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Goto www.wddty.com. And cal me for the info sheet I Hope you al had a beautiful summer; we have had a very busy summer and look forward to the winter, staying warm indoors and sharing with you al . We are in the process of setting up a formal complementary health practice at home. We wil be giving Jin Shin In the last newsletter I wrote that the EU ban on health Jyutsu and EFT (Emotional freedom technique) supplements could be overturned, I said it was a great sessions and holding self help classes. Al our services victory…what fol owed surprised me. The European have been priced reasonably. More information wil Court of Justice took the very unusual step of fol ow. Every Friday we hold a meditation from 7 to disregarding the Advocate General's recommendation 8pm. Al are welcome. We look forward to hearing from to scupper the directive. Yes, that means the restrictions on vitamins and supplements came into force throughout al EU nations on August 1,2005. However many concessions have been made. For a start, the justices have decided that any nutrient that's already consumed as part of our regular diets doesn't have to be included on the Positive List. They have also decided that the burden of proof should fal on the regulator, who would have to prove that a nutrient wasn't safe. It's enough for a manufacturer to submit an ingredient to the Positive List, and then it's down to the regulator to disal ow it, and give a ful explanation of its decision. As a result, the UK's Food Standards Agency said that it doesn't know of one supplement that would be banned under the revised directive. The next hurdle is determining what is a 'safe upper limit' for vitamins and supplements. The danger is that the EU may, by default, adopt the Codex guidelines, which are being shaped by German and French delegates If they succeed, we wil see levels drop dramatical y in The danger
Everyone has been paying such close attention to the EU's Food Supplements Directive (FSD), which came into force that few are looking beyond that to the tsunami of legislation from Brussels that is fol owing in So it can kil cancer, just as the man said its wake. Each new law represents a threat to alternative and nutritional medicine that is as great as The Nobel prize-winning chemist and physicist, Linus First up is the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Pauling was right al along. Very high doses of vitamin Directive, which wil put herbal remedies into the same C can kil cancer. Scientists at the National Institutes of regulatory framework as pharmaceutical drugs, is likely Health in Bethesda have demonstrated the theory in to be adopted by the British parliament in October. laboratory tests. They used very high doses of the Only 'finished products' - and not the individual herbs vitamin, in its ascorbate form, on nine cultures of that are the ingredients - that have been in use for 30 cancer cel s. Only half the cel s survived in five of the years, including 15 years in an EU country, wil be cel groups, and growth of lymphoma cel s was exempt from the more onerous limitations of the new 'reduced by at least 99 per cent". In other words, the legislation. Any product that fails the test wil vitamin kil ed the cancer cel s, and stopped their effectively be withdrawn because few, if any, herbal manufacturers could afford the massive costs of (Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of licensing. It's feared that the directive wil send many smal manufacturers to the wal , and dramatical y VITAMIN C isn't the only thing that is a cancer fighter. There are plenty more treatments that have a long and The Products (Pharmaceutical) Directive is even more impressive track record of beating cancer, it's just that damaging. This is mirror legislation to the Traditional you're not supposed to hear about them. Wel , you Herbal Medicinal Products Directive, and does for can find out al about them in the WDDTY Cancer File. many popular products, defined as food supplements, as is being proposed for herbal remedies. So, like herbal supplements, food supplements wil be subject Donations can be made on their website http://www.al iance-natural-health.org pharmaceuticals. It is perhaps the most sinister assault on alternative medicine, partly because the legislation is incoherent and il -defined. As it stands in ALL Neways nutritional products comply with its current draft, any 'product' that may make you feel 'good' or 'better', and so have some health benefit, For those concerned about the EU directive impacting could be subject to rigorous licensing. Its detractors on Neways products, below is an excerpt from the point out that a cup of tea can have these qualities, and so, as the legislation stands, would be banned “Fol owing the recent ruling by the European Court of Justice regarding the EU Food Supplements Directive, Then there is the Addition of Nutrients to Foods Neways would like to re-iterate that the new ruling Directive, which wil determine the safe upper limits of does not negatively impact ANY of the Neways’ nutritionals that have survived the FSD. Currently the nutritional range currently available in the European