(NaturalNews) What would you do if there are events that, bit by bit, take place that could adversely affect your health and put your well being at risk? Imagine coming to a natural food store and finding the supplement section closed, at best, or the store boarded up and out of business, at worst. So, you go to some drug store to pick up some vitamin C, but the only dosage you can get is 60 mg without a prescription. You have been taking a mega dose to help fight a cold and build up your immune system and now you have to find a doctor willing to prescribe the higher dosage that you are accustomed to. No longer are you free to decide, on your own, how much to take. Bad? It gets worse.
Imagine that all of this is the result of new legislation imposed by lawmakers with direct ties to pharmaceutical companies - powerful companies that will use the law to create an enormous new source of profits. Talk about a nightmare! But what makes this truly nightmarish is that, incredibly, this scenario is a reality in the United Kingdom and most of Europe.
On March 13, 2002, the European Parliament - a 626 member legislative body representing the 15 European union countries - passed the "EU Directive on Dietary Supplements", which classifies vitamins as medical drugs rather than food supplements. The Directive grants a transition period of three years for vitamin supplements already on the market. Since 2005 though, every EU country is required to implement the Directive.
In just three years, a wide range of natural remedies have been banned across most of Europe, making as many as 300 ingredients, including chromium picolinate, selenium, lysine and yeast, illegal for over-the-counter sale. The supplements that remain in stores will contain very low dosage amounts to not provide any real therapeutic value. It`s almost as if they are passing a law against prevention.
So, not only are the pharmaceutical companies eliminating competition from natural products for treating illnesses, but they are also essentially forcing a greater need for prescription products for the citizens of the EU. After all, without prevention, where will people be forced to turn when they get even the slightest bit ill? They must turn to physicians who will prescribe mainstream pharmaceuticals or super-strength, prescription-only vitamins supplied by, guess who, Big Pharma. To make matters worse, a number of EU Commissioners have direct links to international pharmaceutical companies making this activity anything other than objective.
The blatant pharmaceutical industry influence on this directive would be laughable if the consequences weren`t so great.
Stay tuned for Part 2.
About the author
Hesh Goldstein: Vegetarian since 1975, vegan since 1990. Moderator of a weekly radio show in Honolulu called, "Health Talk" since 1981. Obtained a Master's degree in Nutrition, in 2007, to silence the so-called "doctors" that called in to my weekly radio show asking for my "credentials". At 72, I am in perfect health, have no illnesses, take no meds, play 4 on 4 half court hoops 2 hours a week, body surf, race walk, do various cardio and weight exercises, teach women's self defense classes based upon 30 years of Wing Chun training and play in a softball league twice a week.
To obtain a state of good health, if it had a face or a mother or if man made it, don't eat it.
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www.healthtalkhawaii.comHesh is also the distributor of Organic Sulfur Crystals, an incredible healing nutrient. For more information on this go to his website and click on Products.
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