b>Is Your Ability to Buy Dietary Supplements, Herbal Preparations, and Tonics in Jeopardy in the USA? by Allen Weber

away their profits.

Do you know that even though certain herbs have been proven to fight off cancers and destroy

them, you will never learn about them? This is because even with the passage of the DSHEA, the

FDA is suppressing this type information claiming that there "are not enough safety studies" even

if it has been studied in most other modern countries around the world. Is that "Protecting" you?

Or is it protecting the profits of drug manufacturers?

Do you know that as recently as a few years ago, no manufacturer of calcium products could

claim that taking calcium would help fight off osteoporosis? Thanks to the DSHEA you can learn

that calcium can help.

So now you have a small understanding of what benefits you get from the DSHEA. Here is the

problem.

Now there are some Senators and Representatives who want to take away the rights of consumers

like you and me to use the products of our choice. They want to limit the choices we have in how

we are treated. They want us to be forced to use high priced poisonous pharmaceuticals rather

than herbs. They do not want us educated as to what herbs do, how they can benefit us and keep

us healthy.

This attack is being launched by Big Dick (Richard) Durbin (democrat of Illinois). The question

is why. Is he really that well versed in every treatment so that he can tell you what is good for you

and what is not? Is he really that educated in how all of the supplements, vitamins, herbs, and

preparations really work? Or is it the usual. Politics and high level big money political

contributions to his campaign at work.

While his idea is commendable - insuring that supplements are safe. Wouldn't it be a better idea

to force a supplement manufacturer to prove that the supplement does what they claim it does?

Wouldn't it be better to allow...no in fact force the supplement manufacturer to have a lot of

educational material available to consumers so they can educate themselves. Material including

possible adverse reactions. Known and reported incompatible products (i.e. don't take this with

aspirin, etc.) Safe dosages, and unsafe dosages, as well as how much is to much..How much can

you safely take during a 24 hour period. Information like that. I'm sure that this type of

information would be more helpful than some bureaucrat deciding what you can and can not

know about a particular product. Even if that bureaucrat has the best of intentions.

Imagine not being able to buy the herbal product of your choice because some politician and

bureaucrat want to "Protect" you. Imagine not being able to find information on adverse effects

and beneficial effects of a particular herb, or herbal combination, or dietary supplement? It is

about to happen here in the USA.

If you really want to keep the ability to educate yourself on alternative medicine, the proper use

of vitamins, herbs, etc, and have the choice to use them, then get in touch with your Senator and

ask them to defeat Big Dick Durbin's "Dietary Supplement Safety Act" (Senate Bill 722).

It's for your own good.

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