Supplements valued by yogis threatened by FDA and Codex

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Sat nam, ji.

 

Yogi Bhajan taught us a " household " way of life, versus a rejectionist

path of the ascetic. Part of being a holder of a house is being part

of society. And " politics " - how a People (poli) organizes itself -

is part of the householder's responsibility. Yogi Bhajan also taught

us the value of nutritional diets, including the role of

supplementation given the depleted nature of natural foods. The Food

and Drug Administration (FDA) - charged by our politicians to work

with established businesses to control less established businesses

(which, as Milton Friedman said, is the role of all regulations and

their implementing agencies), is once again, as it does every few

months, threatening access to the smaller mom-and-pop shops that

produce the latest, most innovative natural products, nutrients and

supplements. This latest in an endless litany of threats is the

so-called " guidance " on " good-manufacturing practices. " To read more,

including how the FDA itself estimates that smaller businesses will go

out of business because of this guidance, please

 

http://www.newstarget.com/022499.html

 

Second, Congress, full of politicians who also do the bidding of the

larger, established businesses, is about to push through a bill, S.

1082, that will subject supplements to a system of testing heretofore

reserved only for risky pharmaceutical drugs. By forcing natural

nutrient producers to prove that their " benefits " outweigh their

" risks, " the mom-and-pop shop will consider the cost of undertaking

such a test and will " just say no, " leaving the market and denying the

consumer the latest, innovative body supporting nutrients. Nutrients

support enzymatic activity, while pharmaceutical drugs suppress

enzymatic activity. Nutrients, thus, are considered " food " under the

1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA). To treat

foods as drugs is to take many supplements out of the market.

 

Finally, while many yogis, as progressives, inherently value

international governing bodies, they should heed the old " law of

unintended consequences, " when giving up power to Smarter Others. Th

United Nation's has created a body called " Codex, " which aims to

regulate the international food trade. At the behest of the most

powerful corporations (how could it be otherwise?), Codex's Committee

on Vitamins has passed an upper limit on the potency of nutrients and

supplements. If we've learned anything from Dr. Kartar and Deva from

the.cleanse.com, we've learned that we need more nutrients, not less.

Countries are coerced into implementing Codex decisions by threat of

sanction from the World Trade Organization.

 

I'm truly sorry if you're a supporter of Big Government, or have a

faith in the benevolence of Big Corporations. Yogi Bhajan said the

time from now through 2012 would be a rough time. And Narayan the

Face Reader said these Powerful Elites would defend their Turf like

Cornered Tigers.

 

While we aim for the sadhana bliss every day, we need to be active,

while maintaining that balance of being the LightHouse and attracting

conscious souls for a better world.

 

Click here to learn more and get involved:

http://www.newstarget.com/022499.html

 

In the Aquarian Age, we gain Gnosis, enlightenment, and lose our

reliance on Smarter Others to control our lives. At least this is our

potential, if we seize it.

 

Sort of like the " gift " number in numerology. That latent power

resides in us, if we choose to use it.

 

Don't be a sheep and just accept as inevitable what the Smarter Others

want to impose on us. Assert your Rights, which Jefferson said we

innately have, and build for yourself a life worth living. Be in the

company of the holy and God Bless.

 

P.S. At my blog I wrote about another Government plan to force us like

cattle into mass quarantine areas - as described by the American Civil

Liberties Union (ACLU). I invite you to read all about what's in

store for us, leave a " comment, " and forward to friends. My blog's at

www.CommonInterest.info.

 

Blessings,

Amar Atma

www.CommonInterest.info

www.cfrohman.com