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Wrench
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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mindmetoo wrote: |
some waygug-in wrote: |
If you don't care, why bother to post in a thread you are too lazy to even figure out what the topic is about? |
Because until "natural health" products are required to face the same rigorous standards as big pharma (proven safe and effective) I don't care how they are "criminalized". |
Sorry but your just an idiot. Any one that blind has to be an idiot or is infact blind.. Since you responded to this thread I come to the conclusion you are an idiot.
I don't really like or respect Igotthisguitar but I will agree on this topic with him. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 2:43 am Post subject: |
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Wrench wrote: |
mindmetoo wrote: |
some waygug-in wrote: |
If you don't care, why bother to post in a thread you are too lazy to even figure out what the topic is about? |
Because until "natural health" products are required to face the same rigorous standards as big pharma (proven safe and effective) I don't care how they are "criminalized". |
Sorry but your just an idiot. Any one that blind has to be an idiot or is infact blind.. Since you responded to this thread I come to the conclusion you are an idiot.
I don't really like or respect Igotthisguitar but I will agree on this topic with him. |
Oh boo hoo. You have a problem with my line of thinking other than an ad hominem attack? Show me what you got. |
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some waygug-in
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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Although the debate about natural vs phama is somewhat related, this isn't really what the video was about.
It had more to do with nutrition, food and an international trade agreement that is set to allow some extremely toxic substances (which have been banned for years) to be used again. Furthermore once this deal comes into effect, it will become increasingly difficult for nations, companies, farmers or individuals to grow or produce food without interferance from this agreement. |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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igotthisguitar wrote: |
"Global law" is a criminal fraud  |
Man, you lose the plot really quickly dont you?
I say regulate these witch doctor quacks. |
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some waygug-in
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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There is a lot more at stake here than the regulation of herbal remedies.
http://www.care2.com/news/member/205173323/288844
Here are a few facts we received from Rima Laibow, MD:
Codex Alimentarius requires that all meats, poultry, fish, fruit and vegetables must be irradiated by Dec. 31, 2009.
Codex Alimentarius requires that all dairy cattle are to be given Monsanto bovine growth hormone by Dec. 31, 2009.
Codex Alimentarius reclassifies vitamin and mineral supplements as toxins and dramatically limits their dosage and availability.
Many nations have already harmonized their laws with Codex Alimentarius making it their de facto law. This has already been approved by the European Union, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and others.
Codex Alimentarius allows significant trade sanctions to be levied against noncompliant nations.
In 2005 there were five bills submitted to congress to weaken or eliminate DSHEA.
The teleseminar below is an interview with two highly qualified observers. They are well educated in the details of Codex Alimentarius, Western medicine, and the manipulation of public opinion. Check it out. Pass it along to your friends.
It was only through the awareness and actions of the American consumers that DSHEA was passed in 1994.
For further reading:
http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/index.php?page_id=157
2) �Nutrients are Toxins� Is Junk Science
Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has two committees which impact nutrition.
One of them, the �Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses� (CCNFSDU), is chaired by Dr. Rolf Grossklaus, a physician who believes that nutrition has no role in health. This is the �top-guy� for Codex nutritional policy, and he has stated that �nutrition is not relevant to health�.
As unbelievable as it may sound, Dr. Grossklaus actually declared nutrients to be toxins in 1994 and instituted the use of toxicology (Risk Assessment) to prevent nutrients from having any impact on humans who take supplements! It is worth mentioning that Dr. Grossklaus happens to own the Risk Assessment company advising CCNFSDU and Codex on this issue. This company makes money when its toxicology services are used for the �assessment� of nutrients. Here in the U.S. we call that a �conflict of interest�. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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some waygug-in wrote: |
Codex Alimentarius requires that all meats, poultry, fish, fruit and vegetables must be irradiated by Dec. 31, 2009. |
Given the disaster caused by invasive species and bugs that come along with these products, it seems a reasonable idea.
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Codex Alimentarius requires that all dairy cattle are to be given Monsanto bovine growth hormone by Dec. 31, 2009. |
Why is that a problem? Does the law mean cows have to be given it regardless? Like a farmer isn't allowed to raise diary cows sans any kind of growth hormone? Or is it saying if you're raising your cows with growth hormone, then you need to use this one known to be safe?
