I thought I would reprint an article here, that I actually wrote about 3 months ago. When we think of boosting our immunity, we may tend to think of the popular herbs such as Echinachea and others. Very few realize our immune systems actually start in our guts! I hope you benefit from this article!
Kick Start Your Immune System
Hello and welcome to the first edition of Healthy Nugget. It is my hope that all will find useful information that can be easily applied to your daily life. I do not work for any company that may be mentioned in these articles. If I mention a brand name of a product, rest assured I have used it myself, and can attest to the purity and effectiveness of the product.
I thought we would start with a quick and easy way to kick start our immune systems. Without proper functioning immunity, we become victims of chronic illnesses, which many times could have been prevented to start with.
Our diets are the number one area to start. Simply avoiding grains, sugars, and dairy will go a long ways in boosting our immunity. (When I suggest avoiding dairy I am specifically referring to pasteurized milk, but more about that later).
The above mentioned food items throw off our internal flora of the ratio of good bacteria to bad bacteria. Why is this important? How much good bacteria we have in our gut determines the strength of our immune systems. Due to the commercials of yogurt and yogurt like products, most of us are now aware that there are good bacteria and bad bacteria. But do the commercials tell you the whole story? Unfortunately no. They are there to sell their products. Their bottom line is their profit margin. Not your health. If you look closely at the labels of these products, you will find they have added sugar, or worse, artificial sweeteners. And all this is done after they start with pasteurized milk.
Us women are particularly prone to yeast infections. This happens from the use of antibiotics, stress, birth control pills, steroids, and bad diets. When we take an antibiotic, it does not distinguish between the bacteria. It simply kills all bacteria, including the good ones we desperately need. There are other maladies that can also be linked to a unbalanced ratio of good bacteria to good bacteria. Recurrent bladder infections, ear infections, allergies, chronic diarrhea, irritable bowel disease, and premature labor are some examples.
So what can we do? Reduce or eliminate all sugars, grains and dairy as mentioned earlier. Add fermented foods to your diet. Kefir is excellent as are plain yogurts, sauerkraut, buttermilk, (if made from raw milk). But what if you don’t eat enough of these foods, or avoid sugar as you should? Then there are several good products on the market, called generically, probiotic, which will have at least one of the good bacteria so badly needed to have good health. Most formulas now have all of them in one product.
Since there are several good ones, I can only recommend one that I use personally. It is manufactured by Nature’s Way. It is refrigerated when I buy it from my local health food store, and I keep it in the fridge when I get it home. The live cultures are susceptible to death at room temperatures. My Nature’s Way is labeled Once Daily, Primadophilus Bifidus. It is enterically coated to survive the acids in the stomach so they can reach the gut and be effective. If fighting a yeast infection I will take 3-5 a day since I know I cannot take too many. Within about 3 days I have always had relief. I honestly cannot remember when I last had a yeast infection. I am also not prone to every illness that comes along where I work in a crowded retail store. I do not take them all the time. If under severe stress I use them, or if I have seriously strayed from a good diet. I have found this product to be extremely effective, but by all means choose your own product from the array of quality supplements.
I occassionally comment on our loss of freedoms that I have seen in my short lifetime. Last night I found this video. In hopes it wakes you up as it did me. I have seen many losses in reflecting back. This has been done gradually. Watch and learn:
Hello again! It's good to be back here, and I do regret the lack of time I spend here. The garden has demanded attention, and lately the harvesting of wonderful veggies! We can't possibly eat all of it now, so time has been spent preserving these veggies for the winter months. I can hardly believe summer will soon end. Where did it go? I wish it was Spring all over again LOL.
I recently agreed to write a monthly column for a newsletter. This month was the first article for the health part of the newsletter, called, "Healthy Nugget". Not being sure what was expected I decided I would focus on simple and easy topics. I'll wow 'em later. LOL Just now I got to thinking that maybe others might benefit from these articles as well. I am posting this month's article below. And hopefully I will get here much more often than once a month. The Hill is a wonderful place and I so appreciate everyone who signs my guestbook and leaves me comments. Thank You!
