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               THE FDA: INSTRUMENT OF OPPRESSION

First, a word of warning concerning the MIA... a friend of mine subcribes

to the MIA which recently posted "information" about some investment

"opportunity" which he only needed to call for information (I think he said

it was supposedly some kind of offshore mutual fund).  He called the number

and was answered by an MIA "telassistant" who almost immediately demanded

his Social Security Number.  He protested, of course, informing this person

that his SSN was privacy act information and for government use only.  The

MIA rep still insisted he give up his SSN if he wanted the "information" he

was calling for!  Needless to say, he hung up.  Now, there are plausible

explanations for this (all arguable, 'natch)...  1) the MIA could have been

requesting SSNs pursuant to IRS/SEC "regulations" citing tax reporting

requirements **these "regulations" are aimed at those providing "sources of

income," ie. interest and dividend payments, NOT at institutions allegedly

only "providing information ABOUT investment opportunities"**; 2) the MIA

"rep" could have been ignorant concerning the above matters; 3) you decide

the rest...

Now, the MIA is usually a decent source of patriot type information, but

consider the following: being a "source of information" does not meet the

requirements for tax reporting so why is MIA so insistant on having the

SSNs of its readership?  Furthermore, being a "source of patriot type

information," employing a staff of presumably knowledgeable and/or informed

researchers and writers, is it reasonable to assume that such a source

would be ignorant of privacy and/or Social Security issues?  Something to

think about.

Notwithstanding the above, the MIA, like most other media sources, patriot

and otherwise, *can be* a good source of information if utilized as a

starting point for further research.  The article concerning the FDA's "war

against alternative medicine" is a good case in point!  Alternative health,

particularly as it concerns nutritional supplementation and herbalism, has

been another subject of my keen interest for a few years now.  Wake up

ACTers, there's far more to Hillary's "health reform" than you might at

first imagine!  `:-o  This "program" seems to be a next step in the FED's

attempt at taking away yet another of our fundamental freedoms... the

freedom to manage our own health.  Here's *somewhat* of a recap:

    o vitamin craze takes America's underground radicalists (and above

      ground fadists) by storm during the sixties and early seventies

      {probably as a result of the alleged LSD/vitamin-C symbiosis}

    o usefulness of taking vitamins is debunked by nearly the entire

      "medical establishment" -- read AMA/Pharms (a standing position of

      both to this day) -- during the late seventies {primarily as a result

      of bio-nutritional ignorance among the mass citizenry, ie. the taking

      of vitamins alone; vitamins without food equals useless (and in some

      cases, harmful) vitamins

    o a "new" breed of health advisor - the nutritionist - erupts onto the

      scene of America's image concious early eighties and begins weaning

      the mass citizenry of its nutritional ignorance; however, along with

      the renewed boom of supplement makers/marketers comes an equal boom

      in snake oil vendors

    o America is taken by the "tryptophan scare" of the mid-eighties

      resulting in that amino being removed from the shelves in pure form

      and its use in formulas in "large" quantities ( > 100mg A DAY) banned

    o a campaign of "consumer warning acts" and health bills begins;

      allegedly to protect us primarily from the snake oilers promoting

      a whole gamut of such nonsensical things like "hair growth vitamins,"

      "weight loss 'creams'," and a multitude of "cure-alls" (many of which

      so-called medical science "radicalists" - non-AMA affiliates - are

      discovering sound scientific bases for); anyone not hear of minoxidil

      (think Rogaine)?  Isn't it funny how that's not considered a "snake

      oil"?

    o '91 sees the introduction and passing of the National Labeling and

      Education Act (NLEA), a heavily lobbied after bill that would give

      the FDA broad "enforcement" powers and virtually promises to destroy

      the entire natural health industry

    o in '92, shortly before NLEA is to go into effect, the health industry

      is granted a year long moratorium while congress reviews the NLEA for

      possible amendment

    o '93 - the FDA with cooperation by the FBI, DEA, IRS, and state

      authorities gives the finger to jurisdiction while it goes on a

      nationwide rampage, stealing people's property and livelihoods, and

      begins a campaign of "enforcement" robbing us of our fundamental

      health freedom.  BTW - the "year long moratorium" has not yet even

      ended.  {oh yea... in '93 we also got the Clinton administration and

      its wonderful "health reform" program}

[I probably should put some kind of disclaimer here concerning the above

"recap" but I'm not gonna, so fire away...]

While the moratorium is still in effect and other, genuinely more

benevolent, bills have been introduced in congress, their usefulness is

destined to be short lived and non-effectual (as can *already* be seen).

Among the many wonderful things that NLEA promises to bring us when it does

finally go into effect are:

    * total ban of ALL amino-acids {so much for "drug free" sports; and

      what's gonna happen to body-building?}

    * immediate removal of Co-Q10, a widely researched cognition enhancer

      and promising longevity promoter {the Japanese love this one!  They

      also synthesized Idebenone from it.  Idebenone is a drug currently

      prescribed to stroke victims and has demonstrated remarkable

      cognition and longevity effects well beyond its precursor.  However,

      it is *currently* available by prescription only... and ONLY in

      Japan!}

    * immediate removal if cascara sagrada and other anti-cancer herbs

      {chaparral, a "proven" anti-cancer herb with wide ranging support

      INCLUDING, but not limited to, the *National Cancer Institute* has

      already been removed from the shelves.  The "reason"... *7* reported

      cases of liver toxicity among THOUSANDS of users nationwide}

    * all supplement formulas containing vitamin "mega-doses" -- to be

      determined by the FDA for each vitamin in turn, IOW a "mega-dose" can

      be anything, larger than an RDA, that the FDA decides -- are to be

      banned and all new formulas will be subject to FDA approval {so-

      called mega-doses will still be obtainable though... BY PRESCRIPTION!}

    * and many, many, more wonderful "protections"

There is a rumor floating around that the FDA is going to ban

[pseudo]ephedrine.  While this *might* be true (I've yet to see anything

substantial), I find it unlikely since the majority of OTC cold remedies

contain [p-]ephedrine as its active ingredient (read the label of any

[*]fed... Sudafed, Actifed, etc. as well as many others).  I seriously

doubt the Pharms would sit still for it (unless they already have something

else to "offer" us in its place...).  However, this rumor could simply be

refering to ephedra (the plant source of ephedrine; pseudoephedrine comes

from "Mormon tea," ephedra's American cousin), in which case, in light of

all that has been happening, I could hardly put it past the FED.  I can see

sales of [*]fed reaching record heights as all us caffedrine (caffeine+

ephedrine) abusers (I happen to be one!) head to the local drug store.  >:-)

Obviously, I could go on and on and on and on... but here I will stop.

{Whew!}  |-)

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