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Codex Alimentarius reclassifies vitamin and mineral supplements as toxins and dramatically limits their dosage and availability. |
That's because many vitamins and mineral supplements are toxins. They can be healthy at one level, toxic at another level. We need a certain amount of Vitamin A, but too much is toxic. We need a certain amount of metals. For example we need to ingest a certain amount of copper but too much is toxic. Where's the problem? |
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some waygug-in
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/index.php?page_id=157
Codex is made up of thousands of standards and guidelines. One of them, the Vitamin and Mineral Guideline (VMG), is designed to permit only ultra low doses of vitamins and minerals (and make clinically effective nutrients illegal). How can the VMG restrict dosages of vitamins and minerals? By using Risk Assessment (toxicology) to assess nutrients.
While Risk Assessment is a legitimate science (it is a branch of toxicology), it is the wrong science for assessing nutrients! In fact, in this context, it is actually junk science. Biochemistry, the science of life processes, is the correct science for assessing nutrients. Codex Alimentarius treats nutrients as toxins, which is literally insane.
Nutrients are not toxins - they are essential for life.
As for the question about growth hormones....I believe it means that farmers who do not give their animals this hormone will not be allowed to sell their products legally and as such will be subject to criminal charges if they do. However, I am not up on the finer points of this stuff, but if you want more information, you can check here.
http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/index.php?page_id=161 |
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igotthisguitar

Joined: 08 Apr 2003 Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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jinju wrote: |
igotthisguitar wrote: |
"Global law" is a criminal fraud  |
Man, you lose the plot really quickly dont you?
I say regulate these witch doctor quacks. |
You're name calling will only convince the most feeble-minded.
Exactly the kind of people who go blindly running to their doctors & cramming antibiotics etc down their gullet every time they have a little ache, pain or complaint.
Mad witch doctor quacks? Dangerous alternative therapies?
Why not try giving some good examples?
Then local government should be left to address any oustanding concerns.
Otherwise the public ought to be FREE to choose their method of care & treatment.
Global "government" is utter evil.
MONSANTO
& the Rockefeller "medical" & "drug" syndicate.
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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some waygug-in wrote: |
Nutrients are not toxins - they are essential for life. |
Yes they are. Nearly any substance, even water, can be consumed at a toxic level. I've just shown you two links where nutrients basic to human life are also toxic in reasonable extremes. Lots of people suffer, actually, from Vitamin A overdose. For example, a young child who gets into a bottle of adult vitamins and pops a handful can get a toxic level of Vitamin A. Toxic simply means being able to cause injury or death via chemical means. The document author is simply lying or trying to obfuscate via the appeal to emotions fallacy. ("Your child has autism." "You're calling my kid a retard! How dare you!")
Your document is a strawman argument.
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For example, Codex intends to restrict the Vitamin C you�re allowed to use to only 200mg/day, or even substantially less, whereas in my clinical practice I routinely give 10,000 mg/day to patients with great success (or many times that amount, if needed). Codex would justify limiting Vitamin C intake to a mere 200mg/day (a useless amount!) through its unscientific application of Risk Assessment/ toxicology, a science totally irrelevant to nutrients. |
There is very, very little evidence that such large amounts of vitamin C have any efficacy. Simply saying "I give my patients X and it works" is not evidence. It's anecdotal. That's why we conduct double blind clinical trials.
Regarding, say, Vitamin C and the common cold:
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/DSH/colds.html
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If you choose to supplement when a cold strikes, there is no reason to take more than 250 mg per day, as shown in the 1974 Anderson study. This amount is easily obtained from the age-old "remedy," fruit juices. Supplementation with larger amounts of vitamin C has not been shown to be more effective, and it may cause diarrhea or have other adverse effects. |
Sorry, your group biatches about bad science but they're not basing their argument on the scientific literature.
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As for the question about growth hormones....I believe it means that farmers who do not give their animals this hormone will not be allowed to sell their products legally and as such will be subject to criminal charges if they do. However, I am not up on the finer points of this stuff, but if you want more information, you can check here. |
I see nothing (obvious) on that page about hormones. It does not seem logical that the law compels farmers to use hormones if they don't choose to. I'd like to see you back up that claim. |
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khyber
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Compunction Junction
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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There is very, very little evidence that such large amounts of vitamin C have any efficacy |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4238250.stm
http://www.positivehealth.com/permit/Articles/Cancer/good2.htmI included this (despite the bias) because of the extensive citation.
