An article from New Zealand’s “Newstalk NZ” reports that “People opposed to the Government’s Therapeutic Medicines Bill have been demonstrating in Auckland this morning. The Bill proposes tighter controls on herbal medicines including dietary supplements and vitamins.”

The EU Food Supplements Directive (Directive 2002/46/EC) which became effective August 1, 2005 severely limits the sale of vitamins and food supplements in Europe. A report by The Alliance for Natural Health discusses the dangers to health freedom.

The World Net Daily reports on the NAFTA agreement to align US nutritional regulations with Mexico and Canada which is undoubtedly what is behind the “Draft Guidance” issued by the FDA.

I normally don’t subscribe to conspiracy theories, but something fishy is going on here and it isn’t my fish oil supplement!

Why the world wide push to regulate food supplements and vitamins? A press release by Orthomolecular Medicine News Service on May 22, 2006, reveals that there have been ZERO deaths attributed to vitamin supplements. The only supplement known to cause death is Iron (a mineral), which I have repeatedly warned about. However, Dr. Saul of Orthomolecular Medicine reports that there are only about 2 deaths per year attributed to Iron, where as in 2003 there were 29 deaths attributed to aspirin!

I confess I have no proof, but I suspect there are some Big Pharmaceutical Companies behind this trend. Are they really afraid of losing profits to the heath food industry? Heaven forbid we eat right and stay healthy!

If you haven’t lodged your protest to this move do it now. April 30 is the deadline for comments with the FDA. Click here to make yourself heard.

Really Angry,

Tim