Kick Start Your Immune System
Hello and welcome to the first edition of Healthy Nugget. It is my hope that all will find useful information that can be easily applied to your daily life. I do not work for any company that may be mentioned in these articles. If I mention a brand name of a product, rest assured I have used it myself, and can attest to the purity and effectiveness of the product.
I thought we would start with a quick and easy way to kick start our immune systems. Without proper functioning immunity, we become victims of chronic illnesses, which many times could have been prevented to start with.
Our diets are the number one area to start. Simply avoiding grains, sugars, and dairy will go a long ways in boosting our immunity. (When I suggest avoiding dairy I am specifically referring to pasteurized milk, but more about that later).
The above mentioned food items throw off our internal flora of the ratio of good bacteria to bad bacteria. Why is this important? How much good bacteria we have in our gut determines the strength of our immune systems. Due to the commercials of yogurt and yogurt like products, most of us are now aware that there are good bacteria and bad bacteria. But do the commercials tell you the whole story? Unfortunately no. They are there to sell their products. Their bottom line is their profit margin. Not your health. If you look closely at the labels of these products, you will find they have added sugar, or worse, artificial sweeteners. And all this is done after they start with pasteurized milk.
Us women are particularly prone to yeast infections. This happens from the use of antibiotics, stress, birth control pills, steroids, and bad diets. When we take an antibiotic, it does not distinguish between the bacteria. It simply kills all bacteria, including the good ones we desperately need. There are other maladies that can also be linked to a unbalanced ratio of good bacteria to good bacteria. Recurrent bladder infections, ear infections, allergies, chronic diarrhea, irritable bowel disease, and premature labor are some examples.
So what can we do? Reduce or eliminate all sugars, grains and dairy as mentioned earlier. Add fermented foods to your diet. Kefir is excellent as are plain yogurts, sauerkraut, buttermilk, (if made from raw milk). But what if you don’t eat enough of these foods, or avoid sugar as you should? Then there are several good products on the market, called generically, probiotic, which will have at least one of the good bacteria so badly needed to have good health. Most formulas now have all of them in one product.
Since there are several good ones, I can only recommend one that I use personally. It is manufactured by Nature’s Way. It is refrigerated when I buy it from my local health food store, and I keep it in the fridge when I get it home. The live cultures are susceptible to death at room temperatures. My Nature’s Way is labeled Once Daily, Primadophilus Bifidus. It is enterically coated to survive the acids in the stomach so they can reach the gut and be effective. If fighting a yeast infection I will take 3-5 a day since I know I cannot take too many. Within about 3 days I have always had relief. I honestly cannot remember when I last had a yeast infection. I am also not prone to every illness that comes along where I work in a crowded retail store. I do not take them all the time. If under severe stress I use them, or if I have seriously strayed from a good diet. I have found this product to be extremely effective, but by all means choose your own product from the array of quality supplements.
Happy Learning!
Rachel Henderson
P.S. Since writing this article I have learned even more. I had noticed white spots on my arms and some on my legs. They first appeared a year or so ago, and were slowly growing in size, with new ones also forming. I learned that it was due to fungus! Soooo, I started taking my probiotic again, on a daily basis, and they are much improved! They have shrank, and some have disappeared altogether. The remaining ones have now taken on some of the sun, and blended in with my skin tones. previously, they would not tan whatsoever. I thought the white spots were simply signs of aging. They are so common to see on the skin, especially as we age. I am excited to know that they are easily reversible! Our skin is our largest organ, and it will be sure to let us know of any imbalances. While it will take longer to get rid of the fungal infection, than just correcting an imbalance of good to bad bacteria, it's definitely getting there.
And finally,.....I am very excited to learn that the reason for our appendixes has been discovered. I have said for years, that it had a purpose!!!! God doesn't create something for "no reason". Man was just too stupid to know what it was. Can I get an "Amen"? LOL It has been discovered that our appendix has the wonderful task of producing beneficial bacteria when we need replenishing!!!!! Is that not too cool? Of course with our modern diets, additives, pollutions,...our appendixes need help now and again. Our bodies are constantly in need of support, as are the individual organs. So there you have it. God did indeed have our well being in mind in every single detail of our creation.
