Health Freedoms…Your Health, Your Choice!

. . . here’s why staying informed is the best approach for staying healthy As we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day this coming week, we thought it fitting to recognize the importance of freedoms when making health care choices. When most people think of Martin Luther King, Jr., they think civil rights. Known for his efforts in fighting racial inequalities—like segregation, work inequalities, ineligibility to vote, among others—among African Americans during the 50’s and 60’s, King actually advocated peaceably for the basic rights of all minorities.. But King’s life of activism goes well beyond civil equalities. At his core, Martin Luther King Jr. stood for the rights of all people to live life free of oppressive institutions, governance, and ideals. And to make choices about their life—including their own health—as they see fit. King could easily have been referring to our own government’s unjust assault on both the food and supplement industries. As well as their reckless push to immunize us with dangerous vaccinations. In fact, let’s take a closer look at how the freedom to make decisions regarding your own health is under constant assault. Health Freedom Assault #1—Denying Access to Vital, Safe Supplements Looking back to the early 1990s, supplement manufacturers, health advocates, and consumers reached a tipping point on FDA bullying tactics of repeated threats to ban popular nutrients. In fact, prior to 1994, the FDA routinely stormed storefronts and manufacturing facilities of supplement companies—accompanied by armed US marshals—illegally seizing dietary supplements. Under intense public outrage, Congress finally passed sweeping legislation—called the Dietary Supplement Health Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA)—reigning in the FDA’s stranglehold on the industry by defining dietary supplements as food, not drugs, thus protecting our access to vital supplements. While DSHEA temporarily affirmed our right to take health into our own hands, to this day the FDA, Big Pharma, and their cronies in the media continue in their mission of pushing to regulate vitamin, mineral, and herbal supplements the same as prescription drugs. With an abundant food supply absent of essential nutrients, and overwhelming scientific proof of the ability of these substances to heal disease, Americans—and all peoples of the world—should continue demanding the right to supplement their diet as they see fit. Health Freedom Assault #2—Denying Easy Access to Raw, Organic Foods Things couldn’t look any bleaker on the food front. With the FDA, Big Food, and Big Ag lining up behind dangerous GMOs, toxic food chemicals, suspect agricultural practices, lack of transparency in food labeling, and more, we wonder about the future integrity of our food supply in America. Studies repeatedly show organic produce provides significantly better nutrition than conventional foods. However, the FDA continues their needless attacks on small local organic farmers in their reckless attempt to eliminate the competition. Back in 2010, under the guise of food safety, our own government teamed up with large factory farms and processed food companies to draft burdensome requirements for the new proposed Food Safety Modernization Act. Public outcry helped secure an amendment protecting small farmers making less than $500,000 a year and selling their produce locally from being buried under a mountain of regulations. But the FDA stormed back proposing new rules giving them greater power to push small, local organic farmers out of business. Essentially preventing you from accessing safer, more nutritious foods. One more reason why consumers must stay informed…to fight for their right to choose raw, organic produce over nutritionally-empty and chemically-ladened processed foods. At Beyond Health, we’ll continue bringing you the health benefits of eating raw, organic foods. That way, you’ll be armed with the truth in your search for easy access to high quality nutrition. Health Freedom Assault #3—Mandating Vaccinations We’ve spoken out on the dangers posed by vaccines before. Children are especially vulnerable, yet those entrusted to protect us continue to distort the facts. So much so that disabling injuries—even death—due to vaccinations have simply become the accepted norm among the clueless in the medical community. In fact, since Congress passed the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act in 1986, our government has awarded over $2.5 billion dollars in compensation for deaths and injuries caused by vaccines. For proponents of vaccinations, the bad news doesn’t end there. Because Big Pharma’s vaccines are often shown to be completely or minimally ineffective, adults are refusing to participate in their big lie. So instead, health officials resort to more trickery by mandating vaccines for infants and children. In fact, according to the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC)…

“The primary reason that the CDC recommended the hepatitis B vaccination for all newborns in the United States in 1991 is because public health officials and doctors could not persuade adults in high risk groups (primarily IV drug abusers and persons with multiple sexual partners) to get the vaccine.”

In most cases, our government “mandates” vaccinations on condition of participation in public programs, like daycare, public schools, colleges, and long-term care facilities. Truth is, laws on the books in every state but two (Mississippi and West Virginia) allow that you can legally refuse vaccinations for both you and your children due to religious or philosophical reasons. Something we strongly recommend our readers to consider. But one word of caution. While we celebrate each new victory protecting our health freedoms, don’t make the mistake of letting your guard down. Because you can be certain that government bureaucrats, corporate interests, and their allies in the media continue working around the clock to devise and execute their next scheme for profiting at the expense of your health. What’s at stake here is not just your health. It’s about your right to freely make decisions regarding your health, without limiting your access to quality products—like our Beyond Health line of supplements—or forcing you to participate in health schemes (Obamacare) against your will. While we’ve heard of some stories about our government overstepping their reach, we wonder if you have a personal experience you’d like to share with us? Please write them in the comment section below, or email us at [email protected].