Heart disease supplements being threatened

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, August-Sept, 2004 by Rose Marie Williams

Many health advocates, including Dr. Matthias Rath, and Gary Null recognize this veiled attempt to protect the consumer from "potentially dangerous" substances as a "global stealth attack against the dietary supplement industry" and against the consumer's right to prevent disease by using unpatented natural substances. If the issue were really about protecting public health why not enact rules to limit consumer access to alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, hydrogenated oils, white refined sugar, mercury-contaminated fish, fluoride, pharmaceutical estrogens, pesticides, EMF and radiation exposure--things that pose real dangers to public health--but which also derive huge profits to stockholders? Many health advocates recognize that Codex Alimentarius is not about protecting consumer health. It is all about protecting corporate wealth.

Holistic health practitioners and consumers who wish to protect free access to nutritional supplements need to educate themselves about this issue and do everything possible to prevent it from happening. The last Codex meeting took place on 3 November 2003 in Germany, where action moved along at an accelerated pace, and where protesters were barred from speaking, and in some cases barred from attending meetings, as was John C. Hammell, president of International Advocates for Health Freedom (IAHF).

"All it takes for evil to prevail is for good men (and women) to do nothing." If thousands of concerned citizens contact their congressional representatives to denounce the United States' acceptance of Codex limiting access to nutritional supplements, it might be possible to avert this impending assault on disease prevention. There are several health advocacy groups and websites designed to inform the public about what is really behind the Codex Alimentarius. Health advocates who are concerned, but too busy to get involved can help by sending a donation to the Alliance for Natural Health http://www.alliance-natural-health.org for their lawsuit to overturn the EU Food Supplement Directive, or send a donation to International Advocates for Health Freedom (IAHF), 556 Boundary Bay Rd., Point Roberts, Washington 98281 USA, 360-945-0352, in order to educate consumers everywhere.

"Health Risks and the Environment"

A 60-minute video by Rose Marie Williams, MA, discusses bovine growth hormone (BGH) and pesticides in the food supply, corporate influence in government, ways to reduce toxic exposure around the home, plus contact numbers for inexpensive water testing and pesticide resource information. Profits benefit the Cancer Awareness Coalition, Inc., (CAC), a grassroots organization that raises public awareness about health risks associated with pesticide and chemical exposures, while promoting safer alternatives. Cost: $20.00 includes s/h. Specify video or DVD.

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Web Sites:

http://www4.dr-rath-foundation.org

http://www.iahf.com

http://garynull.com

www.PeopleAgainstCancer.com

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