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Take Action if you believe in Alternative Health Practices and Help Before April 30th, FDA Attacks Complementary & Alternative Healthcare 4/23/2007 9:56:29 PM
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FDA Attacks Complementary & Alternative Healthcare
by John F. Gilbert, Ph.D. - President/NTCB
I just spent three days reading, re-reading, researching and
discussing the proposed FDA guidelines for "Complementary and
Alternative Medicine" with two FDA attorneys. You can download a
copy of this proposal for yourself at:
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dockets/06d0480/06d0480.htm.
When I first heard about this FDA attack on complementary and
alternative health care, I considered it another "Chicken Little"
rumor. On further study, I'm appalled at the speed with which the
pharmaceutical companies are implementing Codex Alimentarius in the
USA. If you don't suspect the pharmaceutical companies control the
FDA, you may want to research that further by visiting
http://www.HealthFreedomUSA.org.
This insidious proposal is designed to redefine every complementary
and alternative health care modality and product as "medicine." This
has direct implications on the services and products provided by
every alternative health care professional. There is no facet of
complementary and alternative health care that is not affected. If
the FDA adopts this proposal, all natural health care would be
illegal even for medical doctors.
Essential oils, herbs, herbal remedies, homeopathic remedies,
minerals, nutritional supplements, plant enzymes and vitamins are
redefined in this proposal as "medicine." Very simply, medicine is
under the jurisdiction of the FDA and, by law, only licensed medical
doctors may prescribe "medicines." Anybody else who advises,
advocates, counsels, distributes, markets, recommends or suggests
anybody use "medicine" is practicing medicine without a license.
This is a felony in the USA punishable by fines and incarceration.
Aromatherapy, auricular therapy, biofeedback, color therapy,
homeopathy, hypnotism, naturopathy, neurotherapy, nutritional
consulting, reflexology, sound therapy and wellness consulting are
among the alternative health modalities being redefined
as "Alternative Medicine." This subtle change of vocabulary
from "alternative health care" to "alternative medicine" makes all of
these industries subject to control by the FDA as medicine. Only
medical doctors would be allowed to provide, prescribe and supervise
the delivery of these services. Anybody else who provided any of
these services would be practicing medicine without a license and
subject to incarceration and fines.
That's the bad news. The good news is we have until April 30, 2007 to
voice our opinion against this proposal to eliminate complementary
and alternative health care in America. Almost 100,000 people have
already filed their objection. According to Dr. Rima Laibow, medical
director of the Natural Therapies Foundation, we need 50 times that
many people to respond by the end of the month.
Please stand up and be counted. Go to http://tinyurl.com/2u7ghc and
file your petition in support of natural health care, in support of
complementary and alternative health care as we know it today. If you
require more information, please visit
http://www.HealthFreedomUSA.org or read the FDA proposed policy
Natural Therapies Certification Board
Jackie Olsen
Executive Director
Natural Therapies Certification Board
John F. Gilbert, Ph.D.
President
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