will become ILLEGAL. This is because of changes in law at a European level. Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive (THMPD) comes fully into force. After this time, only herbal medicines that have been registered under the scheme will be available EU-wide

Unfortunately, that looks to be only the beginning there, because this link claims that 2011 will also see MPLs, Maximum Permitted Levels, of all nutraceuticals set, levels so low thay will be less than useless

The second phase of the EU Food Supplements Directive: the setting of 'http://www.anhcampaign.org/files/090116 Maximum Permitted Levels' (MPLs) of vitamins and minerals is expected to be implemented this year, although serious doubts have already been cast over the methods being considered for this by the European Food Safety Authority

Francisca - many uears ago I shared a premises with a homeopath. She asked a GP why they never reccomended the use of alternative therapies. His answer was that they didn't fully understand how or why it worked as they hadnt any training in that area. Therefore if they reccomended it and it went wrong they were open to legal recrimination as a result of referral. I believe this is why the medical practicioners are willing to go along with this ban. Because they don't understand the priciples of herbalism and nutritional therapies, they cannot reccomend it's use. I have no doubt that Big Pharma is right at the heart of the whole process but medical practitioners cannot get involved in our favour because of a lack of training.

Mr. & Mrs. Average will not know about the ban because not everyone looks at websites/publications that will report it. Maybe as a group we could get together and pick some newspapers to write to. If a lot more than one letter gets written to the editor, they will investigate and report in their daily - then ideally, the regional papers will pick up on it. But we would need a few people to do it as I don't think one or two letter to each paper would be enough. What would you think?

Here is an article I read today about the banning of several medications in France:

http://www.connexionfrance.com/french-medical-journal-ban-government-buflomedil-vinflunine-nimesulide-drugs-side-effects-12370-view-article.html.

These medications seem to be quite harmful, as many have been in the past and often it takes many years for them to be forbidden killing a lot of people. My question is why natural supplements will be banned soon and so it seems all kinds of natural therapies and even books on natural healing but the allopathic medicine can go on killing us..... One thing to think about as well is tobacco, although a known killer for those who smoke it and those who are around them it is tolerated albeit with some nasty messages on the packets but herbal supplements, many of them harmless, even if some won't do anything for you, are about to be forbidden!

And even if many prescribed drugs don't kill you they can harm you big time, like the case of my father who has taken statins for years and has lived with horrible pain on his feet for years as well. But talking him out of them is no use because of course he trusts his doctor! I know that for the time being this concerns us in Europe more than most of you in the US but some type of banning seems to be scheduled for the US as well! Sorry if I keep going on about this but if we only talk about natural healing and are not aware that the options are going to be taken away from us soon we won't have much natural healing to talk about!

Me too Mesem but I haven't had the time to do any research and see if there is such a group. We will be moving to the South West of France somewhere this year and we are still hunting for a house. I did sign a petition against it in London a while ago but I guess that it won't help! The people in most health shops either there, here, in Germany or Switzerland (we live near both countries) don't seem bothered. I posted my e-mail address for you.

I'm way out of my depth here but would like to know if there is a group protesting against this. I'll in there with them. Will do some research. Happy to have any info.

They can, Mesem...... It scares me too! Dangerous treatments and medication can be used without a problem, supplements can't. I also didn't want to believe that they would manage to get this far..... True that some supplements can be of bad quality, people maybe don't know what they should take, how to combine them but then we should have more doctors (I don't know of any herbal doctor here in France) and there is no quality control, I believe so they can sell you just anything but banning is not the solution! Moreover I think that Big Pharma are now behind a lot of the supplements anyway.... I don't understand...... I think that people will find a way of buying them, maybe on the Internet or illegally which is even worse!

I find this so scarey. Are all plant, mineral, elemental supplements to be banned? I didn't take this too seriously either when first hearing about it. How can you make dried plant material unsellable or minerals?

Here is an article about this subject. I have to say that although I had heard about their threats quite a while ago I never thought that it would really happen. I don't think that it will only happen in the UK, there are plans to ban supplements all over Europe. I was in a health shop in Wales a few days ago and they told me that this will go ahead next year (maybe they meant this year). Taking away people's choices that's what this is all about. This paper first published a number of articles telling you how bad all kinds of supplements are, then this one. They always do this, they first manipulate public opinion and then drop the bombshell so that people won't rebel anymore because after all all the stuff is bad for you! The sad thing for me is that I used to rely on the UK as the prices are a bit lower and they have a lot of choice, now that will be finished too. I don't want to go back to regular medication or regular doctors unless I really have no choice but I suppose that this is what is going to happen now.