I'll have to take a more pronounced look but there is evidence that it CAN help.
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Yes they are. Nearly any substance, even water, can be consumed at a toxic level. I've just shown you two links where nutrients basic to human life are also toxic in reasonable extremes. Lots of people suffer, actually, from Vitamin A overdose. For example, a young child who gets into a bottle of adult vitamins and pops a handful can get a toxic level of Vitamin A. Your document is a strawman argument. |
As is yours. The mere fact that something is "toxic" does NOT make it a toxin.
A "toxin" is invariable produced by a living organism, usually for purposes of predation or defense.
So Nutrients ARE toxic but they are NOT toxins.
Otherwise, the term "toxin" would refer to everything on the planet earth as there is NOTHING on this earth that isn't toxic in high enough doses.
All that said, I have no idea what this Codex whatever is all on about. Perhaps I'll figure that out and comment further.
And as for quackwatch, that is indeed a useful site, but I'm not altogether convinced that his take on the vit. C studies was neither thorough, nor addressed a sufficient number of the studies (though that's just my opinion). Here it is:http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Cancer/c.html
What is INCREDIBLY distressting to me is that the ONLY study that he has quoted in the last 22 years was one that was 13 years ago.
One can find new information regarding this topic and it would be useful for Barrett to keep his information current (though I'm sure he must deal with a LOT of misinformation) |
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some waygug-in
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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I cut and pasted some relevant parts from the site.
http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/index.php?page_id=168
Consequences to Human & Environmental Health
Implementation of Codex Alimentarius would result in severe repercussions for both human and environmental health. If implementation of Codex is not averted, here are a few of the damaging changes we will have to live with:
High potency nutrients? Illegal.
Valuable nutrients not on Codex list? Illegal.
New nutrients or herbs? Illegal.
Traditional medicines with nutritional value? Illegal.
Antibiotic and hormone-free milk, poultry, fish and meat? Not available from supermarket due to degraded organic standards.
Safe levels of pesticides, hormones, animal drugs and other toxins? Gone.
Labeling for GMOs? Illegal.
Non-irradiated food? Illegal.
Loss of Access to Natural Health Products Would Result in Huge Increase In Illness
This July 4, in Rome, the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) ratified the destructive Codex Alimentarius �Vitamin and Mineral Guideline�.
Vitamins and minerals in doses high enough to do have a therapeutic effect could become just a memory if America harmonizes with the Vitamin and Mineral Guideline. Other nutrients (such as amino acids and herbs) will, according to Codex, follow quickly. The driving force of the VMG is economic, not medical, and has nothing to do with consumer protection, as explained here.
High potency nutritional products are highly beneficial for health. Many people would suffer greatly if nutritional products were removed from their reach while health promotion and disease prevention would be nearly impossible without them.
Mandating Irradiated Food
Codex Alimentarius mandates the irradiation of food (yes, makes it obligatory!) unless it is eaten locally and raw. Irradiation of food creates high concentrations of free radicals which cause cancer, degenerative diseases, premature aging, organ damage and immune damage. The only protection that we have against irradiation of food is antioxidants. But protective levels of these vital nutrients would be forbidden under Codex.
And for more information:
http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/index.php?page_id=163
Conclusion Formed From Independent Analysis
No one called up the Natural Solutions Foundation (sponsor of HealthFreedomUSA.org) to say �I have been asked by the inner circle of the Codex Alimentarius Commission to tell you why Codex exists and who profits from it�.
Rather, our analysis is based on observation and deductive logic. What you are about to read represents the opinions of the Natural Solutions Foundation�s founding members.
Invitation to Show Us Otherwise
If you feel that our analysis is incorrect, we invite you to contact us and explain why you feel that way. We would like to be proven wrong. We would welcome being shown that Codex Alimentarius indeed does serve as �protection� for consumers (as is the official explanation). Unfortunately, that is not the reality of the situation. The real reason for Codex Alimentarius is economic. It has to do with wealth, not health. We say this after our Medical Director (Rima E. Laibow, M.D.) meticulously studied over 16,000 pages of Codex documentation. If you do as much research as we have done, you would no doubt come to the same conclusion as us.
If you disagree with their analysis, that's your choice. I for one feel that they have raised enough concerns to warrant further investigation and I certainly hope that this CODEX Alimentarius never becomes law. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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khyber wrote: |
A "toxin" is invariable produced by a living organism, usually for purposes of predation or defense.
