| Not About Ephedra |  |
By Shane Ellison M.Sc.
2004 All Right Reserved
Soon, you will find that the Council for Responsible Nutrition
supports the proposed banning of ephedra. This fact alone will SWAY
MILLIONS of people to begin supporting the ban. After all it is the
Council for Responsible Nutrition, right? This is how rhetoric
controls the simple minds of MILLIONS.
Before I expose the Council for Responsible Nutrition for what it
really is, it is imperative that you understand that this is not
solely about stopping the ban on EPHEDRA. If the FDA gets away with
this ban they will make their way down the hit list. This hit list
includes but is not limited to, Kava Kava, St. Johns Wort, Yohimbe,
and DHEA. The objective is profit, plain and simple. If you don't
believe this then go back to watching football and CNN.
The Council for Responsible Nutrition membership includes BAYER,
BASF, PFIZER, MONSANTO, and WYETH. These are some of the biggest
hitters among the pharmaceutical industry. Naturally, they oppose
competition, especially when it is safer and more effective.
For example, Wyeth previously dealt the popular diet drug fen-phen.
This was a combination of fenfluramine and Phentermine. Since 1997,
this appetite suppressant drug has been associated with the
development of valvular heart disease.[1] Thus the public demanded
that the FDA remove it, and they did. To counter attack, these
companies are vigorously studying alternatives. Most prominently,
they all seek ephedrine derivatives such as phenylpropanolamine AKA
norephedrine. Not surprisingly, they support the proposed banning of
EPHEDRA as to secure their abnormally large market (pun intended).
This is repetitive, but since most are asleep at the wheel, it is
worth repeating.
The big hitters don't stop there when it comes to securing a market.
They want their share of the natural medicine sales as well. Thus,
other members of the Council for Responsible Nutrition are
MANNATECH, GNLD, HERBALIFE, and SHAKLEE. This close association to
drug companies has corrupted not only their products but also their
abilities to fight for natural medicine freedom.
Those that are involved with these MLM companies must not fall
victim to the ephedra spin by blowing it off as "water under the
bridge". Since most companies already gave in to pharmaceutical
pressure and political spin, many do not sell ephedra. Thus, they
are ignoring the slow degradation of our nutritional rights. Here is
the solution. QUIT these pharmaceutical controlled MLM companies and
find a company who cares.
Learn more here:
www.iahf.com
http://www.alliance-natural-health.org
References
[1] Barasch A, Safford MM. Diet medications and valvular heart
disease: the current evidence. Spec Care Dentist. 2002 May-Jun;22
(3):108-14.
About the Author
Shane holds a Master's degree in organic chemistry and has first-
hand industry experience with drug research, design and synthesis.
He knows American's want and deserve natural medicine not
prescriptions. Visit http://www.health-fx.net and for his book
http://www.healthmyths.net
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