WARNING!

Some recent news reported that in a study of the purity of city tap water in America it was found that Hexavalent Chromium was at dangerous levels. Hexavalent chromium dangers were highlighted in the true story which was made into a film -- "Erin Brockovich" which some of you might know. In the study 31 out of 35 American cities were found to have very dangerous levels of Hexavalent Chromium in their tap water.

Here is the link to the story:

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2010/1220/Hexavalent-chromium-chemical-found-in-drinking-water-of-31-US-cities

We often talk about big pharma conspiracies. Here is a good Vanity Fair article on how the Industry tests overseas because of lack regulations, With deadly results for many.
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2011/01/deadly-medicine-201101

A while ago some people referred here to their fear that governments were trying to stop the sale of food supplements in Europe. What I read at the time was that it was a question of getting licenses for all the components of each supplement which would become far too expensive for small companies and therefore would put them out of business! Today I was confronted with an even bigger problem, I went to a health food store in Germany (I often go there as it is close by) and asked the lady to give me something against constipation. She said that she was only allowed to sell juices or teas and so, not pills because the sale of pills against constipation (which often were just fibers, nothing dangerous) can now only be done by pharmacies. So.... Unfortunately little by little they are getting there and we have no choice! No idea what the situation is here in France.....

Well said Jb. I am starting to read a book on MSG and it is amazing how widespread the use of this toxic drug is! When I read the names it hides under I went to have a look at my chicken stock "without MSG added" and yes, it has it under another name, disgusting! So, without knowing I was still eating MSG. What they won't do in order to fool you..... I have just finished reading Adelle Davis' book "Let's get well" and it is interesting to see how worried she was in 1965. I am sure she would have been horrified if she was alive now.

The health benefits of chocolate are getting much more press then darker side of its production and use of child trafficking.. Companies like Nestle, Mars, ADM, Cargill, Kraft to name a few are turning a blind eye to this... We as a consumer have power in what we purchase, so send a message out.. Only buy fair trade and boycott these companies. See the documentary by Miki Mistrati and U Roberto Romano,
The Dark Side of Chocolate...
http://www.thedarksideofchocolate.org/

I totally agree with you, what is being sold for food ready to eat, it is trash and even if you buy and cook everything yourself, it is still contaminated and the water is bad- God help us. Merryanne in Florida

I agree with you 100%. Here in the US the corporate giants are killing us with the blessing of the FDA & Dept of Agriculture head Tom Vilsack. People have got to stop drinking the tap water & wake up before it is too late. It's an absolute crime what Monsanto, Archer Daniels Midland, Merck, Pfizer, Proctor & Gamble, Kellogg, Post, General Mills, Yum Foods, to name just a few, are doling out as food in this country. It's killing people and it's a slow death. Because there is profit in people's pain & agony. It's totally disgusting.

Hi Lane, after having read an article on this subject what I understood is that this is a move to get rid of the small companies producing supplements and to leave it all in the hands of the Big Pharma. By making the licensing very complex and expensive they are sure that anyone else will be wiped out! I agree with you and I said it in my last posting that the little companies are all being bought up by the big ones.

And not only supplement makers, you have probably heard about the story of The Body Shop (no idea whether it exists in the US or not but I suppose it does) which started out being a one woman dream and in the end was bought up if I am not mistaken by L'Oreal. So there you go..... And anyway anyone should be alert because the health business has become so big anyway that the same problems one can encounter in the Big Pharma will be seen there as well: disrespect for your wellbeing, selling just anything in order to get rich......

And it seems they already are, read the post here about the Magnesium Stearate, the fact that most pills contain soy and so on. As far as the United Europe goes people should get informed, even people who don't live here because what is done here can be done elsewhere. Without wanting to go into politics on a site which is not for that effect if you are interested in more information read for example Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein.