So Nutrients ARE toxic but they are NOT toxins.
Otherwise, the term "toxin" would refer to everything on the planet earth as there is NOTHING on this earth that isn't toxic in high enough doses.
All that said, I have no idea what this Codex whatever is all on about. Perhaps I'll figure that out and comment further. |
Yes but does the Codex Alimentarius define nutrients as actual toxins or are they merely discussing at what level such things can be toxic? I see nothing on the health freedom site that links to any section that labels vitamins as toxins. I'm granting them charity that they're not simply lying but they're mixing "toxins" with "toxic". Is this health freedom site abusing the term? Hence a strawman and appeal to emotions.
The FDA on CA:
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/dscodex.html
Wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Alimentarius
There's just nothing there that talks about vitamins being defined as toxins.
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mindmetoo
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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some waygug-in wrote: |
Antibiotic and hormone-free milk, poultry, fish and meat? Not available
from supermarket due to degraded organic standards.
Safe levels of pesticides, hormones, animal drugs and other toxins? Gone.
Labeling for GMOs? Illegal. |
Other than your web site, where does it mandate hormones in the actual codex?
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Vitamins and minerals in doses high enough to do have a therapeutic effect could become just a memory if America harmonizes with the Vitamin and Mineral Guideline. Other nutrients (such as amino acids and herbs) will, according to Codex, follow quickly. The driving force of the VMG is economic, not medical, and has nothing to do with consumer protection, as explained here. |
Says who? The FDA doesn't pull the RDA out of its ass. It's based on careful science.
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High potency nutritional products are highly beneficial for health. Many people would suffer greatly if nutritional products were removed from their reach while health promotion and disease prevention would be nearly impossible without them. |
Really? Where is the evidence the Codex will result in this? Which products, which benefit?
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Codex Alimentarius mandates the irradiation of food (yes, makes it obligatory!) unless it is eaten locally and raw. Irradiation of food creates high concentrations of free radicals which cause cancer, degenerative diseases, premature aging, organ damage and immune damage. The only protection that we have against irradiation of food is antioxidants. But protective levels of these vital nutrients would be forbidden under Codex. |
Food irradiation has been demonstrated safe. Where is the evidence it creates high concentrations of free radicals? |
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igotthisguitar

Joined: 08 Apr 2003 Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 2:44 am Post subject: |
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The Pharmaceutical Racket
In the early half of this century the petrochemical giants organised a coup on the medical research establishments, hospitals and universities. The Rockefellers did this by sponsoring research and "donating" monetary gifts to US universities and medical schools where research was drug based and further extended this policy to foreign medical establishments via their International Education Board. Those who were not drug based were refused funding and were soon dissolved in favour of the more lucrative pharmaceutical-based projects.
In 1939 the 'Drug Trust' alliance was formed by the Rockefeller Empire and I.G. Farben.
After the war, I.G. Farben was dismantled but later emerged in the many guises of the companies with whom they had signed cartel agreements.
These companies include: Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), Borden, Carnation, General Mills, M.W. Kellogg Co., Nestle, Pet Milk, Squibb and Sons, Bristol Meyers, Whitehall laboratories, Procter and Gamble, Roche, Hoechst and Beyer and Co. (two extant pharmaceutical companies who initially employed convicted war criminals Friedrich Jaehne and Fritz ter Meer as board chairmen).
The Rockefeller Empire � in tandem with the Chase Manhattan Bank now owns over half of the USA's pharmaceutical interests and is the largest drug manufacturing combine in the world. Since the war the drug industry has steadily netted an ever increasing profit from sales of drugs to become the second largest manufacturing industry in the world next to the arms industry (also owned by the self same Elite agencies).
http://educate-yourself.org/nwo/brotherhoodpart9.shtml |
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some waygug-in
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 4:12 am Post subject: |
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There are many who question the safety of food irradiation:
http://www.organicconsumers.org/irradlink.cfm
If you had watched the original video, perhaps some of your questions would be already answered.
This stuff is not coming out of thin air. These are people who have studied the CODEX ALIMENTARIUS and have drawn their conclusions based on what they have found.
You want everyone to just blindly trust that this is in our best interests.
I prefer to be skeptical.
Why not watch the video, and then comment?
http://www.care2.com/news/member/205173323/288844 |
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