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  1. Ashley Hester


    I understand that Bill Pleasants was the author of the original health freedom statement which was later modified to its current language, with Bill’s permission, by the Natural Solutions Foundation.(NSF). I understand that Bill's original version included reference to some health freedom organizations which was removed in the subsequent version.
    Though I recognize and appreciate the significant role the Natural Solutions Foundation has played in getting the health freedom issue into the top ten, they do not own the health freedom issue.  
    I suggest that the health freedom statement be sent to ALL national health freedom organizations, asking them to rank the top two or three issues that need action and invite their comments on the kind of action they advise.
    Such a survey would be valuable and could result in a press release that would further stimulate interest in health freedom.  I am sure comments will vary widely because there is a wide spread in views. That’s OK.  What’s not OK is for one organization to claim they speak for all health freedom advocates.
    The list below includes all national organizations and prominent individual health freedom advocates that I am aware of (double-checked by googling):
    Organizations: - American Association for Health Freedom - Health Freedom for All - Institute for Health freedom - Life Extension Foundation - National Health Federation (founded in 1955 and the only NGO officially allowed to participate in international Codex hearings.) - National Health Freedom Coalition - Natural Solutions Foundation - International Advocates for Health Freedom
    Individuals with large e-mail, web, and/or radio presence: - Gary Null, Ph. D. - Joseph Mercola, D.O. - Mike Adams (“the Health Ranger”) - Ron Paul, M.D., member of Congress - Radio talk show hosts Deborah Ray and Joyce Riley
    Gerhard Bedding, NH Citizens for Health Freedom

    Suggested by Ashley Hester on 02/03/2009 @ 04:37PM PT

  2. Sigismond (Michel Hervé Navoiseau-Bertaux)

    Health freedom begins with the respect of bodily integrity.

    Suggested by Sigismond (Michel Hervé Navoiseau-B... on 02/01/2009 @ 12:11PM PT

  3. Jeffrey Acton

    Today, I got an action alert from http://www.restoretherepublic.com - and the subject is - 2009 Health and Freedom Conference - March 13-16‏

    The site in the e-mail to access is - http://2009conference.livefreenow.org/

    If anyone will be going to this conference in Irvine CA., then you can make sure that everyone [ AND ALL ALTERNATIVE MEDIA SOURCES ] ; will have this petition. -
    http://healthcare.change.org/actions/view/prevent_codex_allimentarius

    Now this is preaching to the choir; and I believe that it is still important for everyone to get this petition in the conference so that we can [ STRIKE AT THE ROOT ]. The conference can be a ground-zero / catalyst event ; for the petition.

    Informing everyone that you know -- and don't know -- about this petition in blogs, independent health food stores, local farmers, ... ext.; is of course, important action to consider.

    It was important to push the Health Freedom petition/idea into the top 10 for the Obama administration and; hopefully, world wide publicity for us.
    The prevent CODEX petition is a means to engage all of Congress about the subject.  This could be the "one" that Henry D. Thoreau was referring to, when he said -- " There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil, to one who is striking at the root. "  We can at least jam it to the government. CODEX must be defeated, we cannot fail, there can be only one ! 

    Suggested by Jeffrey Acton on 01/30/2009 @ 08:22PM PT

  4. Helen Muirhead

    Organic foods can be grown right in our own communities, by the community; in our yards, in abandoned or un-utilized 'common' properties, on church acreage, etc. The government would fund and provide the seeds and tools to participating communities (requirements for organization would be necessary---teams/team captains/ property inclusion and management plans, etc.) Since many people are currently unemployed, this would be a way to utilize available labor, feed the community, and build community interdependence.  In valuing the assorted 'community gardens', neighbors would come to know and look out for each other and the various properties in the neighborhood.  
    Results: Available pesticide-free locally grown food; restoration of the canning process to preserve food for the winter; reduction in crime (a by-product of an interdependent citizenry); beautification---cleaning up trash and preparing land to grow crops.  

    Suggested by Helen Muirhead on 01/30/2009 @ 12:01PM PT

  5. Anna Matthews

    Any healthcare plan must include provisions for improving mental health services especially as it relates to the initial assessment and diagnosis. Treatment which includes counseling, and medications should also be addressed. There should be a return to some form of admission for those who would benefit from inpatient treatment for longer than 72 hours as is often the case with substance abuse.

    Suggested by Anna Matthews on 01/29/2009 @ 06:21PM PT

  6. herman tingue

     i like the idea of arkids in arkansas but the cigarettes has been taxed by gov. huckabee 150% last summer then gov.beebe taxed it another 50% not ever 3 months ago and now there is who knows how much it will be this time!!!! they might as ileglize it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

    Suggested by herman tingue on 01/29/2009 @ 11:44AM PT

  7. herman tingue

     the schip is not fair to smokers. what's next a beer tax, a marijuana tax, soda tax. all that will happen is people will quit smokeing, quit drinking, and sad to say guit smokeing pot right after them leglize it.! than what are they going to tax next?  food, water! it not fair to tax a few for the the many, this is tax without representation!!!!!!!

    Suggested by herman tingue on 01/29/2009 @ 11:34AM PT

  8. Ralph Benedict

    Wellness, not illness...

    It is sad to see people jaded by an enterprise system that rewards expensive unnatural solutions, and entangles good natural solutions with poor fad substitutes.

    We have the solutions to wellness, if we could only get the right people to think clearly, and educate the people on what it truly means to be healthy...

    Suggested by Ralph Benedict on 01/29/2009 @ 10:01AM PT

  9. Eugene Boureiko

    With a current economic crisis and more and more people being layed off, the neccessity of reforming health care system and making it more affordable for working Americans becomes the top priority. It is as important as economic stimulus plans with billions of $$$ settling in banks and not moving anywhere. The discussions must start today and chages need to be made very soon.
    It is medically proven that a person is especially susceptible to health problem during stresses. Loss of job is one of the strongest emotiomal stresses. Cobra and other similar temporary insurance coverages are expensive and do not solve the problem. Inability of a former working person to have affordable medical coverage for himself (herself) AND members of the family will, in the long run,  if someone can sit down and calculate it, turn out in billions and billions dollar losses for the economy in the long run. This issue is more important then the war in Iraq or Afghanistan, as nothing should be more important for the State and its Government then health of its own people. Yes, we all know that the resistantce of the current system and its lobbists will be enomous but if the new President and its Administation can START making this long awaited reform, it would be a great breakthrough

    Suggested by Eugene Boureiko on 01/28/2009 @ 10:39AM PT

  10. Ashley Hester

    I agree wholeheartedly with Tina Minkowitz's note from 1/21: I'd just like to ask what is going to be done with these suggestions and how they can be worked with.  While I'm happy that health freedom was in the top ten ideas ....,  it's not clear to me where we are going.So, where are we going? I suggest that the originator of the statement (Bill Peasants, I believe) invite input from ALL the national and state health freedom groups to what the next steps should be.  We need to prioritize issues! Gerhard Bedding
    Co-founder of NH Citizens for Health Freedom 

    Suggested by Ashley Hester on 01/26/2009 @ 09:06AM PT

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