ANTI-AGING SUPPLEMENTS MAY SOON BE ILLEGAL!

Life Extension Foundation ^ | march 2003 | patrick arnold

[Maelstrom]

Because, as Americans, if we need something that can only be had in another country, we go get it.

Our semi-socialized medical system can only continue to degrade as government takes more control over it.

[concerned about politics]

Carry a grain of salt at all times, y'know?

Nope. Government studies say it leads to high blood pressure. :-P

[hobbes1]

There is a large difference between Medicines, Drugs, and Supplements.

However, you raise an interesting point, with Testosterone Gaining acceptablility as Hormone Replacement therapy, has it not occurred to you, that this legislation is water carrying for the Drug industry, since they have much deeper pockets than the Supplement Industry.

One only needs consider the artificial hysteria around Ephedrine, to get a cleaner perspective.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Exactly. The more targets, the more money they can legally steal.

The WOD is nothing but a war on the citizens of the U.S.

[Delbert]

Thats ridiculous.

[justshe]

Do you REALLY think this belongs in 'BREAKING NEWS'?

We are on the brink of war, the Senate Dems are about to filibuster a judicial nominee for the first time in history, the U.N. Security Council is to meet in an emergency session tomorrow (called by Kofi), Blix is to brief the UN Sec. Council on Friday, the EU Leadership has called an emergency meeting on Monday concerning Iraq, and we are at a HIGH alert for terrorist actions against United States citizens both at home and abroad.

Excuse me if I don't view your 'issue' as that "BREAKING NEWS".

Another poster on this thread wrote:

"Food supplements", which are chemicals, should be held to the exact same standards as any other medicine such as tylenol or aspirin.

You responded:

If you feel that way, move to canada or europe, where you need a doctors prescription to purchase vitamin c, dhea and other supplements.

That you claim to be a conservative, while seeking MORE government control speaks volumes about the leftist infiltration of this site.

...shows you don't read very well. Holding the supplements industry to standards does NOT indicate you would need a perscription as you erroneously conclude. Do you currently need a perscription for aspirin or tylenol, as the poster suggested?

Additionally.....stuff your elevated opinion of WHO is a conservative and a leftist. Calling someone a leftist simply because they disagree with you doesn't address the issue raised....and actually tells much about your need to call names and cast aspersions when you are questioned. Now WHO is being exposed for what they really are?

If you are concerned about leftist infiltration here, take it up with the owner of the site. But at least have the intellectual honesty to stay on issue and not draw false conclusions to make your point.

[concerned about politics]

...shows you don't read very well. Holding the supplements industry to standards does NOT indicate you would need a perscription as you erroneously conclude. Do you currently need a perscription for aspirin or tylenol, as the poster suggested?

"t would actually permit the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to schedule a wide variety of currently over-the-counter nutritional supplements as controlled substances. "

[Howlin]

An old person bump!

[PaulJ]

DHEA Grow your own. It comes from Japanese yams.

The claims I've heard are Mexican yams, which contain dioscores. But either way, it's useless. Our bodies have no way to convert the plant extract into DHEA.

[Red Jones]

In america the citizens are so stupid they re-elect 98% of all the congressmen and senators who try to get re-elected. The senators and congressmen routinely violate the will of the americans on a range of issues. But it doesn't matter. The stupid americans keep re-electing them, evidently so they can complain.

[galt-jw]

since I wasn't speaking to you, I won't be ignoring you by not responding. I forgot that you, along with others here, are the self proclaimed thought police.

[PaulJ]

You're right. And, vitamins and most supplements can't be patented.The drug industry would love to see all vitamins removed from the shelves.

[11th Earl of Mar]

Your comments are riduculous. I suppose you support the European Union's recent call for the criminalization of viatamins.

[galt-jw]

It's too bad you haven't any fact. It is common knowledge that canada has very restrictive supplement laws. I will no longer correspond with you, as if you truly desired to be informed you would have some degree of facts at hand.

So you want more govt control? so does the dnc, the socialist party, and every statist and tyrant of varying degrees.

[galt-jw]

THANK YOU. facts do matter.

[The FRugitive]

Sound far-fetched?

Not in the least.

[jeremiah]

The rich and powerful come here, because money is not an issue. For those of us that money is an issue for, we don't want to get a prescription for vitamin C, or adro, or antibiotics for that matter......

[The FRugitive]

"Food supplements", which are chemicals, should be held to the exact same standards as any other medicine such as tylenol or aspirin.

Yes, they should all be subject to CONSUMER standards.

[justshe]

I don't see that occurring. It will have amendments to take these out of controlled substance status, and yet still set standards for production and manufacturer claims, imo.

[dighton]

"Anti-aging/life-extension community" alert.