[Sundaycommunity] Vandana Shiva: "Keep Big Tech out of life sciences"
Catherine Walther
catherine.walther at gmail.com
Tue Apr 20 10:55:09 PDT 2021
Yes, vitamins and healthy eating can help us all to fight off viruses and
bad bacteria but
be careful about what you read. We need to be able to distinguish between
the guidelines of the
health experts and recognizing the others who are amassing great wealth
advocating against vaccines
and general medicine. They won't help you when you end up in ICU.
Here's what I found when I searched Dr. Mercola on the internet.
Catherine
WARNING LETTER
Mercola.com, LLCMARCS-CMS 607133 — FEBRUARY 18, 2021
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Recipient:
Dr. Joseph M. Mercola, DO
Mercola.com, LLC
125 SW 3rd Place, Suite 205Cape Coral, FL 33991United States
jm at mercola.com <jm at mercola.com> customerservice at mercola.com
<customerservice at mercola.com>
Issuing Office:Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
United States
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*WARNING LETTER*
Date: February 18, 2021
Cc: TAHarrison at Venable.com
LGordon at venable.com
Venable LLP
Attn: Todd A. Harrison
Attn: Leonard Gordon
600 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
RE: Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19)
This is to advise you that the United States Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) reviewed your websites at the Internet addresses
https://www.mercola.com and https://www.mercolamarket.com on February 8,
2021. We also reviewed your social media site at
https://www.twitter.com/mercola, where you direct consumers to your website
https://www.mercolamarket.com to purchase your products. The FDA has
observed that your website offers “Liposomal Vitamin C,” “Liposomal Vitamin
D3,” and “Quercetin and Pterostilbene Advanced” products for sale in the
United States and that these products are intended to mitigate, prevent,
treat, diagnose, or cure COVID-19*1* in people. Based on our review, these
products are unapproved new drugs sold in violation of section 505(a) of
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), 2pt1 U.S.C. § 355(a).
Furthermore, these products are misbranded drugs under section 502 of the
FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. § 352. The introduction or delivery for introduction of
these products into interstate commerce is prohibited under sections 301(a)
and (d) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. § 331(a) and (d).
There is currently a global outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a
novel coronavirus that has been named “severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2” (SARS-CoV-2). The disease caused by the virus has been named
“Coronavirus Disease 2019” (COVID-19). On January 31, 2020, the Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a declaration of a public health
emergency related to COVID-19 and mobilized the Operating Divisions of HHS.
*2* In addition, on March 13, 2020, there was a Presidential declaration of
a national emergency in response to COVID-19.*3* Therefore, FDA is taking
urgent measures to protect consumers from certain products that, without
approval or authorization by FDA, claim to mitigate, prevent, treat,
diagnose, or cure COVID-19 in people. As described below, you sell products
that are intended to mitigate, prevent, treat, diagnose, or cure COVID-19
in people. We request that you take immediate action to cease the sale of
such unapproved and unauthorized products for the mitigation, prevention,
treatment, diagnosis, or cure of COVID-19.
Some examples of the claims on your websites that establish the intended
use of your products, based on statements about the purported effects of
their ingredients, and misleadingly represent them as safe and/or effective
for the treatment or prevention of COVID-19 include:
- “Vitamins C and D are finally being adopted in the conventional
treatment of novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV2. This fortunate turn of events is
likely to save thousands of lives ….” [from an April 7, 2020 post on your
Twitter page, https://twitter.com/mercola/status/1247540121919827970]
>From your article titled “Vitamin C and D Finally Adopted as Coronavirus
Treatment” (
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/04/07/coronavirus-treatment.aspx
):
- “Vitamins C and D are finally being adopted in the conventional
treatment of novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2.”
- “Vitamin C at extremely high doses acts as an antiviral drug, actually
killing viruses.”