UK and the Netherlands enjoy very high limits, whereas in France and Germany those limits are set at Neways started work early in 2002 to update around the Recommended Daily Al owance (RDA), an formulations and packaging in line with the FSD arbitrary level that is supposed to sustain minimal requirements. This was completed way ahead of the health. As the EU seems unable to agree on a FSD deadline of 1st August 2005. In al cases product suitable measure, it's likely it wil instead adopt those efficacy and benefits have been retained and in some determined by Codex, an 'independent' body that is overseen by the World Health Organization. Its self- Neways would like to take this opportunity to recognise appointed duties include offering advice and guidance the dedication of Dr Robert Verkerk and the Al iance to the 100 or so countries that make up its for Natural Health in leading the chal enge to the FSD. membership (see E-news bul etin 170). Key members Their considerable efforts and influence have resulted include Germany, France and delegates from in a ruling that retains al of the positive features of the America's drug regulator, the Food and Drug Directive but also reassures mil ions of consumers that Administration (FDA), one of whom was recently no draconian measures wil be implemented to restrict quoted as saying that nutritional supplements merely the sales of nutritional supplements across Europe. 'enrich the urine'. You can probably guess that the Together with the Al iance for Natural Health, Neways safe upper limit wil be set at around the RDA, thus wil not only pre-empt any legislative chal enge to your forcing off the market the supplements that offer business but wil also exploit new rulings and remain at the leading edge of nutritional supplement The Sports Nutrition Directive wil be announced late development, providing innovative, beneficial and safe this year. This legislation seeks to control any supplements and foods that is intended to help anyone involved in 'intense muscular effort', and is likely to be Final y, the EU Nutrition & Health Claims Regulations The EU is keen to bolster the profits of the cash- wil control al claims made about a health product. strapped pharmaceuticals. Having successful y This wil control not just the labeling on the product, banned hundreds of alternative remedies, the EU is and its package inserts, but also any announcements, now encouraging drug companies to make drugs press releases, marketing and advertising - indeed, it's legislation that goes much further than that which Of course, drug companies need an incentive to make even greater profits and to open up whole new markets, so the EU is planning to extend by six months These directives want to treat harmless and safe the patents on drugs for children. This smal step nutritional supplements as drugs. It is drugs that kil alone is anticipated to increase the profit of every drug hundreds of thousands of people each year and not nutritional supplements. They also fail to understand With drugs kil ing around 200,000 people a year in the the infrastructure that supports the pharmaceutical USA and UK alone, and permanently crippling many industry, which makes it the most profitable in the more, it's understandable that our guardians want to make them more readily available to children, while As a result, an industry that has harmed few, if any, ridding the world of those deadly vitamins. consumers, and made modest profits, faces extinction. (Source: What doctors don’t tel you email list, British Al of this means that the tremendous work of the Al iance goes on, and they stil need your support and any contributions you can make. * Inhibits the growth of bacteria and fungus Relieves the symptoms of al ergies and asthma Ginger is a spice with a potent flavor that is great for
While there are many benefits to be had by adding warming your body and adding kick to foods. It’s spices to your diet, don't forget that these foods should not be taken every day or you run the risk of developing an al ergy to them. Spices should not be * Soothes nausea, motion sickness and other looked at as a "cure" for your health problems, only by addressing the underlying causes of il ness with a healthy diet and lifestyle wil you be able to achieve Please use care when choosing your spices, as * Relaxes and soothes the intestinal tract spices, herbs and dry ingredients are irradiated each year. So organic varieties are your best bet. But don’t let this discourage you from taking advantage of al that spices have to offer. Herbs and Spices used with the above advice in mind are indeed an excel ent way to add flavour and healing properties to your diet. As much as 80 percent of pregnant women suffer from morning sickness in their first trimester. However, research may have discovered a natural way to help ease these queasy, wrenching feelings: Ginger. Campaigners against mobile phone masts may feel that the UK government is final y taking seriously their Ginger proved to be more effective in reducing nausea and vomiting in pregnant women than a placebo, and commissioned into the positioning of the masts, and worked just as wel as vitamin B6 (found to improve the