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State Representative Ron Paul has introduced a Health Freedom Bill that is intended to guarantee free speech when it comes to nutritional supplements.

The current situation in the US is that no medicinal information can be said or implied by a manufacturer or marketer of nutritional supplements, EVEN IF the statements are scientifically sound. If, say, there is a body of evidence showing vitamin C prevents cataract to a high degree if taken over an extended time, that cannot be stated by anyone who has a financial interest in selling vitamin C. Even though probably anyone would agree that it is very much of interest to the public. If that statement was made, the nutritional product would cease to be a nutritional product and would magically be transformed into a medicine that has to be registered as such with the FDA, a procedure that is unaffordable for almost any company except the very large ones. Those large companies, of course, would never register vitamin C as a drug, because they can't make much money off a substance that you can also buy as a nutritional supplement, and one that is not patentable to boot...

So, the consumer remains uninformed. This goes well with the intention of a system that will remedy rather than prevent. Because to make money for the pharmaceutical industry, the public must be sick.

State Representative Ron Paul has now introduced a Bill that is intended to allow statements about nutritional supplements, if they are not misleading. You can find some info here, including the full Bill text (click top right):
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3394/show
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3395/show

Of course many Bills are introduced and many of them will not pass. Let's hope these Bills here find enough supporters to allow information to get out to the public, information that you need to keep yourself healthy.

A new study finds that extended-release niacin, sold as Niaspan, which works by boosting levels of HDL "good" cholesterol, is better at removing plaque from arteries than Zetia. Last year another study found that Vytorin, a combination of Zetia and Zocor, worked no better than Zocor alone.

Link to article at Web Md site about the study.  Another good article at KevinMD.com.

Niacin can be purchased in a time release formula from many vendors, and has been a time proven substance to help with arterial plaque. 

"Niacin is a B-vitamin that is useful for helping the body to maintain healthy cholesterol levels that are already in normal range. Niacin is also vital for healthy energy metabolism, and it has been shown to support healthy nervous system function. Taking niacin supplements is sometimes associated with an unwanted skin flush. The Twin Lab No Flush Niacin comes in sustained release capsules to avoid the flush and provide you with the full benefits of this important B-vitamin."

As always, consult your doctor before starting any new treatment.

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A University of California study on human subjects seems to indicate what food activists have long believed: high fructose corn syrup has special qualities which cause humans to pork up like animals in a feed lot. Oh, and it also may help cause life-threatening chronic diseases. The study was small, but frightening.

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