- “Vitamin C Is a Vastly Underutilized Antiviral ‘Drug’”
- “Another powerful component in the prevention and treatment of
influenza is vitamin D. Although vitamin D does not appear to have a direct
effect on the virus itself, it does strengthen immune function, thus
allowing the host body to combat the virus more effectively. It also
suppresses inflammatory processes. Taken together, this might make vitamin
D useful against SARS-CoV-2 infection.”
- “In my view, optimizing your vitamin D levels is one of the absolute
best strategies available to prevent respiratory illness of all kinds.”
- “Based on the available scientific evidence, there's no reason to
ignore vitamins C and D for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 and
other respiratory infections.”
- “Vitamin C is also a crucial aid, both for the prevention and
treatment of viral illnesses. You can find pertinent reports and research
about vitamin C against COVID-19 on the Orthomolecular Medicine News
Service website. I recommend using liposomal vitamin C, as it allows you to
take far higher dosages than regular vitamin C ….”
>From your article titled “Nutrition and Natural Strategies Offer Hope
Against COVID-19” (
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/03/29/andrew-saul-vitamin-c.aspx
):
- “Vitamin C . . . kills pathogens, including viruses, when taken in
high doses.”
- “[T]he government of Shanghai has issued official recommendations that
vitamin C should be used for treating COVID-19.”
- “High-Dose Vitamin C Kills Viruses”
>From your article titled “Quercetin and Vitamin C: Synergistic Therapy for
COVID-19” (
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/08/24/quercetin-and-vitamin-csynergistic-effect.aspx
):
- “Vitamin C and quercetin have synergistic effects that make them
useful in the prevention and early at-home treatment of COVID-19.”
- “[V]itamin C at extremely high doses acts as an antiviral drug,
effectively inactivating viruses.”
- “While high-dose vitamin C is new for COVID-19 treatment, it’s been
used as a treatment for sepsis since about 2017. The vitamin C-based sepsis
treatment was developed by Dr. Paul Marik …. In the interview above, Marik
explains how the COVID-19 critical care protocol grew out of his sepsis
treatment, as he and other doctors noticed there were many similarities
between sepsis and severe COVID-19 infection ….”
- “Quercetin was initially found to provide protection against SARS
coronavirus in the aftermath of the SARS epidemic … Now, some doctors are
advocating its use against SARS-CoV-2, in combination with vitamin C,
noting that the two have synergistic effects.”
- “There is evidence that vitamin C and quercetin co-administration
exerts a synergistic antiviral action due to overlapping antiviral and
immunomodulatory properties and the capacity of ascorbate to recycle
quercetin, increasing its efficacy.”
You should take immediate action to address the violations cited in this
letter. This letter is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of violations
that exist in connection with your products or operations. It is your
responsibility to ensure that the products you sell are in compliance with
the FD&C Act and FDA's implementing regulations. We advise you to review
your websites, product labels, and other labeling and promotional materials
to ensure that you are not misleadingly representing your products as safe
and effective for a COVID-19-related use for which they have not been
approved by FDA and that you do not make claims that misbrand the products
in violation of the FD&C Act. *Within 48 hours, please send an email to
COVID-19-Task-Force-CFSAN at fda.hhs.gov
<COVID-19-Task-Force-CFSAN at fda.hhs.gov>* describing the specific steps you
have taken to address these violations. Include an explanation of each step
being taken to prevent the recurrence of violations, as well as copies of
related documentation. Failure to adequately correct any violations may
result in legal action, including, without limitation, seizure and
injunction.
FDA is advising consumers not to purchase or use certain products that have
not been approved, cleared, or authorized by FDA and that are being
misleadingly represented as safe and/or effective for the treatment or
prevention of COVID-19. Your firm will be added to a published list on
FDA’s website of firms and websites that have received warning letters from
FDA concerning the sale or distribution of COVID-19 related products in
violation of the FD&C Act. This list can be found at
http://www.fda.gov/consumers/health-fraud-scams/fraudulent-coronavirus-disease-covid-19-products.