I have heard similar. Though what I've heard is that it will become very regulated. So regulated that any supplements or herbs with any contaminates, even traces of minerals that occur naturally eg: arsenic, cadmium in the minutest amount are deemed to be contaminated and will not be available. Thus companies that can extract elements from (and therefore possibly patent) a natural herb will be able to sell their product, whereas a small company selling the whole herb may not be able to do so. Thus in theory it may sound good but the outcome may be more limiting. This is my understanding but bear in mind I'm in Australia not Europe so my info is very limited. What we are facing here in Australia is some of our food, herbs & spices are being irradiated and not labeled as such. Unfortunately this also includes organic ones. GMO is allowed up to 1% without labeling, Greenpeace have tests results of a respected baby formula having GMO. Also our food labels do not have to include ingredients that are less than 5% of the product unless they are a known allergen or food colouring. This info is a couple of years old and I have not seen the regulations recently. Love this web site, many thanks.

Actually Tom, I cited the source at the top of my post. However, the news about this is out there. Simply do a search for any combination of keywords. It is being widely reported in the alternative news here. I don't subscribe to Laibow, and don't know the other source you've cited. If you follow what's been going in the countries who have joined the EU, you will see it's indeed a frightening call to arms. We in the US are headed down the same path through the North American Alliance. If you do your research you'll find that the trends are not only alarming, but downright terrifiying in teheir implications. Look into Monsanto and the seed buying. Look into the powers that be that are buying up the water supplies. This latest turn of events involving codex and the health supplements is one more step toward loss of liberty and the time to act is now, all of us, no matter what continent we're on.

For those who care, I am not an "alarmist" nor a "conspriacy theorist. " If you have to put a label on me call me a concerned invidual who doesn't like what's happening in the world. As far as people saying it can't happen here--remember that the "little" health food guys are all being bought up, or have been already, by non-"health" entities. These companies have agendas that are not in our best interest. Their priority is making money and pleasing stockholders. They are not mom and pops or surfer dudes or earth mommas running little shops in Sacramento. Do you know who owns Trader Joe's? A German corporation. Do you know which country spearheaded the push to unify Europe? It was dreamed up by Hitler in the 40's and he had a name for it by 1942: The European Community.

We must wake-up, now. It's hard to stay independent. Once a company is bought quality declines, and the first thing to go are the pure ingredients. When the organic standards were relaxed ages ago, surprise, Walmart got into the "organic" market. GMO's are everywhere. Organic is nearly a myth. I bet if we did a study here in the States we would find that most of the smaller companies we think are independent belong to big corporations. Just so you know, here in the US, as well as in the EU I'm willing to bet, "corporations" have the same rights as indivduals. Watch the movie "The Corporation. " There is a reason they are squeezing out the health supplement market, alternative care (yes, it's happening in the States--look at insurance reform regarding alternative therapies which followed the money crisis). Just follow the money. This latest event with codex is meant to see how much we will take. I hope I have not sounded too vigilant here. It certainly wasn't my intent. But I don't think any of us should be relaxed about the events that are happening around us anymore.

Hi Lisa, I had to go to the local pharmacy yesterday and asked the ladies there about the law. They didn't know a thing and one said the same thing I did, that the health industry is too big to be stopped. But.... I have heard talks about that before and I know that many would love to finish it off altogether! For me it would be awful (and for millions of other people too, I'm sure) as I rely more and more on health options and want to stay away from normal medicine for as long as I possibly can. I would feel robbed of my human rights.

But for many who maybe don't realize this the European Union is the worst thing that could have ever happened to us. We are slaves of people who only have their own interests at heart and who badly damage the countries who had the bad idea to get associated with them. It costs so much money, you wouldn't believe it and their ideas are as a rule worthless at the best and badly damaging at the worst. Just think that every month they move everything (and it is a huge machine) from Brussels to Strasbourg and back for no other reason than that they feel like it. Their talent for wasting money is shattering!

Anyway, one thing people probably don't realize and which I think is true is that when a company manufacturing supplements starts to make money it is often bought by the Big Pharma so why would they be interested in stopping the sales? The health industry has sadly enough become big business as well. Dr. Mercola says that a lot of people take too many supplements but the problem is that, at least here in Europe, we don't really have doctors specialized in vitamins and minerals. We have homeopathic doctors but that is completely different. At least I don't know any and that is a problem. I read a lot of books, would like to discuss the options with someone but as that person doesn't exist I end taking whatever I feel is right with too little knowledge.

