***Another blow to your health

[Guest guest]

Not sure you've seen this, so thought I'd pass it on. CBS is attacking your

right to supplements!

On January 15th and 16th, 2007, CBS aired a two-part special on the dangers of

herbal and diet supplements. However, their specific brand of irresponsible

journalism made sure to confuse the issue in hopes of demonizing the entire

supplement industry as a whole. Specific points of the piece that concern us

are:

CBS portrayed natural supplements as ineffectual and dangerous even though

this is not the truth. The necessity of vitamins and other micronutrients to

the human body is based on solid scientific evidence found in every Biology

and Biochemistry textbook in the world.

CBS chose to ignore the hundreds of scientific studies that confirm the

positive role nutritional supplements play in maintaining human health and

preventing disease. These studies are being conducted all the time, and are

being published in well respected, peer reviewed scientific journals

worldwide.

Throughout the piece, CBS purposefully used “herbal supplements,” “diet

supplements,” and “supplements” interchangeably. This malicious use of

ambiguity undermines the industry, as CBS used the herbal and diet segments to

launch an attack on the industry as a whole.

The program leads viewers to believe that since nutritional supplements

don’t need FDA approval, that they are indeed not regulated and are therefore

dangerous. This is not true, as The Dietary Supplement Health and Education

Act of 1994 (DSHEA) ensures that the FDA regulates the supplement industry,

thus protecting consumers.

The fact that CBS is so staunchly against consumers taking natural supplements

leads us to believe that their loyalty lies with the pharmaceutical advertisers

who spend hundreds of millions of dollars in advertising each year. Since

natural supplements are not patentable, although extremely safe and effective,

the pharmaceutical industry sees them as a direct threat to their health

monopoly. Meanwhile, the proper use of pharmaceutical drugs is the fourth

leading cause of death in America, causing over 106,000 deaths annually.

To get involved and stand up for your rights, take action, send a letter to

one or more of the following:

go to this link

http://www.drrathhe althalliance. com/news/ cbs_attacks. php

PPD Push the Positive Daily!

I hope you and yours are in the best of Health and Spirit.

Our Health is Our Responsibility

http://www.myspace.com/nieema

[Guest guest]

This was on the web today as well:

A vitamin a day may do more harm than good

ConsumerLab.com report finds unexpected nutrient levels,

contamination

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16655168/wid/11915773?GT1=8921

Sharon

>

> Not sure you've seen this, so thought I'd pass it on. CBS is

attacking your right to supplements!

> On January 15th and 16th, 2007, CBS aired a two-part special on

the dangers of herbal and diet supplements. However, their specific

brand of irresponsible journalism made sure to confuse the issue in

hopes of demonizing the entire supplement industry as a whole.

Specific points of the piece that concern us are:

>

> CBS portrayed natural supplements as ineffectual and dangerous

even though this is not the truth. The necessity of vitamins and

other micronutrients to the human body is based on solid

scientific evidence found in every Biology and Biochemistry

textbook in the world.

> CBS chose to ignore the hundreds of scientific studies that

confirm the positive role nutritional supplements play in

maintaining human health and preventing disease. These studies

are being conducted all the time, and are being published in well

respected, peer reviewed scientific journals worldwide.

> Throughout the piece, CBS purposefully used " herbal

supplements, " " diet supplements, " and " supplements "

interchangeably. This malicious use of ambiguity undermines the

industry, as CBS used the herbal and diet segments to launch an

attack on the industry as a whole.

> The program leads viewers to believe that since nutritional

supplements don't need FDA approval, that they are indeed not

regulated and are therefore dangerous. This is not true, as The

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA)

ensures that the FDA regulates the supplement industry, thus

protecting consumers.

> The fact that CBS is so staunchly against consumers taking

natural supplements leads us to believe that their loyalty lies

with the pharmaceutical advertisers who spend hundreds of millions

of dollars in advertising each year. Since natural supplements are

not patentable, although extremely safe and effective, the

pharmaceutical industry sees them as a direct threat to their

health monopoly. Meanwhile, the proper use of pharmaceutical drugs

is the fourth leading cause of death in America, causing over

106,000 deaths annually.

> To get involved and stand up for your rights, take action, send

a letter to one or more of the following:

> go to this link

> http://www.drrathhe althalliance. com/news/ cbs_attacks. php

>

>

>

>

>

> PPD Push the Positive Daily!

>

> I hope you and yours are in the best of Health and Spirit.

> Our Health is Our Responsibility

>

> http://www.myspace.com/nieema

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you for that information Sharon

I am really going to work at getting all to see that the " money " behind claims

that vitamins are unsafe is founded in not being able to control that industry.

They are going to continue to do that with herbs more in the near future. Herbs

are very hard to control when you have many of the big health boost growing

along the side of a road or in you backyard like we have. I am waiting for the

time when it is against the law to grow anything other then a flower.

I also know that in all things that are not done by your hand and even then,

contamination occurs. Overall the industry does do a very good job with things.

I know that Now Brand...my personal fav, has many many many controls to protect

us.

To get involved and stand up for your rights, take action, send

a letter to one or more of the following: go to this link

http://www.drrathhe althalliance. com/news/ cbs_attacks. php

Sharon <hotmocha@...> wrote: This was on

the web today as well:

A vitamin a day may do more harm than good

ConsumerLab.com report finds unexpected nutrient levels,

contamination

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16655168/wid/11915773?GT1=8921

Sharon

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