Once you have taken actions to address the sale of your unapproved and
unauthorized products for the mitigation, prevention, treatment, diagnosis,
or cure of COVID-19, and any appropriate corrective actions have been
confirmed by the FDA, the published list will be updated to indicate that
your firm has taken such corrective actions.
This letter notifies you of our concerns and provides you with an
opportunity to address them. If you cannot take action to address this
matter completely within 48 hours, state the reason for the delay and the
time within which you will do so. If you believe that your products are not
in violation of the FD&C Act, include your reasoning and any supporting
information for our consideration.
If you are not located in the United States, please note that products that
appear to be misbranded or unapproved new drugs may be detained or refused
admission if they are offered for importation into the United States. We
may advise the appropriate regulatory officials in the country from which
you operate that FDA considers your products referenced above to be
unapproved and misbranded products that cannot be legally sold to consumers
in the United States.
Please direct any inquiries to FDA at COVID-19-Task-Force-CFSAN at fda.hhs.gov.
Sincerely,
/S/
William A. Correll
Director
Office of Compliance
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration
______________________________
*1* As explained in the next paragraph, there is currently an outbreak of a
respiratory disease named “Coronavirus Disease 2019” (COVID-19).
*2* Secretary of Health and Human Services, Determination that a Public
Health Emergency Exists (originally issued Jan. 31, 2020 and subsequently
renewed), available at
https://www.phe.gov/emergency/news/healthactions/phe/Pages/default.aspx.
*3* Proclamation on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak (Mar. 13, 2020), available at
https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/proclamationdeclaring-national-emergency-concerning-novel-coronavirus-disease-covid-19-outbreak/
.
On Tue, 20 Apr 2021 at 12:26, Arthur Blomme via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I believe that two of the greatest defenders of our future from the powers
> of Technocracy are Dr. Mercola and Vandana Shiva. At a time when most
> "real" journalists; {Chris Hedges, Glen Greenwald, Max Blumenthal and
> Jimmy Dor} are commenting on how the mass media is manufacturing consent,
> Mercola and Shiva are blazing the trail to a new narrative.
>
> Dr. Mercola a vocal foe to Big Pharma and the poisoning of the natural
> systems that support life. As such there is a strong campaign to
> discredit him. He provides scientific analysis and debates the findings of
> big Pharma and less monetized studies in the life sciences. He has his own
> peer reviewed papers.
>
> Vandana Shiva is credited with bringing down Monsantos, producers of
> roundup, a Chemical giant that is now bankrupt from a class action law
> suits. She stopped the patenting of seeds in India.
>
> They both sit on the steering committee for Regeneration International
> <https://regenerationinternational.org/our-network/>, an international
> organization promoting regenerative agriculture. Vandana Shiva describes
> this organization as "Regenerative agriculture provides answers to the soil
> crisis, the food crisis, the climate crisis, and the crisis of democracy." This
> message is in sync with the message of Laudato Si and highlights our
> common interest in food which we can mobilize and transform our lifestyles
> to increase our mutuality and connectivity to all on the planet.
>
> I am including a link to Dr. Mercola's interview from his site where you
> can get the transcript of the interview or read Dr. Mercola's analysis.
> Below that is another resource on Vandana Shiva where she describes how
> science is transforming from a mechanistic/control understanding of nature
> to a quantum/connectedness view of nature. Excellent resource for class
> rooms.
>
> Be Well
>
> Art
> Vandana Shiva on the Taking Down of Bill Gates' Empires
>
>
> <https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2021/04/11/vandana-shiva-on-bill-gates-empires.aspx?cid_medium=etaf&cid=share>
>
>
> DIVIDE & RULE - The Plan of The 1% to Make You DISPOSABLE - Vandana Shiva
> <https://youtu.be/f9lq-uBdxg8>
>
> <https://youtu.be/f9lq-uBdxg8>
>
>
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