My only help is this site and the nice ladies at the health shops I go to. Do I make mistakes? I am sure I do but what else can I do? And when he says that we should rely more on nutrition that is very true but food is so bad nowadays that I don't think that you can stay healthy without extra help as you will never manage to get enough nutrients. This said I really hope this law won't be enacted because not only people's health is at stake, people's freedom of choice as well but also the way people earn a living. Just think of all the health shops, natural doctors, pharmacies (as they here all sell supplements), supplement manufactures, thousands of Internet sites and so on! It will be a disaster but then so many things are a disaster nowadays!

Why did you post no details about this supposed alert?
Was it from an e-mail, or a paid health newsletter?

Who exactly is the editor, or website owner/proprietor of the site where you received it?

There are plenty of paid frauds, shills, scaremongers, disinformation specialists and on and on working for front companies of Big Pharma whose purpose is to get you to waste your time, efforts, organizing, etc. on box canyon schemes! Here's the view of one very credentialed fellow warning about such things and the kinds of people used:
www4.dr-rath-foundation.org/THE_FOUNDATION/Events/codex-agentsofdisinformation.html

Laibow and Stubblebine's persistent spreading of inaccurate and misleading information on Codex

Given Albert Stubblebine's background, and his resulting proximity to the U. S. Government, eyebrows began to be raised in the natural health community in early 2005 when, along with Rima Laibow, he launched the website of the Natural Solutions Foundation and began to promote himself as an expert on Codex Alimentarius.

I hope you are correct, Francisca. Dr. Mercola recently posted an article regarding this that was not so hopeful. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/10/26/drug-companies-win-big-and-eliminate-medical-herbs-from-europe.aspx

If this goes through in Europe the U. S. Won't be far behind. This would be a sad day for us all.

Somehow I don't think that this is true. The health industry is very strong and the profits must be huge so closing it down would be very difficult. I know that there were talks in Britain to stop supplements being sold. Once I was there and signed a petition against it but somehow I don't think that this is true. Here in France most pharmacies even sell supplements and I think that for many it is a big source of income. For me it would be devastating as I try to avoid medication as much as I can and instead take vitamins and minerals. Homeopathic doctors here in France are fully certified. Anyway, this would put a lot of shops and professionals out of work. I hope that it is not true....... In Britain, big shops like Holland & Barrets only sell suplements and they exist all over the country. What a disaster would it be? But we are slaves of the European Union so if they want to do something I am afraid they will do it no matter what! Freedom has been finished here for a very long time!

Folks, I am very, very concerned about this. For those of you in Europe or elsewhere, can you please tell me what the feeling is about this? Are people aware?

From: Humanity Healing, posted Oct 17, 2010

The EU has passed a directive that comes into full-force in April 2011 whereby ALL herbal and mineral supplements are to be BANNED, all teaching of alternative healing methods will be BANNED, and homeopathic colleges dissolved. Etc. As of this summer, it is now forbidden to sell books about using plants and minerals.

If you live in Europe or know people/family in Europe, please help circulate this message, 35 million signatures are needed NOW! See more:

JOINING HANDS IN HEALTH has now launched its nationwide petition. Our aim is to protect the nation from a lifetime of perpetual ill health; safeguard health choice and human rights.

This EU Directive is draconian and sinister beyond all doubt and its 'guise' is Consumer Protection, although it serves to strip EU Consumers of their right to FREELY CHOOSE. This EU Legislation was conceived behind closed doors in 2002 and premeditatedly kept secret from the public by way of media suppression, in order to avoid a backlash, anti-public campaigns, and possible civil disobedience. We 'the People' must take back Power and our Human Rights, which have been gradually eroded since the inception of the EU in 1972. With a background in Law, I am only too aware that there are very few "Human Rights" remaining. Most have been revoked and replaced with legislation that serves to further undermine and arguably, 'enslave' the general population. Please everyone, make it your business to update yourself on what few legal "Rights" you do have left. Source 'valid' information (not propoganda), analyse it, and join the myriad of 'grassroots causes' that are now in place and seek to reclaim our forfeited rights. This latest legislation should leave NO-ONE in any doubt that an arguably, sinister and er.. Disturbing agenda is emerging. And right under our very nose. Although 99. 9% of the UK population are blissfully unaware of this impending Legislation, they will become AWARE once it comes into effect. By which time, it will be too late.

