The FDA wants to regulate vitamins, minerals, herbs and even fresh vegetable juice - and classify them as “medicine.” April 30th is the deadline to speak up.



Why is this a problem? --- Only licensed doctors can prescribe drugs, so you will no longer be able to walk into a health food store and purchase supplements. It will be illegal.



Why else is it a problem? --- Because medical doctors, (the only ones who would now legally be able to “prescribe” them), are not trained or educated about them in medical school. Medical doctors are trained in pharmacology, or drugs, not vitamins, minerals or nutrients. If fact, most medical schools only require one class in nutrition – and that is on how certain food interact with drugs! And there doesn’t seem to be any change in direction of this, even if doctors become the only legal way you can buy Vitamin B, Vitamin C or Echinacea. Alternative health practitioners will also not be able to prescribe them.



Any other reasons? --- Well, yes. Drug companies charge exorbitant prices and make hefty profits. They can pay the millions of dollars the FDA charges to legalize a drug. Vitamin and herb companies often do not have the millions of dollars required to push a “drug” through the FDA for approval, which will mean that many of them, will just instantly become untested drugs, and overnight become illegal. It would even be illegal for your doctor to prescribe them to you.



Why should you care? --- If this passes, vitamins and minerals will be illegal for you to buy on your own, and a bunch of your favorite supplements may well become illegal overnight. You’ll also have to pay for doctor’s visits, just to get supplements that are currently legal for you to buy on your own. Do you really want this unnecessary expense?



What can you do? --- Write and call your Congress person and Senator ASAP. Let them know that if they vote for this, you will vote for the opposing candidate in the next election.

The FDA is currently accepting public comment on the matter, and this comment period is open until April 30th. After it closes, they will no longer listen to what you have to say.



What else can you do? --- Print this as a flier in quantities and post it at health food stores, coffee shops, your office bulletin board, and anywhere else you can. Why? Because if the public knows what’s going on and voices it’s opinion, it will never happen. This is in the best interests of drug companies, not the general public. The average person can see that clearly.



How can you stay informed? --- Learn more at www.healthfreedomusa.org, and register for the blog to stay informed. There are more related battles coming, and you’ll want to know what’s going on and how to make your voice heard. You can send your comment to you Congress and House representatives through this site. You can read more about this action at http://www.newstarget.com/021789.html.



PLEASE REPOST, BLOG, BULLETIN, EMAIL TO FRIENDS, AND PRINT AND POST AT COFFEE SHOPS, HEALTH FOOD STORES, ETC.