Just a quick heads up, if anyone is interested, I uploaded two patriotic songs today to help celebrate the 4th!!!!
It's rather funny that I don't usually listen to country music, yet all three songs on my page are definitely country LOL. But who doesn't love Johnny Cash? And I recently bought his Essential Johnny Cash CD set of two.
I dedicate the one called, "Song of the Patriot", to all my Northern friends. Sometimes Southerners can forget that we certainly do not have the edge on being Patriotic. Sometimes we think we do LOL. But most Americans are deeply patriotic regardless of where they call home. So here is my salute to all Americans this 4th of July.
Each patriotic holiday I am reminded of some history I learned anew a few years ago. During the war for Independance, soldiers didn't have any patriotic songs, or flags to revere. They simply had themselves, a cause they believed in enough to give their lives for, and lots of grit. The flags and songs that are an aid to our motivation didn't come til later.To me that makes those early freedom fighters even more deserving of honor, respect, and remembrance. Hurah!
May you all have the joy of family and friends this 4th. Stay safe, and remember amid the festivities, to say a heartfelt prayer for our troops and their families. And not just them, but all the families who have lost a loved one in wars present and past. Finally, say a prayer for all of our elected officials that they will endeavor to do the right thing at all times.
There are several ongoing issues that I am passionate about. One is the building of the promised border fence. By the end of the year DHS will no longer have any responsibility to do so. Our action and voices are needed now to ensure this fence gets built. But without all of us raising our voices, we will continue to be ignored. So hop on over to Grassfire.Org and add your voice. It willonly take a a minute and it's free. By the way they have a list of all the Congressman, and if their name is in bold print, it means they have supported the efforts to get the fence built.
And then from The Media Research, came a warning that our freedom of speech was about to be seriously curtailed!!!! here is the second email with links provided so you can read up on the issue.
Douglas C. Mills Executive Vice President Media Research Center
Rachel,
Is the gag about to be slid over the collective mouths of conservative talk radio leaders?
That's what liberals are itching to do, and unless we take decisive action over this next week, I fear this could become a grim reality.
++ 66,000 Petitions and Counting
Rachel, we are so close to reaching our goal of 100,000 signatures--signatures that could get Congress to move forward with a vote on the Broadcaster Freedom Act, now stuck in committee - and needing just a few more signatures to bring it to the House floor for a full vote.
This vote is crucial so that every member of Congress is put on record as to where he/she stands on Free Speech in our Nation!
We want to present Congressional leaders with 100,000 petitions from citizens who are demanding "Radio Independence" from the threat of government censorship through the Fairness Doctrine, before July 4!
That means we have precious little time to reach our goal.
++ Action 1--Alert Your Friends
We're calling on everyone who has already signed this important petition to take a leadership role by forwarding this message to 25-30 friends who want our Free Speech Rights defended and protected from government intrusion.
Urge them to sign this petition, right now by clicking here:
For the first time, we're also asking you to follow up with phone calls to your friends --it's that important. Let them know that signing this petition will help preserve and protect our right to free speech in America.
If necessary, talk them through the petition signing process!
Rachel, we have five days to reach our goal, and we're counting on the MRC Action Team to once again answer the alarm and push us over the goal!
My sincere thanks in advance for once again standing with the MRC.
Douglas C. Mills Executive Vice President Media Research Center
P.S. Can there be a more important issue than defending our First Amendment Rights? Take action today and forward this message!
So, it would seem our freedoms are under attack from within our own borders. How ironic that we send troops overseas, only to need that same protection right here on US soil. I hope you will each take a few valuable minutes and join me in fighting these outrages.
And let me clarify one thing about the above statement. I DID NOT mean to suggest violence against the government, when I said we need protection here on US soil. After re-reading that I could see how that could be misinterpreted. With all her faults, this is an awesome country still!!!! We just need to all work together to keep it that way. A few bad apples spoils the whole barrel.