numbers being instal ed. There is also a shift in morning sickness symptoms in pregnant women), the way that local authorities are considering planning according to studies. None of the women who took ginger had experienced problems with their This sea change is based on pragmatism, and is intended to head-off a torrent of legal claims against a government that has so far ignored every warning While there are numerous medications specifical y about the masts. The National Radiological Protection designed to ease symptoms of morning sickness, Board renewed its concerns in its latest report, issued many soon-to-be mothers withdraw from using drugs last January, about the siting of the masts, and the for fear of causing negative side effects in their unborn numbers being instal ed. It's a position that hasn't children. Instead, they turn to alternative treatments: changed from its earlier study, also chaired by Prof Sir Wil iam Stewart, which urged caution about the placing of the masts, and especial y near schools. Of course, it's a warning that has been blatantly ignored by the mobile phone operators, planning authorities and the government, and local schools are one of the favoured places to instal a mast. Yet among natural options, ginger has long been used But it's not just been the Stewart reports that have to treat nausea. Additional natural products used to urged caution. The Karolinska Institute in Sweden treat morning sickness include chamomile, peppermint concluded in its own study that long-term mobile phone users had nearly double the risk of developing a tumour, while an EU study found that mobile phone Obstetrics & Gynecology April 2005;105(4):849-856 The therapeutic effects of fresh peppermint leaves have been known since ancient times and its aromatic aroma has come to symbolize hospitality in many We receive a fair amount of inquiries about IBD and cultures. Its healing properties include: IBS; the Cleveland study results written below are very * Relieves symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome A Cleveland Clinic study found that fish oil, soluble has some connection to anxiety and depression, few fiber and antioxidants helped treat patients with treat it with anything other than drugs, and with very ulcerative colitis and reduced their need for steroid therapy. Patients who took the supplements, which A research group tested the effectiveness of cognitive have fewer side effects and are safer than many of the behaviour therapy on a group of 149 IBS patients who colitis drugs on the market, were less likely to start were fortunate enough to be resistant to the antispasmodic drug mebeverine. Their progress was tested against 77 mebeverine patients, and 72 patients The study involved patients aged 18 and older who who remained on mebeverine while receiving the suffered from mild to moderate active ulcerative colitis. Those who were on corticosteroid therapy and were The cognitive therapy group fared far better than the given the nutritional supplement needed significantly other two groups, and showed considerable lower doses of the drugs to control their symptoms improvements at work and in social settings. These improvements were stil measurable 12 months after Ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease that typical y affects those between the ages of 15 and 40, (Source: British Medical Journal, 2005; 331: 435-7). can cause abdominal cramps, bloody diarrhea and fever. Drugs like corticosteroids are used to control inflammation in the disease, but, while they're highly Til the next time much love and light, effective, long-term use often leads to: Ps. don’t forget cal between office hours for info and Pps we are not qualified medical healthcare professionals, most of this information is available on the World Wide Web. Any recommendations we have made are based on our personal experience and The side effects are often so severe that many patients stop using the drugs al together. However, over 25 percent of patients who stop their use have a relapse While the nutritional supplement in the current study combined fish oil, soluble fiber and antioxidants, previous studies have shown that fish oil alone is also able to reduce the need for corticosteroids in colitis Researchers believe the nutritional supplement helps to diminish inflammation and provide nutrition in colitis patients, and suggest physicians add this combination of ingredients to their ulcerative colitis therapy Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology April 2005;3(4) We recommend a combination of Maximol Solutions, Revenol and EFA Recovery +from Neways. The mind-body connection is a fascinating area of healthcare, yet it is one that is rarely researched by conventional medicine. When it is, the results are always interesting, and sometimes revealing. The latest study that can be added to this slim library of research has discovered that cognitive behaviour therapy is extremely effective in treating the early stages of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). IBS affects around 20 per cent of the general population. While doctors general y recognize that IBS

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