Many in the health industry are alarmed at the sheer disregard the legislations have for the ancient principle that Natural Foods are meant to Feed & Heal. As confirmed by Hippocrates, (the ancient father of medicine), who famously quoted; "Let thy Food be thy Medicine and thy Medicine be thy Food", and Paracelsus (father of Pharmacology) who stated, "All that man needs for health and healing has been provided by God in nature... The challenge of science is to find it. "

Also conflicting with the spiritual beliefs recognized & respected worldwide, these legislations will replace 'natural foods' (God-made) with 'all things artificial' (i. E. Man-made). In so doing, Religious / Spiritual rights are being dishonoured, disrespected and denied. However, this is only the 'tip of the iceberg', as strict censorship also means we can no longer speak or teach each other about the merits and health enhancing benefits of natural foods, as handed down from generation to generation. Therefore, centuries of ancient wisdom will be written out of the history books and lost to future generations.

Meanwhile, UK Regulators (funded by vested interests of the Pharmaceutical Industry and employed as EU Law Enforcers & Watchdogs), are currently criminalizing' legitimate manufacturers & practitioners with heavy fines imprisonment, product confiscation, removal of ingredients (they classify as 'medicinal'), or forced business closure... For "the crime" of restoring health naturally. These Regulators have been given more powers than the police and includes the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA), Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Trading Standards, Environmental Health, plus others. Their actions are effectively driving the natural health industry underground; threatening the survival of thousands of small (established) health manufacturers, suppliers, practitioners, therapists and consumer health-choice.

1. SAFEGUARD - Natural foods, vitamins, herbs, supplements & traditional medicines / indigenous remedies; and the natural health industry.

2. SECURE - The democratic freedom, health choice, human / religious & consumer rights of UK citizens and future generations.

3. PROTECT - Animal health & welfare.

4. PRESERVE - Our natural environment

Here's an article a friend emailed today: "The 7 foods experts won't eat"

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/the-7-foods-experts-wont-eat-547963/

Health Experts on:

Canned Tomatoes
Corn Fed Beef
Microwave Popcorn
Nonorganic Potatoes
Farmed Salmon
Milk Produced with Artificial Hormones
Conventional Apple

P.S. The farmed salmon blurb was most eye-opening!

"... Nature didn't intend for salmon to be crammed into pens and fed soy, poultry litter, and hydrolyzed chicken feathers. As a result, farmed salmon is lower in vitamin D and higher in contaminants, including carcinogens, PCBs, brominated flame retardants, and pesticides such as dioxin and DDT."

Here's an interesting .pdf from the firm Hogan and Hartson regarding the FTC's newly revised guidelines on Blogging-For-Pay, Testimonial Disclaimers, and Celebrity Endorsements.

https://www.earthclinic.com/new-privacy-disclosure-rules.pdf

Urgent : Below are two links with information on and links for protecting our right for self quarantine and protecting us against mandatory vaccinations. Please take time to protect our freedom.

2. State and Federal Laws allow choice of forced vaccination or incarceration in prisons or camps http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/?p=2802 making it ESSENTIAL to demand the right to self-quarantine

NOW: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/568/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27275

Things That Make You Go Hmm

Department of Health and Human Services Approves Fictitious Medical Device Review Board Led by a Dead Dog

"(NaturalNews) Just how trustworthy are medical review boards that review and approve medical devices? In a Government Accountability Office (GAO) sting, investigators were able to invent and register a fictitious review board with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), complete with a fictitious panel of doctors and a canine president named "Truper Dawg" (named after a real pet dog that had long since passed away).
...
But that's not all: To check out the credibility of existing Independent Review Boards (IRBs), the GAO invented a fictitious medical product called Adhesiabloc -- an adhesive gel used as a kind of "stomach superglue" following surgery. A proposal to begin a clinical trial of this adhesive gel on humans was submitted to an FDA-recognized IRB company, and the company approved it! This, despite the fact that the clinical trial called for pouring one liter of this adhesive gel into the stomach of patients."

http://www.naturalnews.com/025955.html

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123811179572353181.html