I love all things patriotic. Always will. And I am willing to show my patriotism by standing up to the wolves in sheep clothing. Won't you help too?
Most importantly won't you say a special prayer today for our elected officials and all of our military personnel?
You may have seen the web news story about the FDA targeting several internet companies selling Cancer "cures". They have sent warning letters, and are even ready to seize products if they don't stop telling people they are cancer "cures". But it's ok for them to claim the same thing and say they have proof their treatments are not toxic? Where is their proof? They have none. They cannot have any, cause their treatments are anything but safe or gentle. Nor can they prove that their treatments cure cancer. But they claim it all the same, and they sure don't want anyone else threatening their gravy train.
There has been so much propaganda shoved down our throats by the FDA, Big Pharma, and the American Cancer Society. Most people are ignorant on a better way. But people are learning, and people are finding out just how barbaric our traditional medical treatments are with the toxicity of chemo and radiation and all the drugs. Want to beat cancer? Well let us inject you with rat killer and a host of other toxic products. By George we'll kill it all out. Kill the good too, destroy your immune system while we are at it, but we will get rid of your cancer!
Does this not strike you as barbaric, or am I the only one who feels this way? And lets not even talk about the massive profits they make on your illness. How many people have you personally seen, die faster from the "treatments", than from the cancer itself? I have. More than once. How anyone survivces the treatment is nothing but a sheer miracle to me.
The body is remarkably self healing when given the proper tools. We truly are fearfully and wonderfully made. Many of these touted "cures" by natural medicine really are just that. By chanigng diet, detoxing of the posions within us, and using supplements to boost our our own internal healing abilities, we can many times correct "dis-ease". Thousands have people have done it. And continue to do so.
Those that choose that option, don't have to deasl with severe nausea, vomiting, weakness, hair falling out, heart problems, heart attacks, kidney failure, and a host of other side effects from trying their toxic treatments. If they do not acheive a remission of the cancer, most have reported a death with dignity without needless suffering so common with chemo and radiation.
Did ya know, in the original charter of The American Cancer Society, it was written that if ever a cure was found for cancer, that the American Cancer Association would be dissolved? Do you have any idea how much they profit yearly from their claims of cancer treatments and research? They are some of the biggest drug pushers around. Hand in hand with the rest of Big Pharma, and of course the FDA. A cure by the establishment has never been found. Nor will it ever be. Why do you think they fear these natural remedies so much? Because they know they work!!!! No one has a magic wand. Sometimes cancer will not be cured even using natural means. We are after all mortal. But you have a much better chance at using elements that do no harm, support the body holistically and nutritionally, and help to reverse the disease process. And let's not forget the most powerful weapon of all. Prayer. Prayer cannot be stressed enough. Our heavenly father knows our needs. He also knows when our time on earth should end. We cannot circumvent that no matter how natural we approach it. But if it's in yor future to survive, would you not want to do so? And would you not want to do so with real quality of life?
If you think the FDA is really concerned about your health or mine, it is anything but. Knowledge is power. It's your health and your decision. If after studying the other side of the story you choose to reject it, that's your choice. But it should always be a choice you can make. The FDA, nor anyone else should take that option away from you. Some opt to blend the best of both worlds. Again, that should be your choice. How many times have you read stories of parents who opted for natural treatments for their child suffering from cancer, only to have Big Brother step in, take the child and administer treatment they think is best?
It should NEVER be!!!!! Wake up people and see how your rights are being eroded. Dig and delve into this issue. Who knows? What you learn could save your own life one day.
WooHoo Indeed!!!!! I just received official notice that the Carbon Tax was defeated!!!!! If you could see me doing my little dance LOL. I know some of you here on the hill, read about and responded to my earlier posting of the proposed carbon tax. It's people like you that helped stop this round of insanity.
