Introducing the World's #1 Food Supplement in 21st Century

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‘No approved therapeutic claims’
While everybody was busy with the fanfare of Philippine elections, the Department of Health issued an administrative order requiring manufacturers and distributors of health supplements to “make it clear to buyers that the products are not to be considered medicines.”

What products? You have vitamins, weight-loss products, beauty aids, immune system and blood circulation boosters, whiteners, sexual performance enhancers and cure-alls that are supposedly effective for all sorts of problems—from allergies, indigestion, rheumatism, heart ailments, diabetes to cancer. Among others.

The perfunctory and vague phrase “No approved therapeutic claims” on the labels of health supplements, which nobody likely notices and takes seriously, should now read: “Important notice: The product is not medicine and is not to be used for treating diseases.” Translated into Filipino: “Mahalagang paalaala: Ang (name of product) ay hindi dapat gamiting panggamot sa anumang uri ng sakit.” And, for good measure, “Wastong nutrisyon at regular na ehersisyo ang pinakamainam na pagpapanatili ng kalusugan (Proper nutrition and regular exercise are still the best ways to ensure overall health.)”

The crackdown on health supplements began when Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral cited National Health Account statistics that said Filipinos spend P150 billion on health supplements and half of that amount is spent on products with no proven curative effects. Supplements may not, per se, be dangerous to one’s health. They may not necessarily be bad, but if on the other hand they don’t do any good, either, why should anybody spend good money on them?

Cabral believes that Filipinos are misled by some of these supplements’ aggressive advertising, especially when movie stars endorse them. Gullible consumers entertain the hope that at the very least, such supplements will prevent them from suffering from one disease or another. In the meantime, yet newer brands appear by the day, get introduced to Filipinos through ingenious marketing schemes and make billionaires out of businessmen. That’s good old capitalism at work.

In a radio interview several weeks ago, Cabral said that the government looks at the safety rather than the efficacy of these supplements. So unless there’s been a death or adverse side effects linked to a particular product, Cabral’s office is really powerless to stop the thriving business of these supplements. The only thing the Health Department can do is to get these businessmen to present their disclaimers in bolder, more comprehensible from so that the pubic can make better decisions.

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Mr. J., who has been distributing health products for years via multi-level marketing, thinks the big pharmaceutical companies are just exerting pressure on the government. “Big Pharma see supplements as a big threat so they use political and financial clout to get these unfair and unfounded warnings out.”

Mr. J., who has distributed malunggay, antioxidants, stem cell enhancers, inoulin fibers, and cardio supplements, wonders on what clinical study the government bases its claim. ”There is no empirical evidence that somebody died because the supplement’s promise was not fulfilled... there have been no studies to prove the uselessness of these products. Maybe they have anecdotal reports. It’s untrue, illogical and unfair.”

He has no problems introducing the new phraseology in Filipino on the labels of his goods. “Whether it’s English, Tagalog or German, it does not make a difference. We have never told our buyers that our products were medicines. The fact is, many medical doctors in the United States prescribe food supplements to their patients.”

A local doctor, Dr. H—a family medicine consultant to one of the leading health maintenance organizations in the country— says she does not prescribe supplements to her patients. “But if they ask me, I usually say multivitamins or ascorbic acid is okay. I take multivitamins myself when I miss my vegetables on a given day.”

This is not to say that Dr. H is a closet disciple of the merits of supplements, especially since other doctors are vehemently against using any form of supplement. “I am very careful. I tell my patients that supplements are not substitutes for nutritious food or the real medicine they should be taking.” And have her patients gone back to her, telling her of marked improvement in their condition? “Well, yes,” she admits. “Though the improvement may be psychological.”

Since a lot of the action apparently goes on in the mind, Dr. H allows for a “rational use” of supplements if the patient so desires it. It’s their money, anyway. But there must be no false expectations. Supplements are not replacements of medicines, and it is every doctor’s duty to make sure his or her patient knows the difference.

Unfortunately, not everybody is discerning enough to appreciate that drugs and supplements are two different things. It does not help that they are enticed to consume the latter over the former because it is more affordable, more popular, more profitable (especially if they get commissions from goading other people to buy it, too). It helps if a matinee idol endorses the product. What a stark departure from clinical prescriptions!

It is also glaring to note that while Mr. J is quick to dismiss the government’s anecdotal proofs of the supplements’ uselessness, some distributors resort to anecdotal proofs —otherwise known as testimonials—to convince people to buy their product. True, they don’t tell people that supplements are medicines. But they also don’t tell them that supplements are NOT medicines. That job now falls on the DOH-prescribed disclaimers, assuming people notice them in the first place.

It’s good to be health conscious, and it’s good that there are many choices available so that people can be more deliberate about the things they spend their money on. Still, desperation for a cure from an ailment, for relief from symptoms and for a preventive measure should not cloud one’s decision-making process. Bad judgment has only one cure—information.

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reference
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideOpinion.htm?f=2010/may/24/adellechua.isx&d=2010/may/24

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how about putting it this way " this drug has approved therapeutic claims " but to be fair to the consumer they should also put " the following are the side-effects of this drug "  

don lang kasi nila ito inilalagay sa napakaliit na letra ng leaflet sa loob  

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2008 i was diagnosed with a stage 4 cancer. can you imagine ano ang tumatakbo sa isipan ko? ano ang pakiramdam ko? it is the reason bigla ako nawala sa forum nato. mahirap ipaliwanag ang pakiramdam. natapos ko na ang treatment sessions ko and i hope it won't come back so soon. yun kasi sabi ng Oncologist. after matapos ko ang treatment period cguro mga 4 months yun daily basis-search ako ng alternative treatments for cancer and isa to na discover ko.


"AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY . 
[Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins ]
1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime.
cells will be destroyed and 3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.
4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.
8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.

9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.
11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.


WHAT CANCER CELLS FEED ON:

a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal,Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in colour. Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.
b.. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk, cancer cells are being starved.

c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.

d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes t o nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells.
To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).

e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water--best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.

12.. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrified and leads to more toxic buildup.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body's own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor.
Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells."

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