[electroherbalism] Pharma Masquerading as Health Freedom Groups

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" Chris Gupta " <chrisgupta

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 12:39:06 -0400

[electroherbalism] Pharma Masquerading as Health Freedom Groups

 

 

 

" Did you know that many activist/health/environmental/industry

associations and groups, in whole or part, are funded by corporations

with vested interests as this is the most effective and the best

public relations tactic money can buy? "

 

The above is extracted from

<http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2003/09/29/canadian_health_food_associati\

on_chfa_member_questionnaire.htm>Canadian

Health Food Association (CHFA) Member Questionnaire which expounds on

such masquerades and is a good introduction to this well entrenched

and choreographed trick. Of course, duping the other health related

organizations to do their dirty work is amply described in:

<http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2005/01/27/alternative_medicine_unwitting\

ly_being_used_in_the_battle_to_restrict_access_to_nutrients.htm>Alternative

Medicine Unwittingly Being Used In The Battle To Restrict Access To

Nutrients

 

See also:

<http://www.nocodexgenocide.com/page/page/3312735.htm>Seeing Thru

Spin of Citizens for Health and The Natural Solutions Foundation on

the CODEX Vitamin Issue

CONTROLLED OPPOSITION GROUPS

 

Just to keep of balance they will throw a few crumbs to keep the

uninformed confused and forever going in circles as I suspect they

did in one of their the baits:

<http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2006/07/05/codex_chairman_seeks_to_thwart\

_pro_health_initiative.htm>Codex

Chairman Seeks to Thwart Pro Health Initiative

 

For a current example of these shenanigans the recent flurry over

bill S. 3546 is a worthy study: The groups that see what this bill is

at face value have this to say against this bill:

 

" This extremely flawed legislation will mandate needless FDA

regulations that will treat supplements like drugs (repealing DSHEA),

raise the price of supplements to consumers, and obligate supplement

manufacturers, packers and distributors to notify the FDA of serious

adverse events reports (AERs) associated with the use of a dietary

supplement that result in death, a life-threatening experience,

inpatient hospitalization, persistent or significant disability,

congenital abnormality or birth defect, or an event that requires a

medical or surgical intervention to prevent such outcomes. The bill's

use of the words " associated with " rather than the words " caused by "

could result in " guilt by association " , whereby any serious adverse

event experienced by any one of the 70% of Americans who consume

dietary supplements could be attributed to their supplements rather

than to their cigarette or alcohol use, prescription drug use, poor

dietary habits, etc. As such, this bill could potentially destroy the

availability of effective dietary supplements in America by

associating their usage with serious health events. "

 

To read more go

to:<http://www.thenhf.com/government_affairs_federal.html> National

Health Federation

 

As the politically active voice of the healthcare practitioner and

their patients, AAHF sees S. 3546 as part of a bigger picture that

would like to treat dietary supplements more like pharmaceuticals and

not as food as it currently stands. We believe that as soon as you

accept differential treatment between dietary supplements (as

concentrated nutrient forms) and conventional foods, you have given

up very valuable ground.

 

S. 3546 would also discourage consumers from properly submitting

their adverse events. Consumers should be discussing their adverse

event reactions (especially " serious adverse events " as per the bill)

with their healthcare practitioner rather than just sending a

complaint to the manufacturer or retailer. There is a serious

potential for abuse of the system and supplements could easily be

blamed in place of things as divergent as pharmaceutical drugs,

recreational drugs, genetic sensitivities, food intolerances, alcohol

abuse, etc. A healthcare professional is crucial to determining the

adverse event and ensuring that needless blame is not pointed towards

the wrong substance.

 

To read more go to:

<http://ga4.org/campaign/AER_bill/7nkxgi2y535xxx?>American

Association for Health Freedom (Note: there petition will only work

for US residents)

 

Chris Gupta

http://tinyurl.com/rfp5h

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Thanks Cheri, for the input, much appreciated, it sure smells like it.

 

Hi Chris

 

CRN and CFH are both pharma backed and enemies to health-freedom,

there is no doubt.

 

Cheri

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Hi Chris:

 

I agree with you. They are so desperate to hang us they would have us

self incriminate no matter how flimsy the evidence might be.

 

Croft

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Chris Gupta

Dave & Shelley

Wednesday, July 05, 2006 9:23 PM

Re: Citizens for Health

 

Yes I did see this Shelley, and thanks for the kind comment. Think it

to be another attempt to find adverse reactions from the

<http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2005/05/11/use_abuse_of_regulations_to_pr\

otect_pharma_monopoly.htm>extraordinarily

safe nutritional products as currently that is where they keep coming

up short. Suspect the idea is to add more scrutiny not unlike the

junk science that is all the rage to debunk vitamins etc. Have

forwarded this to others for comment. as well.

 

Chris

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At 09:54 AM 05/07/2006, you wrote:

Hi Chris,

 

I just received an email form Citizens for Health asking for support

for US Senate Bill 3546, The Dietary Supplement and Nonprescpritopn

Drug Consumer Act, which would require that manufacturers nofigy the

FDA of all serious adverse events for OTC drugs and dietary

supplements reported to them. Citizens for Health states that the

bill will show serious commitment to comnsumer safety and protection

and it includes appropriate safeguards so that unjustified burdens

are not places on these responsible companies. It will emphasize how

well-regulated the dietary supplement industry is and will show that

supplements are not only safe, but make them safer.

 

Finally they include a link to The Council for Responsible

Nutrition's site covering " Myths & Facts " about mandatory adverse

event reporting for supplements. After reading this page, I am still

not certain if this is legitimate or something the big pharma co's

have sooked up to further sabotage supplements. Are you aware of this?

Best regards and thanks for you excellent site.

 

Shelley Trumbo

 

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