See what adding your voice can really do? Get off the fence, if you are still on it and get involved! Together we can turn around some of this silliness which seems to be such an epidemic. Here is an excerpt of the email I received from Grassfire today:
From the Desk of: Steve Elliott, President, Grassfire.org Alliance
6/9/2008
Dear Rachel,
I have incredible news to report. The $1.2 trillion Carbon Tax scheme was soundly defeated last Friday (48-36)!
Rachel without question your influence--via phone, fax made a significant impact on those Senators who voted against the bill. Republican Sen. "Kit" Bond, a leading opponent of the bill, called it a "horrendous crippling tax" that would "ruin family budgets" by increasing energy costs as well as cost American jobs.
In all, grassroots woke up to the threat and made certain that the plug was pulled on what would have been the biggest tax increase in our nation's history and largest expansion of intrusive government power since Roosevelt's New Deal of the 1930s!
I have prepared an exclusive audio update about the vote, and what we can expect next. Click here for more:
Already, more than 105,000,000 pounds of Carbon Belch are ready to be sent up on June 12, and I'm inviting ALL members of our team who haven't yet calculated their carbon footprint to do so right now. Click here:
Again, I want to thank everyone who played such an important role in defeating the Lieberman-Warner Carbon Tax bill last Friday. Once again you rallied and did what it took to make a powerful and victorious impact!
Steve
I have already promised to make my mark on the Carbon Belch due to be released on the 12th of this month. (In my earlier posting I believe I said it was the 13th. Oops!). What a way to send a message!!!!!
I am hoping we have a nice T-Storm headed our way this evening. I was out earlier today and my Isralei Melon plants aren't doing so well. We need rain, as we have had high temps and little moisture this last two weeks. We are having to supplement with waterings. And yesterday I noticed the first of my Asiatic Lillies were blooming! Mine are a deep red color and I have more each year coming up. My Old Fashioned Day Lillies are also starting to bloom. What a pity they only last a day, but I now have enough that I can enjoy the blooms for a couple of weeks.
I'm still continuing my education into making graphics with PSP. Thanks to Barbara and Eva, I have quite a boost LOL. I am so honored that these wonderful women took me under their wise wings and offered to teach me.
Some of you know that I am into natural healing. I decided to do something I have never done before. A parasite detox. After doing a lot of reading up and debating with myself, I decided what the heck! At the very least it will do no harm. I elected to approach it in a slower fashion than directed. Within three days I was having odd things happen. While at work one day, I suddenly had this pain as if I had just inhaled water up my nose. But this was more intense than any water I ever got up my nose as a kid swimming. It really hurt! This lasted for several minutes, and once it quit, I felt so much better. Later I blew some green tinged mucus out of my nose. What?! I would have said I didn't have any sinus problems. It's rare for me to have sinus problems or infections. I can remember only two my whole life. (Deodorized garlic is the bomb for all things sinus and respiatory). I am only taking my items once a day instead of the recommended twice a day. I am also taking my Colon Cleanse along with it. I use an inexpensive gentle product I discovered years ago. Included in my two parasite detox products are all of the digestive enzymes that we desperately need as we age. Our bodies simply do not make the amounts we need. We can only ingest enzymes in raw food, as heat kills them. How many of us eat raw fruits and veggies as we should? I know I don't.. I will be sure to let you know what interesting effects I experience as I progress. I am to stop for one week after being on it for two weeks. Then I can resume. I always stress doing things that don't tax our bodies while being gentle but thorough. The object here is to attain better health while not being uncomfortable doing it. And face it. None of us will stay with a regimen if it is unpleasant. I have noticed a subtle increase in mental acuity and memory. Certain things have become easier for me to remember. That is awesome! I look forward to this new journey LOL. Yet, I also realize that as more toxins are released, I will feel worse before I feel better. I haven't reached that point yet, but I will. Once I am through that phase I will have more energy, and feel so good in general. (I do colon cleanses twice a year). I am convinced from personal experience that we simply must detox ourselves on a regular basis. It really does make a difference, even if it isn't a pleasant subject for discusssion LOL. And if you have thought about doing a parasite detox, don't even think about it before doing a colon cleanse first. I was on my colon cleanse, and had been for a while before starting the parasite detox in conjunction. You must be able to effectively throw off the parasites as they are killed. If your colon is dirty, your body cannot handle it without it making you sick. Think of it as a backed up sewer. If your body cannot throw off the debris, where is it going to go? Right back into your system. Not good at all. So make sure you have a clean colon first. Drink lots of water or other liquids. Eat some raw foods to help with nutritional support, enzymes, and fiber, and get ready to feel better in a while. It is not uncommon for people who have never done a cleanse, have an illness before allis said and done. Once the colon is clean, it will then start to clean out other parts of our systems. If you smoke, you might come down with bronchitis, as those toxins are removed. Or if you have chronic sinus problems you might get a sinus infection. You would definitely want to have some garlic and some Collodial Silver on hand for support and to prevent an illness requiring antibiotics, which only make you toxic again, not to mention the harm to your immune system. (Didja know our traditional antibiotics harm our immune systems? They do!).
