THE MOST IMPORTANT ACTION ALERT WE'VE EVER SENT

We are about to embark on some dramatic changes across the board in America. Change is inevitable, but the direction of that change remains to be seen.

We wrote last time that in a democracy, silence equals agreement. It's time to put ourselves to the test. We're promoting two important Actions. The second Action will come after the New Year, and will be directed specifically to the FDA on a specific, urgent topic. This second Action will test our effectiveness. But first, we need to test the strength of our voice. We need to work like we haven't worked since 1994 when DSHEA was passed.

CLICK HERE - Letter to Obama White House Office of Health Reform

NATURAL HEALTH AND LOW COST HEALTH CARE

Coincidence or Connection? You decide.
Just a few weeks ago, Time Magazine published data that shows the State of Utah spends less per capita on health care than any other state in the country. And yet, that same article published data showing that Utah has one of the longest life expectancies in the U.S. In fact, a separate study cited by Forbes Magazine placed Utah among the top 5 healthiest states in the country as measured by several criteria.
 

But that's not all. The studies cited by Forbes also indicate that 32% of Utah residents are uninsured. That's about twice the national average.

Doesn't this defy conventional wisdom? Well, consider this: Utah has one of the highest concentrations of natural supplement manufacturers, and highest gross sales of natural supplements per capita in the country.

Is this just coincidence or is there a connection? Sure, there's more to this story than just these statistics. But isn't it worth a closer look? We sure think so. read more

HOW HEALING BECAME A COMMODITY - PART III

How You are part of Health Justice.

The framers of our republic were obsessed with avoiding what they called dependency. But what they meant by this word is likely lost on most Americans today. Most of us think of dependency as addiction – to alcohol, to drugs, to foreign oil. The framers had a much more basic idea: A citizen was considered dependent when he was not free to act in the public good because his own well-being depended on a particular result. "Nondependency" meant being able to choose what was right, without worrying about personal consequences – no agenda other than a democratic one.

Of all the things that have not gone according to the framers' plan, perhaps this is the most significant. . . [The] losers are the future; the winners, the past. And it takes an extraordinarily perverse view of progress to think that protecting the past is the best path to the future.

-Constitutional & Technology lawyer Lawrence Lessig in Wired Magazine, November 2006

Our small 3-part series on Health as a Commodity is only the tip of the iceberg, designed to impress upon you the very existence of the iceberg – nothing more, nothing less. It’s an iceberg with which we must contend if true health care reform is going to take place.

We’ve paid a large price for a broken healthcare system. The symptoms are well known. We own the most expensive healthcare system in the world, by a large margin. Yet, by all conventional measurements, we own one of the least effective systems among “modern” nations. And in reference to all the features of Health Justice – freedom, choice, cost and access – our system is failing.

Discrete legislative and policy battles over specific products, modalities and regulations are part of our mission. We will continue to alert you about, and fight with you on, these fronts. However, we are prepared to embark with you on a systemic challenge, a mission to bring natural health to the table of health care reform now.

2009: The Year of Natural Health – Challenges & Opportunities read more