Goodness! I certainly did not mean to get on my soap box again. Someone please take my box and hide it from me!!! LOL But I feel great and I pray you do too! Be blessed!
Have an awesome week where ever you are, and may you be richly blessed!
I can think back over the years, and remember many frauds perpetutated upon the American public. I bet you can too. And usually a little digging reveals that someone stood to gain monentarily from those farces. While the rest of us poor fops seemed to lose some our hard earned money or health. Or both.
Have you given any serious consideration to all the hoopla over "global warming"? Does the constant pounding of our liberal media, have you believing that we are doomed, doomed, doomed, and the sky is indeed falling? Man is oh so mighty and powerful, and man through his use of natural (and many unnatural) resources has doomed this planet unless,....unless,.....of course! Why didn't someone think of this long before now? A tax! A carbon tax will fix everything!!!!!! The genius behind all this gloom and doom? The genius behind this incessant campaign to make us all believe that the end is near? The genius who now rises to the forefront yet again with the solution of all solutions!!!!! Why it's none other than our own esteemed expert of global climate, Al Gore! And now he is pushing hard and heavy to get this Carbon Tax pushed through. With our economy getting shakier by the day, and many of us struggling to make ends meet, his solution is to further burden us with paying out even more money we don't have, all to support his dreamed up calamity of global warming. (And even if global warming was true, a tax would fix it)?
How stupid does he think the American citizen is? Well look at what he has gotten away with so far. And he has pulled many to his way of thinking. But a tax?! (Is there an echo in here)?
If you are as dumbfounded and outraged as I am, even just a little, stand up and speak out!!!! Let the politicians hear from you in a resounding NO! Let's stop this before it even gets started. I have already added my voice to saying no. Won't you please add yours?
The Issue: This Spring, the Senate is expected to vote on a Global Warming bill (Lieberman-Warner) that will impose a $1.2 Trillion tax on the American people -- all in the name of Al Gore’s unfounded Climate Alarmist agenda.
Please take time to read up on this. While you are there, please notice the yellow square in the upper left corner. Be sure to click on that won't you? Forewarned is forearmed my mama always said.
You know, those of us who have Christian beliefs should realize, that God created this world in His power and wisdom. God will make sure that this earth will last for as long as He wants it to. And someone crying wolf will not alter that. As a young child in school we had to do those bomb drills and hide under our desks. Anyday a "big one" from Russia would take us all out. I lived with a fear and uncertainty that no child should ever deal with. Until I heard a sermon one Sunday morning that took all my fear then and now. The preacher said Jesus wouldn't be coming back to a world where no people existed. (Makes sense doesn't it?) I read all those scriptures very carefully and realized the man had spoken truth. I also read of God's great power and infallible wisdom. With all of God's knowledge and power, would He not forsee the future and what mankind would do? He certainly would! He created this world to sustain us for as long as He means this earth to be here. Not a minute before or a minute after. This doesn't mean that I should not try to take care of the bounty God created for us. I should indeed try to care for this treasure while I am here. But it is not necessary, and indeed would be a great disrespect to our Creator to say that man is the one with the power to subvert God's plans. It ain't happening folks. We simply are not that powerful. Pity some men will never learn that humility. That truth.
As time goes on, and you read my blog, you will see I tend to become passionate about natural medicine and holistic healing, more so than any area. Including politics LOL
I have mentioned before that I receive several newsletters. One such newsletter arrived today with a story that has me seething, and I hope it does you too!
There has long been an avenue for the citizen to address the FDA with concerns on foods, drugs, supplements,... Now that same avenue is being used by GlaxoSmithKline and others to petition the FDA to change our obesity problems into a "disease" category. IF that happens, than all dietary supplements that we can now buy freely over the counter, will only be available via prescription, or not at all. If that supplement has anything to do with helping to control blood sugar, energy levels, losing weight,....you get the picture?
It's a clever ploy by big pharma to oust the competition. Eliminate our choices and where would we have to turn? Their drugs of course, replete with all the side effects that do nothing to correct the underlying problems. They certainly do not address the nutritional needs or the chemical imbalances many of us face.
There are some stinkers in the dietary supplement field. I admit that freely. Remember the old saying about not throwing the baby out with the bath water? Here we go again. It is ultimately up to the consumer to be aware and do their homework first before taking any drug or supplement. But do we really want to be dictated to on whether or not we can freely purchase alternatives to the drugs constantly being advertised and pushed down our throats. So many people I meet do not have a clue about healthy and viable alternatives to the side effect laden drugs, that not only can harm health long term, but have caused thousands upon thousands of needless deaths each year.
If you are one of the lucky ones who know full well the benefits of our supplements, and realize the tactics big pharma is willing to employ to take that freedom away from us all, won't you please join me in sending comments to the FDA? Tell the FDA, that in no uncertain terms, is GlakoSmithKline, or any other group associated with big pharma, is to be allowed to sway the minds of the FDA into a new ruling on obesity being reclassified as a "disease".
I don't know about you but I have never accepted the thinking that addiction to alcohol or drugs was a "disease" either. Come on! If it were a disease then many of us who never drank would have this "disease". I have yet to see that happen, have you?
Your supplements are constantly under attack. This is just the latest in a long line that seems to never end. We must always be viligant in the fight to protect our freedom to choose whether we will use that drug or opt for a healthier alternative. While a drug might be necessary for a medical emergency, short term, many of us rely on the natural alternatives that support the natural healing of the human body.
If these supplements are allowed to be done away with,...(all it takes is for us to do nothing), what will it be next? Once that train starts rolling, it won't stop. You may not have an overweight problem, or high blood sugar, or low energy level,.....but I bet you have a health challenge somewhere. What if it was for supplements that strengthened the heart? (like Hawthorne does), or Omega 3's that helped with blood sugar, high blood pressure, and arthritis? Maybe you take a good multi vitamin that makes a world of diffference in your daily health? How about a bone building formula that is balanced to prevent calcium deposits while building strong bones?
Please join me in making comments to the FDA to stop this before it gets a toehold. Be nice, be respectful, be professional. No name calling or slurs are needed, wanted or necessary, no matter how much we may disdain their outlook. Always show respect and cordiality. Another old saying with a lot of merit,.."You can attract more flies with honey". LOL But be firm. Be clear, be concise, and to the point. They don't want to hear your life story on your health problems LOL.
As you read the main story, you will be able to see the money trail this would create. Never mind if it's good for the average citizen or not. Just as long as they profit. The big pharma industry is the biggest drug pusher we have. And then we wonder why our young people get into illicit drugs so easily. (I am in no way shape or form condoning the use of illicit drugs). But at least they get a thrill for their efforts, and not just harmful side effects. How many drug ads do you see during your one hour show? Have you ever counted them? I have counted as many as 8, and all for a different drug each time. We aren't brainwashed? You bet your sweet cheeks we are!!!!
I thank you in advance for your help. Send these links in emails to your family and friends. United we can make a huge difference!!!!
